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    Charging ahead: the electric bike revolution has arrived in Britain - E-bikes in the Telegraph

    The article contains very little detail but seems positive to me - why do you think that it is negative?
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    off the shelf e bike or custom build ?

    That really does sound to be what we need. UM......:) :(
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    off the shelf e bike or custom build ?

    Yes I saw those. The Zephyr -B and CDN sharing the same battery are the ideal solution. Is May/June fixed or might it be earlier?
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    off the shelf e bike or custom build ?

    Suits me but my wife has 2 hip replacements and cannot cope with a cross bar bike. The CDN is for her
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    off the shelf e bike or custom build ?

    The lady at Whoosh told me that the battery was fixed, hard wired and was not instantly removeable. 15 amp on a folder: http://www.batribike.com/folding-electric-bikes/dash/dash16-pro The May/June Zephyr upgrade with a spare battery would solve the problem but I need the bikes for mid April...
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    off the shelf e bike or custom build ?

    I don't think that you can carry a spare battery for the Zephyr-CDN. Whoosh tell me that the battery is hard wired which both precludes a replacement and removing the battery for overnight charging in the caravan. I don't see a solution that keeps the warranty. It would be really useful if...
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    off the shelf e bike or custom build ?

    I sympathise with your problem. I have been posting for advise here and also received recommendations for Whoosh bikes - in my case the Zephyr folders. They look ideal except that the Zephys-CDN for my wife has a small 8ah battery that is hard wired into the machine - which means that it has to...
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    Electric Bike Security

    I do realise that a determined thief will get anything. The most extreme test that I ever saw involved 2 guys, a Transit, a compressor and an air angle grinder. No lock made lasted more than 30 seconds and 2 guys could have any motorbike in the back of the Transit & gone in under a minute...
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    Electric Bike Security

    We are rapidly narrowing down our pedelec choice but have now reached the point of considering security. If we go out on our electric bikes & want to look around say a museum we have the problem of having to leave the bikes unattended. I recognise that a locked bike store is the best answer but...
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    Is it Legal to Ride a UK Throttle Equipped Pedelec in Europe?

    I have been recommended to look at Woosh bikes by this forum. I am just putting together what I need to know before jumping. Thank you.
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    Is it Legal to Ride a UK Throttle Equipped Pedelec in Europe?

    We know that a car/motor cycle that is registered, taxed & insured in the UK can be driven/ridden in most countries on a temporary basis even if it does not comply with their construction & use regulations. A UK pedelec in neither taxed nor registered. It also does not comply with the no...
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    Folding Pedelec for my wife, 60, 5ft8in, relatively fit but arthritic with 2 new hips.

    You are of course right. Cambridge has the one for my wife but not the one for me. Southend it must be.
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    Folding Pedelec for my wife, 60, 5ft8in, relatively fit but arthritic with 2 new hips.

    Is there any particular reason that you suggest Southend rather than Cambridge which would be much easier? I would confirm that both bikes were available for test before we set off.
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    New folder for me, unfit, 60, heavy, 6ft3in.

    Cambridge here we go. Thank you.
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    Folding Pedelec for my wife, 60, 5ft8in, relatively fit but arthritic with 2 new hips.

    Thank you all. I have been in touch with Kudos and their nearest dealer is a long way from here so I am going to leave that until I know that the principal works which I will confirm by looking at the Whoosh bikes that have been recommended for both of us. I am hoping that the assistance will...
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    Folding Pedelec for my wife, 60, 5ft8in, relatively fit but arthritic with 2 new hips.

    I have posted a thread regarding a new pedelec for myself separately. This is for my wife. As above she is around 60, about 5ft 8in of normal weight and tries to keep fit. The problem is that she has arthritis which affects both her hands and she has had 2 new hips in the least 5 years. She has...
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    New folder for me, unfit, 60, heavy, 6ft3in.

    As above I am unfit, 60, 6ft3in tall and at the top end of the weight range for most electric bikes. I am looking for a pedelec that I can put in the car for days out and use with our caravan. It must fold to make security easier whilst we are away - we don't have an awning - and so that we...