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“I’ve got plenty long blonde hair for protection…” Mmmm, I’m picturing Lady Godiva here; the modern day version that is –riding through town her trusty iron-horse Tonaro. :cool: “you wouldn’t know me from a genuine sheila…” Well, I won’t touch that line! -Other than I presume you...

I’m prone to a bit of zany humour occasionally; so just for the laughs, I might get a T-shirt printed with your suggested ‘Hells Angels e-Bike Chapter’ on it. Heck, it might even help keep the Lycra's away. Although not sure I would go as far as including the Angel's official logo though...

G’day Bill, No offence was intended with my misnaming of your town. It was just for the devilment of it that I was using a bit of rhyming slang –and you know where we aussies got that from! And glad to hear that your local school kids have a good sense of humour too. Oh, and while it’s...

A ridiculous statement from the member for Spewksbury. Pity there isn’t a dislike button on the forum to allow others to succinctly accumulate their thoughts on comments like this. Sure, Tonaro bikes can put a greater load on their chains; but the same applies for any crank-driven ebike...

G’day hech, On the website for Aseako bikes in Australia, there is this statement: “All 2013 Aseako ebikes have the new third generation reducers fitted to the central drive system”. Models | ASEAKO Electric Bike So I’m guessing that the reduction gear system in the mid-drive unit has...

I prefer Pedelec also for about 90% of the time, and for the same reason too -particularly as the return spring on the throttle is fairly strong on Tonaro-built bikes. For the other 10% of the time, when I use the throttle I find it absolutely invaluable; and now that I have become accustomed...

Hi SRS, While my distance away (downunder) precludes it, I wish I could join you -because I would love to take a trip like that! Hope you take lots of pics and publish them somewhere so we all can see them. Have a good trip…! Cheers

This post with video on the Endless Sphere forum by Sydney guy ‘Hyena’ demonstrates the problem of having no throttle available when pushing an ebike up a steep grade along-side steps: Endless-sphere.com • View topic - Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

Recently saw an article in a local newspaper here in Melbourne about cycling in the Netherlands. But I don’t know if the article was over hyped or not, since I haven’t been to the Netherlands myself. Here is an excerpt: More cyclists on the road means more congestion and "bicycle rage"...

I'd like to see that...! :D

Hi Geebee, Just quoting myself above, but here is some further info on the announcement regarding the adoption of the EN 15194 standard in Australia > New Rules Give Cyclists a Boost Note this bit: “Ms King praised state and territory authorities for working constructively with the...

Hi again Geebee, Hehe, whether the Tonaro Company actually detuned the controller from 250 to 200W for sale in Aus –or simply changed the engraved power rating on the motor cover to 200W, I don’t know for sure! Also, I haven’t got a means of measuring my speeds yet. Will probably...

Hi Geebee, I don’t believe that the Tonaro-built bikes use the pedal sensor to do anything other than sense if the pedals are actually moving or not. And the tapering-off of electrical assistance is initiated by monitoring of road speed via the magnetic sensor fitted to the rear wheel –that...