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    People in Sheffield have spoken out against the irresponsible use of electric bikes, after a local MP raised concerns in the House of Commons.

    The Metropolitan Police do have purges at times stopping bikes in pedestrianised areas. But then they may have the manpower to conduct such purges and the bike riders are largely compliant with nowhere to go to get away. The problem arises due to non compliance and riders just making off...
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    People in Sheffield have spoken out against the irresponsible use of electric bikes, after a local MP raised concerns in the House of Commons.

    One of the major problems here is the utter ignorance of most of the public including this MP of the difference between legal pedalecs and illegal electric bikes and scooters. I ride a legal pedelec and use shared paths and canal towpaths and old railway lines on a regular basis. I go out of my...
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    Comfortable saddle for long distance?

    I have a 2019 Carrera Cross fuse and find it a brilliant bike for my purpose of attempting to keep myself relatively fit. I say relatively, because I turned 70 in June and I think that my regular bike rides are a huge part in that goal. However, I live 600 feet up a Welsh hillside in the South...
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    Regenerative pedalling.

    I appreciate that it is fraught with technical problems, but I cannot help but think that an awful lot of energy is wasted when peddling hard without the "pedal assist" in operation. Does the motor still revolve without power when peddling? This was what I thought happened, The rotating part of...
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    Regenerative pedalling.

    I have a Carrera Crossfuse pedal assist bike which I use to supplement my attempts to maintain a reasonable level of "retirement" fitness. I sometimes ride an old colliery railway track up a local valley. It is a very steep climb, climbing some 1200 feet over 10 miles. This means that traveling...
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    Hi fellow Pedelecs

    Hi everyone. I am a 66 year old retired Ambulance Officer living 600 feet up the side of a Welsh mountain in sunny South Wales. I have always used cycling as a means to keep a level of fitness by mainly mountain biking over the local hills. Having had a knee replacement 3 years ago I have turned...