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thanks homemoz that seems reasonable on hills. i want to peddle but not sweat on the hills. some people on this forum prefer a throttle over pedal sensor but not all such bikes appear to be good to ride without throttle. your dahon sounds a way to get fit and have power for when you need it into...

how do you find the sparc kit and the specialbikes kit regarding hill climbing? accepting that both kits presume willing participants on inclines rather than out and out power like the quando.

airnimal had a joey commute with bionx fitted featured in a recent edition of velovision magazine. it was praised. however, i cannot find that bike for sale via the internet.and having seen the cost of the battery i am not surprised. £300 is bad enough.

quite right fishing paul to get mass appeal electric bikes need reliability and affordable batteries. on the surface forking out around £300 for a battery is going to seem a fortune to the predominantly car driving public who can get a carrera mountain bike from halfords for half that amount...

hi homemoz good to hear of your positive experience with ch white and the mu. which i think is a particularly striking dahon. what i appreciate the most about the folding option is the ability to bring the bike into the secure indoors at work. do you carry luggage as well as the battery on...

weight is definitely an issue with electric folders. so does anybody have any experience or opinions on the ch white conversions? i have seen some reference to heinzmann kits causing the racks to break presumably from the battery weight and going over bumps?!:(

i started off cycling as my main transport apart from the bus (round trip around 18 miles) as a student it was a vespa (52 miles round trip) and then with a job that required a car a whole series of them over the last decade. i now have a different job where car use if required once or twice...

hi martin so would you be tempted by the electric version. or do you have/intend to buy a full size electric bike?

i agree harryb alot of disincentive is around safety. modern cars with quiet engines and smooth acceleration with abs, airbags, etc i am sure has caused a deterioration in driving standards. on my scooter i had the experience of dangerous overtakes (too close to me, too long in the oncoming...

Have you noticed that ch white have now added to the electric ciao with electric versions of dahon mu, impulse, and glide? what do you think of these? any idea what electric hubs they are using? or whether the rack will be stressed by the battery as well as luggage? folders are certainly...

How effective are electric bikes at reducing our petrol miles? Last year i did 6000 miles by car and around 2000 miles by piaggio scooter. This year i am hoping to replace the scooter with an electric bike and so edge down a little further my contribution to pollution. how about you?

with panasonic units appearing across a range of bikes maybe the image of electric bicycles as a more reliable investment could take hold in a way that the more variable chinese derived bikes has not. of course there have been exceptions. i find the powerbyke research that owners use their...

i have not used a cycle computer previously but intend to when i purchase an electric bicycle to monitor battery performance. so for those that have used them for a while how often are you changing the battery and have the units proved reliable?

hi keith, if you do want to pedal as well as use the motor on your quando what speed can you reach without it becoming too frantic on the legs?

the practical pedal is a free magazine you can read on the internet. they are running a feature on an electric bike they have put together to tackle commuting. aiming at 25mph top speed (obviously with rider input) and 40 mile range. Electric Commuter should be worth checking from time to time...

apparently jon snow uses them too. yes you could thread a lock through the rubber carrying handle for a brief period in a shop maybe but it would be easy enough to cut through i would think.

i have the blue ones. they are excellent. easier to pack than a sack like pannier and easier on the shopping. also lockable. each pannier has a unique key.

any idea of what sort of useful lifespan the unit is capable of in terms of miles/years? and would a precautionary yearly change of the chain aid sprocket life do you think?

groans aplenty? cycling media and forums frequently return to this topic usually with the claims of the latest wonder spray. i must admit to be utterly confused by all the jargon connected to the various competing lubes. flecc tried and tested method with hub bikes, grease seems...