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Kiwi- Blimey, I haven't seen the term hypoteneuse since I left college in 1970. Then it was in relation to vector diagrams, never really did get the hang of them! It was a bit like propagation theory, I sort of got it, but not really, a lot of that stuff was a bit over my head to be honest I...

Guys- You see this is another thing, I have not come across this new % thing with hills. I presume a 25% is a one in 4 gradient, is this right? Most of the hills in the New Forest are not that steep, probably more like a one in 7, although on some ridge paths there are some real doozies much...

OK guys, I get what you are all saying, and I agree, legal is best. However, if I can't get a kit with enough grunt to assist me up those gravelly hills without sweating too much, then I'll go for a 750w kit. So far no-one has said that a 250w kit is actually capable of doing this. I don't...

Neal, Thank you for this. So a pas drive needs more pedal power from me up the hills? I've not seen any BBSHD kits for sale. Ideally I would just like a kit that is road legal and has enough grunt to get me up those gravelly ridges in the New Forest without me sweating. I want to enjoy the...

sent email-Tony.

Don't anyone get me wrong, I'm not interested in a speedy bike, 15mph is plenty for me on a bicycle, I have no wish to go any faster. Coming off a bike at 15mph is bad enough, any faster and I could get seriously damaged! What I am really interested in is the ability to do hills without the...

Tony- What is an STI lever and how do we know if we have one? Newbies and idiots like me need stuff like this to be explained in words of one syllable! Presumably the Tongsheng TSDZ2 is another make of kit like the discussed Bafang ones. I've researched bottom brackets so understand a bit...

Paul- No problem mate, the more the merrier here. I have experience with hub drives, both front and rear. The front hub drive is very lively and can catch you unawares sometimes, on gravelly roads uphill can slip and slide a lot, they are not for the faint-hearted. Front hubs are much easier...

Kiwi- thanks for that, I will be doing the New Forest quite a lot, and on the beach the cliff paths are very steep in Bournemouth, I do want to be road legal when riding on the roads, although I don't do much on road cycling so I want to be able to switch to road legal on the controller on...

Thanks for this Neal. I have had hub drives, both front and rear, I much prefer rear hub drives but am now looking at a crank drive, but have never ridden one. Bit of a learning curve for me. I am looking at a:- 48V 750W Bafang/8fun BBS02B Mid Crank Drive Motor Kits APT LCD Display Geared...

Neal- Bit of a shame he contributed a lot to this forum, no need to be precious though, you need a thick skin for these online forums sometimes-personally I don't care what others say about me, once you're over 65 you don't give a toss about that sort of thing, what's left of your life is just...

Cheers Jarob, I'm ok with the electronics side of the kits (ex tv engineer when people actually repaired stuff) but don't have a clue about bike mechanics other than the obvious stuff, so a bit iffy on crank sizes and types etc. Chinese stuff is cheap but comes with big caveats. Tony.

Thanks Neal, I bought a bike from Andy at Whoosh a few years ago and was very impressed with his after-sales service, but I go to the New Forest a lot and would like a bit more grunt than the 250w legal only road bike kits that Whoosh sell. I'll take a look at Yose. I've not been on the...

I was almost ready to purchase a kit from these guys before xmas, but hesitated at the last moment when replies to my queries were answered by a numpty who seemed to not be bothered and just cut and pasted info already available on their adverts. Also in their terms and conditions, all faulty...

The only party who is terrified of a hard border is the EU. The Irish on both sides are perfectly happy with the way things are at the moment, as is the UK government. The GFA is a binding legal agreement ratified by the UN and is set in stone, with the Republic and GB signing up to it. The...

Sorry, but I don't dish it out, I do not vilify anyone, and never have (other than my abusive father and Maggie Thatcher).

Tom- My opinion is as valid as anyone else's. I would not presume to tell anyone to desist from posting on any forum just because I happen to disagree with their point of view. I respect your viewpoint, but you are obviously so narrow-minded that you think no-one is entitled to a contrary...

Nobody, least of all members of this forum, can claim to know what will happen when we finally mange to ditch the EU. I commend all of you who claim to know the future to check out this illuminating clip from John Cleese, look at 4 mins 15seconds into the BBC Newsnight interview: Most of you...

I really don't know where to start with replying to this claptrap, so I won't bother, it's too late and I'm off to bed.

In spite of all the personal attacks the people on here are posting on me, I still respect they are entitled to their opinion, just as I am. Born in the UK, I have lived a long time in many different countries although the UK is now my permanent home. From my perspective, brexit is just a blip...