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If you spend £1500 on a bike then after 2-3 years, the bike will still have a value. Really you should be calculating the depreciation cost per mile plus the cost of charging it along with any 'wear and tear' such as tyres and brake pads which are not going to be too astronomical for a bike.

I did the same calculation for my bikes based on 130 miles per week year round which gave costs of £0.02 or £0.05 per mile depending on which bike I used, over 3 years (but the frame will have a much longer life than this). I didn't allow for the cost of the leccy to charge for the battery. In...

On a completely non-technical level, I am 53kg and my husband is about 90kg. On the same hilly ride on the same bike at the same speed in the same weather conditions, I can gain 24 miles from an 8.8Ah battery and he manages 18 miles. He is a muscular build and possibly contributes more pedal...

Ahhh, but some of your higher weight will be muscle which, at 5' 9" and 8 stone'ish weight, I completely lack. So, you are probably contributing a lot more muscle power than I can!

I'm 53kg, unfit and with no stamina! I would struggle to even walk up the hill and couldn't possibly push the bike up.

I don't think there's much to choose between them. The Panda looks reasonable to me, folds well but needs mudguards and a pannier rack. I would prefer disc brakes though. Personally, I wouldn't spend over £1k on a folding bike.

I have a folding bike - Seago ePower which has been used in all conditions. I live on the Wales borders in a very hilly area and have taken it up the 20% gradient of Symonds Yat Rock several times and it has coped. The folders are very similar and the Seago is closest to the Kudos but with...

I use it for touring including following hilly routes between castles on the Welsh borders with up to 20% gradients. I get about 30 miles but this easily increases to 40+ on flatter routes. I weigh 53kg, am unfit, have minimal stamina and carry about 5kg load, sometimes more. When used by a...

I bought my Seago back in August 2015 and have used it nearly every day since. It's good to hear it's going from strength to strength with a boost to the battery capacity. Great bike - I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable folder.

That thought crossed my mind, especially as I'd seen a little slime on the wheel beside the valve then could neither inflate nor deflate it. I'd dismissed it though, thinking the valve would be too large to seal. However, I think you're right and the Slime has certainly proven its worth. I'll...

In my case I couldn't do either. The valve stem was completely blocked and congealed so I couldn't even squeeze any air out. It was quite a job to pluck and prise the valve out. No chance of anything draining out of this tube, neither air nor slime. :(

Slime is good for punctures as ref my earlier post in this thread. However.... at the weekend I found I couldn't inflate my slimed tyre - nor could I deflate it: the tyre valve had jammed. Via an assortment of valve removal tool, tweezers and pins I eventually managed to pull it out but it was...

'Having trouble with his eyes'?? He couldn't even be bothered to get out himself and check you and your bike were ok, as I hope you were - you landed quite a distance from the bike. At least you have his registration number should you show this to the police. He clearly wasn't paying attention...

I'm very happy with my folding bike - Seago e-power, 19kg with its 36v 8.8Ah battery and disc brakes: http://www.seagoyachting.co.uk/products/bike/

- yet the battery weighs a colossal 7kg!!

I think the general advice is to replace the inner tube. That said... on my first outing on my first e-Bike, I rode straight over a piece of blackthorn and the thorn went straight through the tyre, puncturing the inner tube. I saw what had happened and managed to break off the twig leaving...

I'm a woman and I have to say I absolutely dread having a puncture while out on my bike. 30+ years ago I had numerous punctures and became quite adept at repairing them - perhaps not the fastest but they were done within about 30 minutes, the tyre back on and they held. Now, as a result of...

I have a quick release seat post and a lightweight cable threaded through the seat rails to deter anyone passing from lifting it out. It wouldn't be too difficult to cut through but you can't guard against everything in life!

I have an Oxygen emate and the throttle on this was set to far less than walking speed which felt like an error. I disconnected it within the control box - a simple 5 minute job with no need to touch the computer unit.

I get this from my 8.8Ah/36V (316Wh) possibly in similar terrain on the hilly Welsh borders. My husband, using the same bike on the same route gets less - about 18 miles at best, but I am 52kg and he is 90kg so this clearly makes a difference. Extrapolating very roughly and very...