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Welcome back Paul and quite a return.......Great project!

Great to hear how much your enjoying your bike. Like yourself I used to take my non electric bike in my car to get to the start of some of my rides, because of the hills. It's such a pleasure being able to cycle straight from my house on my pedelec. I don't think I'd do even a quarter of the...

Congratulations on the new arrivals Kirstin and Plasmaddy. Hope they are well and not curtailing your cycling too much. :) That Swizzbee was one of the first electric bikes that fired my interest in pedelecs. That and the shaft drive Diavello, which never quite got off the ground.

Agreed. Fill up the additional frame space with added battery capacity and you'd have a very nice electric cruiser.

Thanks for explanation flecc. Makes you wonder how there going to be viable at the base price of £24.5 K.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35940302 Would love a bit more information about the Batteries. 200+ range sounds too good to be true but could prove a game changer if the claims are accurate.

Great bikes Mike, though I am a bit biased ;) My picture is from the hills behind my home town of Greenock, near Glasgow. It's the river Clyde in the background and you can just make out the cranes in the Greenock dock which is a very popular stop for cruise ships during the warmer months.

I've been thinking of fitting touring handlebars for some time to allow a bit of variation with my riding position. Butterfly bars look ideal but I wanted something that would allow me to keep my Ergon grips and bar ends. This is what I came up with. They're large bar ends which I've fitted...

I have a similar problem with my Nexus 8. On the up shifts it's fine but although the return spring feels strong when you move it with your finger, it's sticky in normal use. looking for an easy fix, I replaced the Twist shifter and fitted a new cable and re-routed it to make sure there were no...

I did say 12 w/hr is the Battery consumption that the majority of riders achieve. I'm pretty certain your style of riding is very much in the minority. My suggestion is just so that we could hopefully get a bit of consistency when discussing Battery ranges.

For the sake of consistency on the Forum can we not all agree to quote the average battery consumption as 12 w/hr per mile.:) There are a few who eek out a fair bit more a few who can blitz it up to double and more that rate. I've been reading this Forum long enough to be fairly confident that...

Great Light, I use the same front light on my Pro Connect. I don't tighten the mounting bracket fully so I can easily adjust the beam for whether I'm riding on lit or unlit roads.

I've owned my Strada for about eight years and use it regularly, mainly for jobs around the house. :) It's a terrific quality light and the latest mk6 version, with increased output, would no doubt make a fantastic commuting light. Of course, unlike a dynamo light you'd still be stuck with...

I owned a Revo for a short time. I would say It's output claim of 800 lumens is about right and maybe slightly brighter than my 600 Lumen Exposure Strada. Like all Exposure lights, the quality is excellent and I'm sure it would be bright enough for commuting on unlit roads. The downside to...

Cheers Tom. I miss this type of thread that we used to get regularly on the forum. Always cheers me up reading others bike adventures, especially at this time of year when the weather curtails my own cycling.

Thanks for the link kiwi. That's the kind of rim I'll be looking for next time, and a reasonable price too.

Disc brake only I'm afraid. My bike has old fashioned rim brakes Which are fine for my bikes usage. Something like 40 spoke tandem wheels, with strong bearings, are what I'm after.

Thanks Zack, With Down hill / Jump bikes being popular there is a good choice of strong 26" wheels. Unfortunately my bike has 700 wheels and almost all seem to be built with mainly light weight in mind, rather than strength. My Bike.....

The Mirrycle is the best I've come across. I've been using them for years and have them fitted on three of my bikes. I broke the glass on one recently when I came off my cargo bike on ice. I've searched for a new one but it seems the glass replacement, on it's own, is only available from the...

Thanks for the reply's. The bearings are rolling smoothly. The pair of wheels I bought only cost £40 and were only Single wall rims. ( I always buy Double Wall ones but couldn't find any fitted with Sealed Bearings). A few days ago my son fell off the bike on black ice and came back with a one...