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Yes I'd certainly want to try before buying, I bought a bike online which worked out well, but I did try the Bosch system first on another bike to make sure I was happy with it.

Sort of, I dislike having one on a bike myself, an unnecessary complication in my view.

Thanks Hatti :) one to consider then The Sirocco Sport-TS | Electric Bikes from Woosh after getting used to the way a Bosch bike rides, something with instant controlled power is essential to me.

I don't think those would be any better if the CD I rode is representative of the hub version. The delayed way the power comes in may be exactly the same as the Kudos, assuming the Kudos has that bad feature. Whilst you can get around that annoying aspect with a throttle, the throttle really...

As you say Denwyn has slightly shorter legs in relation to his height, I'm 5'8" and have a similar inseam. So which bikes have instant power, bosch, impluse, any others?

You can't count on a mountain bike bottom bracket to be any lower than a bike with 700C wheels, in fact it could even be the case they're higher on the former given the nature of their intended use. Edit, I believe the issue is the weight and lack of instant power. I've nearly fallen off my...

Wow I didn't realise they were so heavy. I had to search Den's other thread, he's 5' 9 1/5" !! I think perhaps the issue is nothing to do with the size of the bike but with Den and perhaps the way the power comes in when setting off, but having not ridden one I can't be certain. I need to...

From what I've read on all your threads it just does not make sense, hence why I want to see a photo. When I stand next to my bike the top of the saddle is level with my belt line. Your bike looks tiny in comparison especially I imagine with the solid seat post. It sounds like you want to sit...

Well I believe you are about to continue making expensive mistakes.

In all seriousness I'd really like to see a body shot of you sat on the bike.

It really sounds to me like only something like this will be any good to you.

looks good

and to think some people winge about bikes that do more than 25 kph. Sebastiaan Bowier sets new human-powered vehicle record in Nevada | road.cc | Road cycling news, Bike reviews, Commuting, Leisure riding, Sportives and more edit. just realised it has already been posted...

This bike has a double chain-ring, not sure what it is,Cube perhaps? or a Sram dual-drive with a cassette and 3-speed hub. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKCgEfhlsL8

I imagine so, standard is 44 tooth, a 52 front combined with the 11 rear would give around 129 gear inches which should do the trick, the 52x34 bottom gear would be a rather high 42 gear inches though.

Not strictly true, the assistance will stop above 90 kph/ 56 mph. granted you'd need some slightly higher gearing to take advantage of it on a long or steep downhill section.

2 days http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/classifieds/15674-kudos-city.html

Found it at last http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/15384-hypermiling-xtreme-cross-way.html#post188961 I still think it's completely pointless riding an e-bike in the way you do, but we're all different, and if it floats your boat then who am I to argue.

Yes you are correct it would have been better to buy an 11-speed from the off. One reason I didn't was the £1,400 price of this bike. I'm hesitating going to 11-speed because of the fact an 11-speed bike would have been the sensible option. I could do the change for about £420, but I'm going to...

Yes the red band Nexus has the same innards as the Disc compatible black Alfine, but still with grease. I've come across some Nexus hubs that have been modded to oil bath. Perhaps I'll upgrade to an 11-speed. Although the 8-gears seem OK now I've upped the gearing a little, apart from the fault...