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Hi all I recently bought a Raleigh Array - which is great Just one major problem - plugging in the charger to the battery - it is very fiddly and difficult - the local bike shop things the pins may be a bit bent and the sockets are a bit damaged This is because it is impossible to be certain...

Not as far as I can see - if you want bike insurance that covers 3rd party and theft outside the house then you seem to have to get something specific - especially with an ebike which tends to be valuable

shop around for different insurance - I was with tesco and they just refused any type of ebike - switched to Direct Line and they are fine with it as long as the ebike is properly secured Still - I have insured it with Yellow Jersey as well to cover for anything outside the house - plus 3rd...

My wife pointed this out - not sure my ebike battery will last that far!

Another vote for Jimmy at BGA - he did a great job on my Powacycle battery

For Sale Powacycle Salisbury Ebike Mostly original – as per description below PLUS EXTRAS Upgraded pedals to Mountain Bike style with extra grip – especially in wet weather (see photo) Upgraded tyres to puncture resistant Schwalbe Marathon (ATB style on rear) for reduced rolling (resistance see...

Lots of good advise But I have been looking at Raleigh Array crossbar - looks good and they sell it at my nearest bike shop. Have asked to take it out ona test ride on Monday Then just have to sell my old Powacycle!

Good point I mostly ride on roads - but if I see a path or canal I tend to just wander along it. My normal ride involves about 14 miles of roads and 5 or 6 miles of footpaths - including one steep hill of about 100 yards up gravel (which I sometime get to the top of!). I tend to base my tyres...

Maybe best to try a test ride - Halfords (yes - I know) do a 48 hour test ride - but it may be limited to bikes below your minimum standard by quite a way. But local bike shops may well do something, especially if they know you - I am assuming that some of them know you quite well! You might...

Yup - unless they cause a problem the police have better things to do - and if they try to catch them they could get into a race they cannot win without pulling in half the police in the local area - not worth the agro unless they hit someone I suppose Also - they have little guidance and...

Hi all Currently I have an old Powacycle Salisbury that I have had since 2011 - the bloke I bought it from said it was 14 months old - so it is probably 10 years old - cots me £220 - bargain of the century!!! Anyway - my wife has said that, as it is getting a bit old now - maybe I should think...

Tesco seemed unwilling to cover an ebike under any circumstances Given the increase in popularity I would assume that they will change their policy at some point It is annoying because I checked for bike cover before I took it out - I just missed the bit that says it will not cover a bike with...

As far as insurance is concerned - I thought that my bike was covered for theft on my home insurance. I rang them up (Tesco - to name and shame) to check and it turns out that bicycles ARE covered - but ebikes are not covered - no matter the value of the bike and ebike. So they are happy to...

Marvelous - genuine rant with a twist. Bloke who wrote that has a talent with words and understands cycling and ebikes (possibly reluctantly!)

I agree - this seems to give a timeline that was missing before. At a junction where there were still pedestrians crossing, the cyclist was being unreasonable in continuing assuming they would not be there when he got there. Any adult cyclist should know that pedestrians are unpredictable and...

Yes - the woman who sued him should be ashamed of herself - she made a mistake - but so (maybe) did he - both came off getting a bit hurt (no mention of broken bones etc etc) So - 50:50 - but no - she gets a good expensive lawyer and goes after a payday

You say you would not ride it on the road - but other people will. I even keep seeing one on groupon advertised as a 'commuter scooter'. The detail say off-road but do not make it clear that it is not road legal in any way. They do look like good fun - but I would prefer them to stop better!

The only way I can make the judges comments make sense is if the pedestrian stepped out and the cyclist did not immediately slow down but yelled and reached for his horn - hence the judge is saying that the default action should be to stop in an emergency. This would be the case for a car in...

Thanks - I was only partly aware of the range of law there is. I suppose that there is a problem with people working out where each new craze fits and what to do with it - it ends up being a game of whack-a-mole - and by the time the police have guidance on a new device they have gone out of...

My worry about powered devices like hoverboards and unicycles is their stopping distance. If they are going to be allowed to go at 15 mph in areas where there are people walking then sooner or later someone will walk in front of one. If a device going at 15 mpg stops quickly (or tries to) but...