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Remind the police that only an officer who is a qualified and accredited vehicle examiner can start putting bikes and stuff on dynos. Most police farces only have 1 or 2 (although the Met probably has a lot more) . A good friend of mine is head of roads policing for our country and he tells me...

I get Met reports from the Civil Aviation Authority, and theyre suggesting it'll be crisp and cold, but no precipitation. Never say never, but its not terribly likely.

I tend to ride accordingly. I use my legs on the way out and the motor on the way back. And yes indeed, I was remiss in not remembering those with disabilities or injuries. Nevertheless, do they alone represent a sufficient market to make the project viable in the eyes of a manufacturer? As...

The issue is not one of target conspicuity. The issue is one of poor viewing skills and discipline by observers. You could be on fire while Elvis and lord Lucan valiantly battle to save you and you would be no more visible to the average driver with mediocre observation skills. The biggest...

The only safe method is not to leave any bike unattended if you would be unhappy to lose it. The same battery tech that makes our ebikes so wonderful also makes for very capable and affordable battery powered power tools, and even the toughest shackle presents only a few seconds work for a...

I don't have any range anxiety because my ebike is fitted with these weird things called "pedals", and in exchange for a little effort I can ride far further and faster than any (legal) ebike. I can understand range anxiety in electric cars, but on an e bicycle where the primary power supply...

The police can tell very easily - legal bikes are supposed to have a marking on the motor confirming its 250W status. If it doesnt have that its illegal. Very simple. Technically, if you're really picky, even a 250W bike is illegal if it doesn't have the sticker or plate. I cant see the...

Unless you're disabled and/or have some kind of profound health issue (severely asthmatic, cancer paitient, leg amputee, etc) 28 miles round trip commute is easily done. I was commuting slightly further than that, all year round, all weathers, well into my 50's, without the benefit of a modern...

The changes will start to happen after 2030, because the law says it will, and thats simply that. All the wishful thinking and pig headed obstinance in the world won't suddely make new supplies of cobalt, indium, neodymium etc appear at the factory gates in sufficient volumes to build a...

Ive emergency braked a bicycle from a lot faster than 30mph and it never skidded uncontrollably. An answer to a question no one was asking, and a pound to a pinch of dog doo says people still don't get their wallets out to ask that question. For my own part, I would like to see some evidence...

The antis wont win. The cars days are numbered. Dino fuelled car sales are to be banned in 9 years, and there arent enough rare earth metals to replace every ICE powered car like for like with an electric one - its a physical impossibility. I'm an industrial geologist, so know first hand...

I was bought mine as an anniversary gift. I hadn't planned on buying one, and as a fit and healthy cyclist in my 50s hadn't wven thought about it. I'm not quite sure where people get tales from about outclimbing Lance Armstrong, or out accelerating Hayabusa's at the lights, because on any of...

That switch is to light up the display for night time use, not to activate any external lighting system.

Hold on. You boke it, you can hardly complain if a company doesn't want to subsidise you to send it back for a repair. Its4 a little bit off that youre urging people not to use a company when their request for payment for freight is quite a reasonable one. If you were that comcemred you could...

Everyone has full squidge because theyre fashion victims. Practically none of that 30 years ago but that didn't stop us riding the black routes. Suspenders do help, but theyre far from essential. Most riders I've seen would do better spending the money on tuition before suspension - the...

It is very possible. There is no law of physics preventing it - it is just a goodly job of work, and requires some skill and knowledge. Indeed, it's relatively straightforward in some regards as it's nowhere near as complex as fully networked Canbus of the sort you would find in a modern car...

Options. 1. Buy a new battery. 2. Get the existing battery re-celled. This may be the favoured option. Cost effective, liable to have greater capacity than new, and requires no modification on your part. 3. Invest in a generic battery replacement, possibly of far greater capacity than the...

Welcome. Did you not fancy a legal kit then?

Sell your bike. Use the money to buy a speed pedelec which provides assistance to much higher speeds, then get it registered and insured like all law abiding people do.

Ask him to sign a contract, in which you undertake not to lock the bikes if he undertakes to buy you new ones when they get stolen. If he won't sign it then tell him to bugger off. None of this seems difficult to me.