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I agree Lynda, we're FAR TOO SOFT and have created this "something for nothing" culture in UK that attracts people from far and wide here. I live above people in my flat who just live one long daily party on welfare, blowing their welfare on drugs and booze. This situation shouldn't be allowed...

If you're on a budget, here's a suggestion... get yourself a lightweight laptop or netbook from an ex-corp refurb outlet on the cheap (that's what I did with my Toshiba R500) you'll pay only about £130-£160, approx 10% of the normal retail value and you often get one mint condition with just the...

Rear cassette is 11-28T and front chainwheel is 42T. That's a good gear range, same as what I'm fitting to my Mezzo (the original is 11-26 which I would have preferred, but that's closest I can get for a freewheel). I agree with James, 42T is too small, 44T would be better..the chainwheel on...

Unless you want a CST motor giving the freedom of 11T cassettes, why not order a PNP 7-spd 11T freewheel for the right gear range you want? I dont think you have to compromise your gears on a self-build with DNP freewheels... can't comment on the quality, but seem ok according to some users...

Thanks halfer, well spotted, I'm on it :)

I think the Mezzo is the perfect 16" folding bike but then I'm biased :P It can take any off-the-shelf parts unlike Brompton and other small folders.. and fine for taking on buses and trains. Only 10cm difference on the fold to Brompton but what a difference on the ride according to comparisons...

Interesting question James and good point about the gearing..I agree anything less than 11T is useless if you want to pedal at high power.. I have a 11T and 52T chainwheel combo on my Mezzo. I asked them and will post back, from the pics it looks like 14T. Being able to use a cassette certainly...

I saw some severe flooding down your way in Devon, over 800 homes flooded. Perhaps over the winter we can do indoor promotions, like I mentioned contacting any helpful orgs and magazines and what not.

I've just received an e-mail from Danny saying due to a software glitch the new speedict has been delayed and will be about another 2 weeks before they can begin shipping.

I think that's a serious contender and one of the best bikes I've seen for value.. 20.5kg including battery is very impressive for a full size bike.. although some might say 9Ah is not enough power or borderline..(but since the battery only weights 2.2kg you can always buy a 2nd to extend...

Oh and the next big challenge is to make a mobile-friendly version of the site, particularly the directory and mapping feature (which needs improving).... any android app coders or mobile-device coders lurking here want to volunteer? I noticed there's a good Android app for cycles already well...

Hi all, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this (perhaps we need a dedicated forum now for CycleCharge discussions since it's been 100% funded by members...Russell hint hint).. I've started carrying out some updates to the site over the weekend and just wanted to let people...

I didn't know BMS offered that level of flexibility on wheel builds...I asked them to build me a 349mm 16" rim and they said "only sizes on site" or some such reply ;-) My project is going to take quite a bit longer than yours, but I also have a Q100 motor sitting on my desk right here..I've...

This situation is only because of the UK's level of national and international spending I believe.. we're only a tiny country in reality that spends far beyond its means. That's why we need more and more foreign people and cheap labour to maintain the high level of government spending. The...

So true. I think the government could do more to change that perception and promote cycling as the best way to keep fit and help the social challenges we face. In my town as I mentioned earlier in the year, we just had a big alternative transport grant from DfT (£1.6 million), of which some has...

That sounds like a good plan if you already have a good bike and you're just looking to dip your toes into e-biking as you said. With self-conversion you have a lot more flexibility and the cost can be very low compared to buying a bike, even significantly less than a budget bike. If you feel...

I think the position on EU is that either you're fully behind this vision of a federal European superstate,or you're not.. you can't really be in between like the UK is...at least not with the EU on it's present course and with it's present roadmap for how the future will be.. The UK...

I take it tillson you're responding to that story that's just come out about a Labour-run Council where Social Services in their wisdom decided that two foster parents being UKIP members makes them unfit parents to foster non-English children, so has removed the children from them? On the...

I love my Toshiba Portege R500 laptop which is/was the thinnest and lightest in the world, so is a good alternative to a tablet, offering full computer functionality but in an ultra-portable package (lightest spec is under 1kg and my "heavy" spec with optical drive and HDD is 1.3kg. Just out of...

For me, I've gone totally off big bikes and think smaller is better for e-bikes, primarily because you want to be able to take your precious e-bike with you wherever you go, rather than leave it chained up somewhere, also the freedom to virtually go anywhere on trains etc. I know small wheel...