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I'm 6'4" and a half and have an 2020 Orbea Gain D50 with an XL frame. Although their marketing dept would no doubt claim it's a race bike, it has a big old-school drop handlebar tourer kind of frame. I can definitely recommend it for size, but it may not be your kind of bike. It's also around...

Re: Perry & estarli - they're near as dammit the same bike. The difference is the Perry has a front hub motor and the eStarli has a rear hub motor. The rest appears to be identical. Oh, hang on - the top estarli image has a rear motor, but scroll down to the additional images and it's magically...

At £599 and 15Kgs it's a bargain - assuming it's got a warranty (Perry will sell you blue one direct with warranty for £799). However, it's a bit tight on range (maybe 20 miles, maybe not) and power according to the reviews (weak on hills). This honest seller says 'Real world range is more like...

Dragged from over yonder: https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/cheap-early-bird-prices-on-this-new-e-bike.32819/ Anyone who designs a battery housing with the key and on/off button underneath hasn't ridden in British weather. A push-on rubber cover will be your first purchase. Apart from...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XFK4FBB The vital 10mm bit is right, whereas the 14mm versus your 12mm is a bit large, but since it's all clamped together in use it may not matter. Might be worth a £5 punt...

So says the Grauniad: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/jul/30/brexit-uk-shoppers-pay-more-eu-zara-ikea-decathlon Decathlon, the French sports goods retailer that operates 2,000 stores across 56 countries, charges £1,299.99 for a Riverside electric bike in its UK stores, equal to €1,525...

<pedant-mode> Not true of ebikemotion or Fazua, to name just two systems. </pedant-mode>

A non-folder in the Peaks/Dales/Scotland, and it almost pays for itself in one go. A tandem fits in a Berlingo (pre-2018 model - not sure about the more recent variant). You just need to wind the front seat flat and put a cover on the fabric to keep it clean.

One fair use qualifier worth noting: Should you have more than three breakdown callouts (or claims) per policy, per year we will request documentary evidence that the bicycle in question is being properly serviced and maintained. Payment for further callouts will then be provided at our...

Here's the advice for motorbike trailers, a similar setup: https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-motorcycle ...2/3 of the kerbside weight of the motorbike. I'm guessing you + bike might be 85Kg, so 2/3rds of that is 57Kg (and take away the trailer weight of 13Kg) might be a sensible max, i.e. 44Kg...

Lycra shorts. [howls of horror echo across the void] :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Or maybe a bit of iron-on velcro to hold the pocket closed?

How were you hoping they develop safety improvements without you paying a little extra to cover their costs? That's not how business works, unless the government chip in. Fat chance. Standard cycle helmets are built to survive 15.5mph impacts - not being hit by other vehicles, so a normal...

OMG [faints]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TMARS-SD-409-27-2x600mm-Seatpost-TS2445/dp/B09CG3RLFY or https://www.amazon.co.uk/TMARS-SD-403-27-2x600mm-Seatpost-TS2444/dp/B09CG2FCDZ and add a 27.2 -> 30.4 shim. I'd want to be very sure of the quality before placing my posterior on such a long post though.

Same goes for my local cycling club - no helmet no ride. We're talking gentle leisure riding, not racing, by the way. I can understand the risks are slightly higher in a group - from the rest of the riders, not traffic - but I'd be happy to sign a disclaimer saying I'm riding at my own risk, but...

Forget 20mph - let's drop it to 15.5mph, and then fit bicycles with red flags to indicate that horseless carriages may not pass. Do I win?

20mph is, dare I say it, too slow. Quite a few cruise controls don't work below 30mph (in my experience anyway), and the discipline to stay at/below 20mph manually is too great for the average driver to maintain for any distance. If you're really serious about limiting speed, then add decent...

Very nice, but not a motorbike helmet. The OP needs one that meets one of these standards: British Standard BS 6658:1985 and carry the BSI Kitemark UNECE Regulation 22.05 a European Economic Area member standard offering at least the same safety and protection as BS 6658:1985, and carry a mark...

A Morris Traveller was indeed a Sports SUV. In 1961. ;)

I've had a cyclist falls off his bike INTO the road directly in front of my motorbike - approx 1-2 seconds ahead of me. They (we!) take a LOT of road space laid out, I promise. It was on a motorcycle training ride on a national speed limit left-hand corner. I was following the centre line for...