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  1. rsscott

    have you seen this

    This chap has decided to forgo the electric portion completely ;) eBay.co.uk: ELECTRIC BIKE BICYCLE MOUNTAIN BIKE MTB MOTORBIKE MOPED (item 150086258284 end time 07-Feb-07 19:50:08 GMT) I'm amazed the rider admits to riding it to work every day !
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    what price is right

    Excellent news there Tim/Scott. It's great to see another model appear in the line-up providing yet more choice for those looking for a way in to electric biking.
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    what price is right

    I think we would all like to pay as little as possible for our electric bikes! I still think we will have the current pricing breaks for a few years etc. i.e. cheaper Chinese egg-whisks from £200+, the intermediate models from specialist companies like PowaCycle and 50Cycles (iZip range) coming...
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    Pedal-assist on Road Bike or Hybrid Bike?

    Along with Flecc, I would go with your current bike initially. In the worst case, it'll cost you a wheel ! As for your drops, I can't imagine you using them very much and you may want to swap them for a more upright position unless you have some ferocious wind in your region ;) There are a few...
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    Off Topic - but fun.

    Maybe this is the future of powered cycles ! YouTube - Rocket Scooter Goes Airborne!= Better make sure no one is in front of you at the lights when you pull away on one of these :-)
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    Measuring your hill's percentage figure

    Something that might be useful on the site is a diagram showing various hill gradients and then each bikes theoretical speed for each gradient. Obviously there are lots of variables (rider weight, battery condition etc) but it could give at least an indication of what could be expected in the...
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    Towing - The new kid on the block

    Excellent article there Flecc! It's amazing what these bikes can achieve. Do you have any other photos of the various hills in your area especially to help those of us in flat areas compare with a 12% :D
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    Help...which bike?

    Hi Jason, as others have said, it depends very much on the gradients as to whether the Torq will suit or not. 20 miles can be achievable as I could often get that on my commute to work and back (10 miles each way) but that is in flat country (E.Anglia) and at full whack. The only true test is...
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    The power to make cycling make sense

    I too would like to see a speed increase, outside of built up areas. I think that could be a sticking point though, how would you govern the existing 15mph limit for urban areas and a faster limit on the open roads ?
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    Repairs to bike

    Hi Harry, is there a specific problem that you need to deal with ? cheers Russ.
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    Free to a good home - new tyres for a eZee Torq

    I purchased the 700c 38mm tyres (Marathon Plus) which is the largest I think you can get for the plus anyway. Definitely go for them and kiss the puncture goodbye !
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    Free to a good home - new tyres for a eZee Torq

    Free to a good home, 2 tyres for an eZee Torq. They've done a total of 10 miles i.e. the journey home! Postage is all I ask for. cheers Russ. Update: These tyres are the original Kenda that were supplied with the bike.
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    Which make of electric bike do you own?

    Hi and welcome to the forum! There is another forum on Yahoo related to Synergie bikes which you may also want to visit: synergieusergroup : Synergie User Group We look forward to hearing more about your bike and what you intend to use it for! cheers Russ.
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    Free to a good home - Wuxing twistgrip throttle R/H ** SOLD **

    If anyone has a need for a Wuxing twistgrip throttle, I have a spare one going free. It's unused as it was supplied as a spare for my original Cyclone electric bike.
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    Returning to Pedelec Forum from Link

    Ok, what is happening is links are opening a new 'tab'. If you look to the right of the screen you'll see a little X icon. When you click this the Tab will close. The X at the very top right is to close the browser entirely ! cheers Russ.
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    Returning to Pedelec Forum from Link

    Hi Pete, the later versions of Firefox and latest Internet Explorer 7.x have a feature called 'tabbed browsing' where instead of having multiple windows of each appearing on your task bar at the bottom of your screen, you get a new 'tab' appear at the top underneath the buttons/address bar...
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    Currie queries

    Yes I remember the Yamaha FS1E (50cc) that could do almost 60mph! I also remember the Yamaha RD125R that could be de-restricted to hit 105mph - crazy!
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    Tyres cracking from old age after 1 year

    I find it you are using the Tyre Shine stuff and it is has gotten onto the tread then it is best to take a sheet of sand paper and give the tread section a quick rub. I've seen a friend come off a motorbike many years ago after spraying his tyres with that stuff!
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    NuVinci CVT hub

    Here is a link to a review of the Nuvinci hub on a non-electric bike. phil's velo blog | ATC NuVinci Review - Seamless Shifting works perfectly well!
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    Tyres cracking from old age after 1 year

    I think the cause of the problem with the Chinese imports is they are produced to a price point i.e. cheap! In order to keep the total cost of the bike down they are supplied as standard. Personally I wouldn't trust them and junk them straight away for something decent like the Marathon's.