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The bike is still performing well, although there were some battery connector issues now ironed out. Since the fix, I seem to have more power available which is good, although I sometimes feel like I should be doing more of the work! I run it on Eco setting 5 on the road, 2 or 3 on bridleways...

My best memory of the BB7 is going down a steep hill in Budapest on a very heavy HP Spirit recumbent (unpowered) and encountering a sudden turn. Instinctively I pulled the front brake very hard indeed; easily enough to send me over the bars of an upwrong bike. The BB7 pulled me to a stop in just...

I felt the same way about my eMate's brakes until I swapped the Tektro OEM pads for Clarks'. It was a total transformation. Mind you, I've had BB7's and they are a fine brake.

Just read elsewhere that SRAM are to stop making IGHs & producing spares...

I started my installation yesterday, but found that the recipient bike needs more recommissioning than I'd thought. I got the front wheel fitted and then found the front brake needs recabling. No big deal, but I ran out of time. I also found that Panda had forgotten to send a PAS. An email...

The Sturmey 5-speed hub doesn't have a good reputation, and I'm not sure about the SRAM one. The more gears, the wider the gear range - usually - and the smaller the steps between gears. That is important for me, as my knees don't appreciate big jumps in gearing. If I could afford it, I'd be...

I would say that it depends on the hub. My Alfine 8-speed is the best hub I have had, whereas the Nexus 7-speed I had in the 90s was awful. The Sturmey 8-speed is really only suitable for folding bikes because of the silly choice of direct drive. The SRAM/Sachs Spectro P7 is good, but hard to...

I've just bought a Pro 700c front wheel kit in the offer. It arrived today and will get fitted at the weekend. Jimmy at BGA is making up a 17.5Ah battery with connectors to suit and that should arrive Monday or Tuesday, I hope. It's going to be fitted to my Orbit Orion that had an Electric Bike...

That looks about as secure as you can get with the lock you have. You might want to get a cable lock to loop round the front wheel, but I leave my bike locked like that. As for the saddle, I don't have any faith in gel covers. Saddles are a very personal thing; some swear by Brooks' leather...

It always helps if I write the correct URL! www.bromfit.com

Has anyone heard anything good or bad about www.bromkit.com? No fork splaying required, but they have no eBay history.

Fitting a set of hydraulic disc brakes - assuming the bike already has the rotors fitted - should be the work of an hour, maybe two if the mounts need changing, but if two hours they would really be taking their time.

J. E. James Cycles has these: http://www.jejamescycles.com/tektro-draco-1-hydraulic-disc-brake.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwx6TJBRCWtsiXpI7bhOYBEiQA1en3F6ZUnqXzXgxNMn9AQqkzvnKKZ3KiSCXx0XfcwNkz5ZQaAqCd8P8HAQ Check your cable lengths before buying though, whatever you choose. You can't (easily) shorten...

Ask yourself if you'd want to be sitting on a bike in the rain for that length of time. Is there a way you can cut the cost of the commute by cycling part of the way & then putting the bike on the train? I ask, as I live in Warwickshire where transport subsidies are minimal; if I cycle a few...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oxygen-S-Cross-ST-Step-Through-Electric-Bike-NEW-rrp-1399-/322514242432?hash=item4b1758cb80:g:doUAAOSwUKxYf0Y7 Nothing to do with me, just letting you know it's available. In practice, you will probably use the larger front chainring much of the time, as I do on my...

My Oxygen eMate is vastly better equipped than the Woosh I had. The build quality is similarly better too. That's not denigrating Woosh, who build to a price, but the extra money buys extra quality.

I've no idea how many miles I've done, as I vary my route so much to and from work. At a guess; eight months ownership = ~35 weeks - 5 of which the bike & I have been off the road, so 30 weeks at a conservative guess of 3 commutes per week at ~18 miles return = ~1600 miles, plus the 130 already...

My Oxygen has one of these batteries. Although my battery isn't as good as it used to be, it easily handles my needs at the moment, although I am thinking of touring on the bike in the summer & need more range. I have enquired of Jimmy at BGA how much a recell would be and the price is OK, but...

Nowt to do with me, but seems a good deal on the face of it. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oxygen-S-Cross-ST-Step-Through-Electric-Bike-NEW-rrp-1399-/322514242432?hash=item4b1758cb80:g:doUAAOSwUKxYf0Y7

Some days I'll do 20+ miles on the two trips. I always put it on charge after I get home, but I've now tried to get into the habit of waiting 20+ mins to allow the battery to recover. Read that somewhere. In the coldest winter, I lost a lot more charge, but then I was riding well below zero much...