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Sorry but that is completely over my head. I just want the bike to be a bit more responsive feedback-wise. I might be better cutting my losses selling the Big Bear LS & putting the money towards a bike that feels more natural.

I understand the difference between cadence & torque sensors but wasn't aware of the difference between speed & current controllers. I now have a Wisper 705 Torque & that's the most natural feeling e-bike I have ridden but that is at our place in France. Do you have a link to a suitable...

I'm not a particularly fit or capable cyclist & it would make precious little difference if I was. On level 1 it rapidly gets to 12-13mph with some light pedalling. On level 2 it very quickly gets to 15-16mph with even lighter pedalling. Level 3-5 are the same as level 2. I am cycling in North...

Last year I bought a used very low mileage & excellent condition Woosh Big Bear LS https://wooshbikes.co.uk/?bigbear-ls. I initially had a problem with a missing key that I resolved with jiggler keys on a recommendation from this forum...

Just because you & I have never had an accident where a cycle helmet would have protected us doesn't negate the need to wear one. For obvious reasons we don't have any replies from those who suffered serious head injuries because they weren't wearing a helmet but there are a couple of posts in...

This is not true. There are even a couple of posts in this thread that describe cycle accidents where there would have been serious injury if a helmet had not been worn & they were not riding fast or extremely. Wearing a helmet is like having insurance 99.9% of the time you don't need it but...

I always wear gloves when cycling. I learned that lesson age 16 when I came off my motorbike sliding on grit on a bend & wound up with road rash on both palms. I wouldn't dream of riding a motorbike any more but I definitely wear gloves while cycling.

Then there are are those dead or brain damaged ex-cyclists who didn't have the same luck as you in predicting when they would need to be wearing a cycle helmet.

Did anyone claim there was? I certainly didn't. On a personal level there is no downside to wearing a helmet. It reduces your chances of head injury quite significantly. If you don't accept that & want the freedom to sustain brain damage & facial injuries you are deluded.

A cycle helmet will not do much to protect the wearer when struck by a car. If you want to guarantee greater protection you need a full face motorcycle helmet. Cycle helmets help prevent head injury in relatively low speed accidents just as simple as toppling over from standing or at the...

You must have missed the link to the Guardian review article that I posted earlier. Here is a link to a comprehensive meta-analysis (the statistical gold standard evidence-wise). https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/46/1/278/2617198?login=true Conclusions: Bicycle helmet use was associated with...

Link please Did you know that the US CDC & European Medicines Agency (EMA) & the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have all approved COVID-19 vaccination for those over 12 years of age? There are always going to be those for whom vaccination is not recommended eg those...

Why? What about all these thousands of regular commuters arriving at train stations? Do they just take a rental bike on impulse or is cycling the last mile or three to their workplace a planned activity that a little forethought can accommodate?

I was considering helmet wearing from the personal point of view. What downside is there if you are compelled to wear a helmet? None that I can see beyond the initial expense. They are not uncomfortable & don't obstruct vision. They protect you from serious injury. What's not to like? A small...

I asked for a link to evidence that proves cycle helmets do not reduce head injuries. You are pulling that politician's trick of avoiding an uncomfortable answer by answering another question that was not asked in the first place. You still haven't answered as to why wearing a helmet is so...

Over 43 million adults have been vaccinated including an overwhelming majority of those in their 80s, 90s & 100+. It's unsurprising that a small number have died soon after receiving the vaccine. Around 1700 people die from all causes every day while 600K are receiving a vaccination. What does...

Are people really still trotting out this nonsense like they did with regard to compulsory motorcycle helmets & seatbelts?

There are already laws in place to mitigate the risks of those harms but most of them can't be fixed with a binary law ie wearing legal but not wearing illegal which has worked so well with motorcycle helmets & seatbelts. I would however make vaccination against COVID-19 compulsory because...

Do you have a link to evidence that proves cycle helmets do not reduce head injuries because I have plenty of evidence that they do. What is the problem that you personally have with wearing a helmet? Are they uncomfortable or cissy or what?

You can ignore the evidence all you like. It's indisputable that wearing a cycle helmet drastically reduces serious head injuries. If you want to risk your brain then I don't & I don't think the NHS should be treating a serious avoidable issue like this never mind the cost to taxpayers of long...