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Crank drives that don't have a crank-side freewheel? Your feet wouldn't even have to be on the pedals to meet the criteria that way ;) You could even fit a geared reduction that meant the pedals spun at 10 rpm but the motor still powered the rear wheel at full speed. That's the trouble...

I have an Altura 15 Dryline bag for transporting my works laptop to and from home (I do on-call/pager). Can get a pair of waterproofs, fleece and a few sandwiches in the main compartment to. Has a small pocket for keys, mobile phone, wallet, works pass etc. very happy with it. Altura Urban...

Standalone. I have quite a few items insured as individual items - my computers (one insured away from the house as well as I use it for LAN gaming events), RC cars, mountain bike etc. In all cases either my home insurance wouldn't cover them ofr a reasonable premium (home ins wouldn't...

Which is ridiculous as you're "allowed to carry a knife in public with "good reason"". The statutes even give examples of (but doesn't define) "good reason" as "religious duty", "national dress" and "requirement of employment or hobby". Coppers in "not knowing the law or how to apply it" shocker!

No - it's covered wherever it is - just like my mobile phone is. They don't care that it's a bike or what I do with it. It's just a possession.

Yup - when I carried my sword to KT meetings I had to have it in a locked box. It make something already heavy, bloody heavy!

Just checked with my Unions legal dept. Cyclists* cannot be prosecuted for speeding - RTRA 1984 sections 81.1 and 89.1 and rule 124 of the Highway Code - so ignore those 20mph limits at your leisure. They did however add that if it's a local byelaw (unlikely but possible), then you can be...

It's just insured as a possession - the same way you'd insure an expensive laptop, peice of jewellery, mobile phone etc. Whether it's a legal ebike or not doesn't come into it as I've not requested 3rd party cover. It's similiar to when I was building the Westfield - it wasn't registered...

That's a new one - my insurers (sureterm) never asked me my motor wattage - just wanted evidence of it cost and a few photos. But the cover doesn't include 3rd party liability, just accidental damage, fire and theft. Maybe that's his issue? If he's concerned about 3rd party cover he'll...

Becuase then you might as well buy a motorbike, which as a purpose designed "motor vehicle", will do everything better than an ebike that's registered as a "motor vehicle".

I don't agree at all. When I buy a kitchen knife I don't see it plastered with stickers or the cashier reminding me not to stab someone with it.

What about cars that don't use engine management systems?

We've had 20mph zones round hear for ages - I've never had a problem. Then again, the police don't seem fussed about enforcing the limit - cars still see to be going everywhere at 30mph+. Anyhow - without a speedo how do I know I'm exceeding the speed limit?

If that's your usage pattern, you'd have got 20k out of a belt :-) I'm heavy on chains - I pedal alot - and strongly - combine that with cycling a sand and salt ridden route every day and you have a recipe for accelerated chain wear. Pro cyclists go through chains even quicker - 500 miles...

No routine maintanence and no oil and longer service life. Look at the bottom of my jeans on the right leg and you'll see the attraction :-) And that's wth a chain guard.

A derallieur makes sense on a mountain bike. On a commuting bike - the 8, 9 or 10 speeds available on a hub drive are perfectly adequate. For example, my Trek FX 7.5 has 27 gears but I've never been out of the big ring at the front - so I've only been using 9 gears. In fact when I last...

Depends on chemistry, temp and state of charge. For example, a li-ion (inc limn and lipo) battery can be stored at 40% charge (3.85v per cell) @ 1c and it will only lose 2% of it's capacity over the year. However store it at 25c and it will 4% of it's charge. Storing it at full charge...

Yes it does - and a tensioner. Unless your running single speed ;-)

Chains are ok - however most cars suffer from the guides wearing out. Chains are not the answer to maintanence issues. That's from a 2.9 24v Cosworth engine - same as in my Scorpio. The engine made no noises whilst it was running to indicate there was an issue.

4s is just more popular - so they sell more of them. Simply economies of scale.