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Electric bike are also expensive. Most people don't ride bikes that cost £1k - they ride bikes that cost £150 from Halfords. Oh, and to the cheating comment - I always reply "so did you cheat when you drove to work this morning? My bike is a form of transport, not a form of exercise - and a...

Wonder if I'd get away with riding that along Blackpool prom shared pedestrian/cycle route?

Hey, if your's is smaller and lighter than a tongxin I could be tempted back down to pipe and slippers speed ;) I think you need to borrow a camera off someone ;-) I've got my eye on a road bike when my current bike lease ends.

A 260rpm motor (assuming it's a 36v motor) in a 700cc wheel should do 23.65mph. Up the volts to 48v and it should be capable of 31mph - but the amps required to do 31mph would overheat the little motor in no time. I have a 190rpm/36v rated Tongxin in a 700cc wheel running on a 63v batt and...

I'd go for the bike Indalo linked. Also, why the concern about a lockable battery? The battery on the cytronex is so small and light just pop it in your back pack when you walk away from the bike (you're not considering leaving it locked up for a long time ina public place are you? If you...

They're not that special ;)

Nope - full power everywhere (depending on pedestrian density of course). If I can't get to work quicker than my car then I'm not interested. If the bike was slower then I might as well take the car!

No problem. It's normally frame clearance rather than the rim that dictates allowable tyre width. For example, on my full sus mountain bike I run 1.5 slicks for the road but 2.4 knobblies for offroad.

You can fit cut offs to integrated brake levers:- http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/9442-new-build-4.html#post122119

I can certainly appreciate that - I built a Westfield for similar reasons - not to provide a car to commute in :-)

No need - have yuo seend the welding/gussetting on the CompDH frames? http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/harryf/P1040046.jpg

You're a world cup dh rider? We probably know each other then ;-)

I think here will be fine - it clearly is an ebike although one outside the uks legislation. Of course he'll probably get a better response on a more liberal forum, such as endless sphere* *he does have a thread on es and its a good read.

Have you ever watched a world cup dh round?

Haha - there we go. Did you spill you Ovaltine when opening this thread?

Actually, 2003 Giant DH frames are renowned for being one of the toughest out there.

That's an excellent build - thanks for posting. Love the custom carbon fibre - I've tried it but I never seen to get the resin mix right. You'll have fun here posting a 9kw bike - you'll soon be wishing you stayed on endless sphere ;) The do gooders will be along shortly saying it's not an...

I got a Trek FX 7.5 for £700 and paid £42 a month for a year and I've just paid my final payment of £35 - that's only £161 saving on ticket price, but at least it was a no fuss interest free loan as well :-) That was through cyclescheme.

Muckymits - you're ok - let me explain. When you plug a pack into the charger and connect the balance leads, the charger will detect the cell count. In this case it's identified your pack has seven cells (should show 7s on the display) and then it will display the "nominal" voltage of the pack...

Who would go through traffic lights and have an alcoholic drink when riding a normal bike though?