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I've just been reading the A to B review of the Cytronex and using the 260rpm version over their test route they claim that: Yet, further on the mentions that the Cytronex at Presteigne (fitted with a slower 235rpm motor) came 5th. This leads me to suspect that the top four were either a)...

There was a letter in The Telegraph motoring section from someone questioning the Lightning. I don't know the veracity of what he says but here it is verbatim: "The Lightning GT Coupé is powered by a 36kW/h battery, which its maker claims may be quick-recharged in 10 minutes. Neglecting any...

I didn't want to suggest that you hadn't understood, Maestro! Sorry if that's how it came across. I was just trying to reiterate my point. You're exactly right in saying that the battery (or at least the case) is more like a fuel tank. What I'm suggesting is wouldn't it be nice to be able to...

I agree with all of what say Footie, though I'm not sure any Goverment which wants to hold on to power (sorry, I mean "which has the best interests of its people at heart") would tolerate all the civil unrest that might accompany such fuel prices as you mention. Though of course, Government's...

On the contrary, that's exactly what I was comparing batteries to, and what they should be judged against, if e-vehicles are going to replace petrol driven ones. Let me put it another way. At the moment I can go to a wide variety of vendors (Shell, Esso, BP etc) and buy their 'energy'. This...

And following on from that, I guess when such batteries are available, they would also make the electric car cheaper, and congestion aside, I reckon most people would opt for the comfort/safety/flexibility of four-wheeled eCar over a two-wheeled eBike/eScooter. Returning to my original...

Local bikeshop had a Giant LaFree/Twist for sale, which led me to do some internet research, which led me onto this forum.

Only a very minor part. Two wheeled transport will never appeal to the majority: too dangerous (e.g. bad drivers, icy roads); too dirty (e.g. chains coming off, punctures); poor weather (not Britain's strong point); poor facilities (eg lack of showers, changing rooms at the workplace); too...

The company I work for relocated into the city centre of Birmingham. At the previous site we had a staff car park, at the new site there is a public car park charging £10 per day. I do not want to pay that amount for car parking. I then tried public transport. Train = unreliable, unpleasant...

That sounds a gloomy prognosis Flecc (NiMH = problematic and Lithium = years away), yet seems to confirm my contention that the proprietary battery really is the achilles heel of all contemporary ebikes. Furthermore, we're going to end up with a not insignificant amount of unusable ebikes in the...

Not much activity on the forum today so far so I thought I'd post this statement for debate: "The 'vehicle specific' battery is the achilles heel of all electric bikes". A little clarification: I am not talking about are the relative merits of NiMh vs Li-Ion and other chemistries. Nor the...

Okay Paul, thanks for letting me know.

Has anyone with a Panasonic powered bike considered replacing the Shimano hub with a SRAM Dual Drive? Would that not re-create the range of gears similar to a triple front chainring? What would that do to the bikes' performance?

Hi Paul, have sent you a private message in return.

Thanks Flecc, that's sorted it.

Hi, I'm trying to access some private messages that other forum members have sent to me, yet when I click on the link to them I get a screen saying... ...followed by the login fields. When I try to login (though I'm already logged in, so I'm not sure why it's asking me to do it again) I just...

Synergie Mistral Mk.1 (pedelec only) for sale. 18 months old, done under 2000 miles yet the battery is still charging nicely, haven't seen any fall-off in range/performance (I do a 12 mile commute on it). In good condition and upgraded with Schwalbe tyres and a Nordlicht dynamo. Cost £399...

It's puzzling how the company that brought us the much admired Lafree, should seem to be so 'off-the-pace', though maybe the bike will surprise us. Perhaps they don't have a British (i.e. hilly) market in mind, and are more focused on the low countries?

I think today we should all give thanks that our rides home don't conclude with L'Alpe-d'Huez, and that to finish a stage of 210km! Much respect to those chaps. Forgetting the 200 odd kilometres before the climb, could any current standard ebike make it to the summit?

Thanks Flecc, et voila: Sorry about the quality of the image.