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I wouldn't use an AJ as the nipples can be pretty soft and easily damaged (yes, I speak from experience). That tool may well have your size, but don't be tempted to try it if it doesn't fit exactly, as it is very easy to round the corners of the nipples, and render the spoke unadjustable. I'd...

Well, there is often around 6miles or so between places round here, and most villages do not have any shops, or pubs anymore, it can often be quite a trek when you need a loaf of bread etc. There is also quite an ageing population that rely soley on their cars to get about. I have actually seen...

Yes I do commute fairly regularly (I work freelance), with a round trip of 24 miles. I charge the battery after each leg of this though. My route, as you'd expect, is mainly on flat quiet country lanes, with only a couple of inclines to contend with. I've done nearly 5000 miles since Feb...

I'm in Suffolk, and the only local supplier seems to be a company called "light Electric Vehicles" (LEV) in Leiston. Personally I took a blind(ish) leap of faith after a lot of research, and ordered my Wisper online as there was a rather good deal, pending the change of model design in early...

The other night, after dark, on my way home I heard the most terrifying sound - a motorbike at high revs, possibly a mile or so behind me. I've never pedalled so hard to get to the turn off into my village, thankfully made it before the bike. My fear stems from a time in London, when a bike...

Well, doing that kind of speed, it sounds like the cyclist was 'in the zone' and giving themselves a workout, on saying that I often let faster vehicles past me at the earliest opportunity, as I'd rather have them in front of me where I can see them than following close behind. The only place...

I don't think it's a case of feeling vulnerable, but more of my being aware of my vulnerability relative to other road users. IE, if I hit a car, then I'm going to come off worse than the driver, physically speaking at least. So, as has been mentioned, every car driver should be regarded as...

I agree with you David, as the 14ah battery that came with my bike has now done nearly 5000 miles over 2 1/2 years, and still feels like it's working in perfect harmony with the machine. IE it rarely feels like I'm asking too much of it, and I've not noticed a drop in capacity. Of course...

Just because you have a bike that can cruise at 20MPH, doesn't mean that you have to ride at 20MPH all the time. If someone is taking a disconcerting amount of time to overtake you, then you have brakes, so use them, and let the car/lorry overtake faster. The premise of the OP, suggests a...

So, you're saying that for a given load, the higher voltage results in more of the electrical energy going into forward motion? And from this it can be taken as meaning an increase in torque?

I have to take issue with the notion of "human cleverness". The recent and ongoing banking crisis, to me best exemplifies this: short term avarice over long term prosperity. By nature, we are very shortsighted, territorial, and only altruistic when it suits our immediate advantage and/or costs...

A case of out of sight - out of mind. Were a commercial manufacturer to propose a nuclear powered plane, there would be uproar...(propellar driven of course).

A lot of the spec sheets I've read say that e-cars have electric heaters (quelle surprise), some even have a feature where you can preset a warm-up time, so it will be nice and toasty when you set off on a cold winter morning. The advantage being that it warms up while still being powered from...

Yes, here in the west we do tend to think of ourselves as being at the centre of the world. So perhaps the green revolution will come from the east - I do hope so, as here we're very intransigent when it comes to the way we do things. This can partly be blamed on a mature infrastructure that we...

I hate to say this, as I'd like to see nothing more than an absence of oil burners on the road, but the main objection to (or excuse used not to consider) electric vehicles had some validity. People I talk to simply aren't prepared to accept the time it takes to charge the batteries, after all...

Works for me...

What a way to make a point - fantastic! LOL

LOL, bit awkward to use whilst riding though!

This is all very strange, as my 2008 model 905SE, bought in early 2009 came with a flip seatpost, I thought they were standard :confused: I could be wrong, but I think Ezee bikes come with them, so a possible alternate source?

So to answer the OP, no they're not rubbish. Disks have become terribly fashionable in recent years, probably because they look more 'pro'.TBH from what I've read, cable operated systems pretty much only have the advantage of not suffering from wet rim syndrome. I have hydraulic disks on my...