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I get on well with a helmet mirror, like this: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/blackburn/helmet-mirror-ec006158#reviews Had to do a bit of modification at the fixing end to get it to sit properly on my helmet, but it works for me. Only useful if you wear a helmet, of course...

Riese & Muller have several "groups" of electric bikes. One such group is BlueLabel, and I have the BlueLabel Wave.

ta11guy, I'm glad you're happy with the bike. I hope it doesn't fail you at an inconvenient moment! RobF, Croxden, Stephen Gray - this is the second time I've given away a bike with dodgy electrics. The last time being in 2008 with an Urban Mover bike. It wouldn't go at all for me, but the...

Hi Bauxite, With your regular train commute, a Brompton is probably a good choice. And, depending on where you work, you can probably fold it and take it indoors with you, which saves worrying about what might be happening to a bike left on an outside rack. Happy zooming :) Mary

Hi Stephen, I'm expecting ta11guy to collect the bike tomorrow. If that falls through for any reason, I'll get back to you. On the whole, I prefer not to try to sell something that's not perfect. I've had 7 years use from that bike, so now, if somebody else can get a bit more work from it...

Hi Kleo, Yes, it's still available, and you're the first to ask, so you're welcome to have it. I can be at home any time on Saturday. On Sunday, I may be out morning/ early afternoon, but late afternoon or evening would be okay. I'll send you a PM with my address. Mary PS I can't find a...

Wander, thank you for posting that link! I've just bought a BlueWave bike with a Bosch motor, and the manual simply does not explain how to set the clock. I've got it now, from Martin's explanation. Mary

My 2008 Heinzmann Estelle e-bike is no longer reliable. Over the last few months it has developed an intermittent fault; about 10% of the time, it won't switch on. When I try, the indicator lights flash and then go out. If I fiddle with the electrical cables at various points on the bike...

Thanks, Kuorider, I'll make a note of that number. Any future travel is likely to be with a pedelec, not a folder, so I'll make sure to reserve space. Anotherkiwi, that's quite exotic information! I hope it's useful to our European travellers, but I won't be going so far afield. Mary

Hi James and Rob, The Scotrail trains don't have the "guard's van" arrangement, just a cycle space which you walk through to get into the carriage. If it's not too crowded, it's possible to park bikes leaning against the supports. But there are hanging hooks, and if bikes are hung up, there is...

Thanks, Jonathan. I certainly wouldn't ask permission - it's too easy to get the answer "no." I just wanted to know if there was anything in the published regs that I haven't seen, or what people's experiences have been. Mary

Thanks, James. I had realised the bus limitation. That's one thing to be said for the Brompton; I remember one occasion being out for a country ride (west coast of Lewis) when the rain came on. I carried on to the first bus shelter, folded the bike and waited for the bus back to Stornoway...

Thanks, Flecc and Wicky. Good to know it can work.

Thanks, Flecc.

Is anybody in the habit of taking an electric bike by train? Or has anyone had difficulty doing so? For a long time, my "travel" bike has been an unpowered Brompton. But a recent holiday facing hills and wind on a Hebridean island has convinced me that I'm getting too old for that. (And for...

I see I'm still on the map under my old username, maryinoxford, and at my old location. That one could be deleted now, and replaced with MaryinScotland at DG2.

Hi all. I used to hang out on this forum several years ago, when I was known as "maryinoxford." I don't live in Oxford any more - and thank you, Russell, for changing my user name to a more appropriate choice. I think I want to replace my 2008 Heinzmann Estelle e-bike. Over the last few...

There's one thought that would discourage me from using an "illegal" bike; if I was involved in an accident, regardless of who caused it, there would be an opposing lawyer doing his damnedest to pin the blame on me. He would certainly latch on to any illegality of the bike. Mary

Do you have a preferred size for the photos? Maximum resolution = big file size.

Heinzmann do some kit motors that are more powerful than UK-legal, but you have to choose either high speed, or high torque for towing and hill climbing. Maybe if you put a high-speed motor on the front wheel, and a high-torque one on the back, you'd be approaching Richdog's original wish...