i'm seeing loads of electric bikes now!

[Tex]

and a couple of Dingoes down here in OZ Old Timer...


OT but I found the whole wisper / ezee slap up a bit unedifying

 

[HarryB]

Alien bike on the way to work today at Westminster (traffic lights). Looked a neat bike actually and quite descrete. I have also seen a few Wisper bikes riding down the road here.

 

[Scatty]

wow

i see them evey day and was over took by one this thing was on the move when i got to the rail crossing where we had to stop he was on powered bicycle and the modle was a MANTRA he said it was brill and would not change it i even got a web adress check out Powered and Electric Bikes Largest Range In UK

 

[oldlegs]

Walked along to my local pub at mid-day last week, had a couple of pints and on the way back spotted 2 ezee bikes.
The owners were sat nearby, 2 middle aged ladies enjoying a take away sandwich.

Apart from my bike, these are the first e-bikes I've seen in Stockbridge on the main A30.

-----John.

 

[flecc]

i'm seeing loads of electric bikes now!

It used to be pink elephants in the old days, how times change.

Cheers, (hic)
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[rustic]

I took my Alien around the South Leicestershire villages at the weekend. The bike attracted a huge amount of interest & questions from people who seemed genuinely interested in finding out more about electric biking.

I haven't seen many around North Essex where I live, but I sense a real upsurge in interest.

 

[Psycosis]

i had my first ride into work today and i didn't see any. I did however have someone ask me whether the thing attached to my bike was used to generate electricity........ummmmm yes......thats exactly what it is.
Just before it dumps it all out in one go and i have to make sure the bike doesn't wheelie.

 

[carpetbagger]

i haven't seen any around here recently but i kid in clitheroe shouted corrrrrr thats an electric bike !! I have also heard other people mention it when i have passed them so i think a lot more people are aware of them now

 

[tangent]

Saw another one yesterday. Not sure what as I could not catch him. He was not pedalling and I could see a shiny silver battery on his rear rack. Possibly an Alien conversion?

There does seem to have been a huge increase in London bike commuters within the last 12 months - in some ways a bit annoying.

 

[Mussels]

There does seem to have been a huge increase in London bike commuters within the last 12 months - in some ways a bit annoying.

There has certainly been a huge increase in the last month, all the fair weather riders are out . If the numbers go up much more I can imagine critical mass problems in some areas as most cycle paths and lanes are designed for low volumes.

 

[Alex728]

There has certainly been a huge increase in the last month, all the fair weather riders are out

same here in Ipswich,although not much in the way of congestion problems..

 

[jac]

2 electric bikes outside tesco on sunday and just saw another a2b bike today also on sunday there was a little dingy on hove lagoon with an electric outboard motor

jim

 

[lemmy]

It used to be pink elephants in the old days, how times change.
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They sure do. But It's only a couple of pints more between seeing pink elephants and Aliens

 

[Psycosis]

Thats one of the plans Boris has isn't it, Increasing the width of cycle lanes to enable more people to commute.
I don't think its a bad thing since bus lanes are pretty wide in town and i see plenty of regular lycra cyclists just using the road rather than the cycle lanes.

With any luck, this will show TFL or whoever is in charge that there are plenty of people using bikes in town and the roads need to be made safer.

 

[Mussels]

Thats one of the plans Boris has isn't it, Increasing the width of cycle lanes to enable more people to commute.

That is a big drawback with some of the cycle superhighways I have used, they look wide but being two way and seperate from the road there is no way to overtake when it's busy. That may sound trivial but some people like to potter along at half the speed I ride, if I'm getting frustrated about being stuck in traffic with longer journey times then there's not much point in being on a bike.

 

[simonbarnett]

velosolex?

On London Bridge today a very shiny (almost plastic looking) bike with a big engine cover over the front wheel pottering along at about 15 mph- no pedalling. A real Velosolex moped lookalike- but the grey haired rider had no helmet so illegal moped or ebike?

 

[Vikki]

Cyclomatic seen today heading down Milton Road in Portsmouth.

 

[flecc]

On London Bridge today a very shiny (almost plastic looking) bike with a big engine cover over the front wheel pottering along at about 15 mph- no pedalling. A real Velosolex moped lookalike- but the grey haired rider had no helmet so illegal moped or ebike?

There is an electric VeloSolex now, so it might have been an imported one. On that the front wheel "engine" cover is fake, that's the controller. It has a rear hub motor.

Scroll half way down this webpage to see the Electric Version.
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[simonbarnett]

There is an electric VeloSolex now, so it might have been an imported one. On that the front wheel "engine" cover is fake, that's the controller. It has a rear hub motor.

Scroll half way down this webpage to see the Electric Version.
.

Genius- Surely, one day, you'll fail to come up with the answer .

 

[Tex]

Just saw a Urbanmover. The one with the smallish wheels.