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Blimey, that looks useful. I'd question whether I needed my van for smaller jobs!Waldorf wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:35 am Yes, I did, Ged. I am really glad I did. Mine's a delicate shade of grey and yes, I, too, always were a helmet and HiVis vest.
I also bought a Burley Travoy Shopper to tow behind it; that's proved very useful:
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I Was down there that day cap,in the afternoon, as for me getting that e-bike fron Halfords[its got to be a folding one]the price went from £700 to £850,stuff that,i had a ride in it,went up a hill,what hill..???capitano wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:19 amExcellent, Mike. I'm really glad to hear that you are using it and enjoying it.Waldorf wrote: ↑Mon Sep 03, 2018 3:17 pm I agree; I bought an electric-assist bike since I was struggling with my COPD.
I still have to pedal but it's enabled me to keep riding.
I have received no derogatory remarks but many positive ones from people who can see its worth.
I call it my 'Mobility' bicycle.
I remember when you were debating whether to take the plunge or not. Did you buy a Kalkhoff?
Mrs Capitano's is the one with the white helmet hanging from the bars.
Fair enough there will be horror stories like yours, but there are with anything - think of VW and diesel, for example. And often a decent product turns out to give a bad experience because of the local dealer's attitude or incompetence. Your problems here would have been solved with hot-swapping (I think is the term), but the infrastructure is still a way off for that, which is a shame.gasgas wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:51 am I can go on all day why you shouldn't have an electric car. We had one for two years. The manufacturer's stated mileage range comes from the same fairy tale story book that their petrol consumption figures come from. Drive a supposedly 125 mile range car in the winter after dark in the snow, and you won't get more than 40 miles from a full charge. Three of the recharging stations we visited were broken / stolen / out of action. We were forced to drive down the motorway at 30mph with - - - showing on the range display. That's scary. Worst of all, when we gave it back to Nissan after the two year PCP was up, the guy who subsequently bought it found that the battery with a 5 year warranty went down to a range of 35 miles from full. He took it to the Nissan dealer and said it needs a new battery please. 5 year warranty so you'll do it free won't you. They plugged it in and said no, the warranty is void because the previous owner plugged it in to recharge it when it was already 80% full. So I will never be buying a new Nissan again if that is the way they get out of their legal obligations. Apart from their devious tactics the car is so full of computers it shouldn't allow the battery to be damaged, whether the owner plugs it in or not.
I realise that hasn't anything to do with cycles or motorcycles, I just thought I would warn anyone thinking of getting an electric car.
I was at the first electric motobike TT on the Isle of Man. The racers (who all had to have existing petrol TT racing licences) said how wierd it was: they could hear the crowds cheering and the chain rattling on the sprockets!
Not by law no and the lycra clad warrior brigade would be up in arms if a ruling was made against them. In London they are the biggest bunch of ******* who fail to abide by most road traffic acts and if you publicly criticise them on social media they hound you down and get you banned etc
Sensibly expressed, real world experience. Don't expect the cheerleaders to pay any attention though.gasgas wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:51 am I can go on all day why you shouldn't have an electric car. We had one for two years. The manufacturer's stated mileage range comes from the same fairy tale story book that their petrol consumption figures come from. Drive a supposedly 125 mile range car in the winter after dark in the snow, and you won't get more than 40 miles from a full charge. Three of the recharging stations we visited were broken / stolen / out of action. We were forced to drive down the motorway at 30mph with - - - showing on the range display. That's scary. Worst of all, when we gave it back to Nissan after the two year PCP was up, the guy who subsequently bought it found that the battery with a 5 year warranty went down to a range of 35 miles from full. He took it to the Nissan dealer and said it needs a new battery please. 5 year warranty so you'll do it free won't you. They plugged it in and said no, the warranty is void because the previous owner plugged it in to recharge it when it was already 80% full. So I will never be buying a new Nissan again if that is the way they get out of their legal obligations. Apart from their devious tactics the car is so full of computers it shouldn't allow the battery to be damaged, whether the owner plugs it in or not.
I realise that hasn't anything to do with cycles or motorcycles, I just thought I would warn anyone thinking of getting an electric car.
I was at the first electric motobike TT on the Isle of Man. The racers (who all had to have existing petrol TT racing licences) said how wierd it was: they could hear the crowds cheering and the chain rattling on the sprockets!
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