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  1. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Well guys, it has been real (a little too real) - and I'm bailing. Decided to get myself a proper motorbike (125cc for now) and pursue a motorbike license. I use my bomber like a motorbike anyway, and that's probably not safe. Drivers don't treat you like one, no noise, no brake lights...
  2. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Since turning on the 'soft start' that hasn't happened again. I wouldn't regard accidentally pulling too hard on the throttle from a standstill, on day one of riding my bike, as a crash. lol. Am I the only one here who accepts crashing and scrapes as part of the fun and in many ways an...
  3. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Technically that was my first crash.
  4. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Thanks man! I'll take a look at that tonight and see if the squeel goes away. Only happens when moving the back wheel backwards slowly, or when the back wheel brakes coming in fairly fast.
  5. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Shaved about a CM or two off the pedal when it scraped across the ground. Rather it than my knee to be honest with you. A scuff on the handlebar cap, obviously. Aside from that it's visually fine and there are no signs that anything is damaged in terms of function. It has developed a squeaky...
  6. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Had a bit of a piss around with the GoPro Studio. Here's me and Roger. Me on Stealth, him in his Jeep. fWe894IWtNA
  7. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    New Video. I'll let it do the talking ;) 6CBUkHwB9Ao
  8. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    I'll get round to it :) In the meantime an arty picture of me riding up Regent St ;)
  9. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Totally agree. Unfortunately London doesn't have the road infrastructure, never mind anything else. London is an amalgamation of roads build tightly between buildings that are listed and protected, and were designed to service the horse and cart. It's a nightmare for everyone, not just cyclists...
  10. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    First close call today on an otherwise smooth run. Some white van woman who I was driving behind (no windows to see out the back.) Stayed back a good stopping distance, but followed her path around a parked bus. She goes for the overtake, then slams on the brakes when she realises that a car is...
  11. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Well, I say tax them. 0 emissions 0 tax :P
  12. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    The thing is, the biggest lobby for vehicles at the moment here is the pushbike lobby in London, and they're getting their way. On the one hand that's a great thing- a lot of the infrastructure is being handed over to cyclists- huge cycle lanes, superhighways, the lot. (Google...
  13. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    You don't know the half of it. The EU is completely swamped with committees who pontificate about nonsense regulations. In Britain, it's even worse, as old statutes overlap these. Here is an excerpt from a Wiki entry: In the United Kingdom, e-bikes are classed as standard bicycles providing the...
  14. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    WATERPROOFING I can only assume the new Stealth bikes are better insulted because there aren't many places the water seems able to get in. The underside has a few holes in it, and I taped some up and put some zip locks on each of the wires to encourage water to fall off. The only place I'm...
  15. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    What a cow. The MX goggles are a bit flashy, but they do a good job. The way I see it is that you can go out, have fun, wear what you want and deal with the off situations that might occur, or you cam reign it all in and reduce your chances of being stopped, but wear less safe stuff and have...
  16. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    It's not legal as it is lol. Very considerate of pedestrians. Even stop at Zebra crossings, aye.
  17. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Quick Q by the way. Is there any way of stopping the cycle analyst from resetting the clock after each charge. Really can't be arsed setting the time every single day.
  18. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Here is a LIVE view if you want one though ;) http://www.abbeyroad.com/crossing
  19. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    I can give it a go, but I think you'll be underwhelmed :P
  20. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Went out for my second ride tonight. Much, much better with 'soft start' enabled. No mistakes this time :) Thought I'd make you guys a tiny tour of London. Filmed from my Chesty GoPro strap. S6rqmvIUkCg
  21. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    For a country so renowned for making speed machines, the German state loves to shit on any attempt at a fun time.
  22. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    You know, we talk a fair bit here about not drawing attention from the cops, but I'm curious, how many here have actually been stopped by the cops? What happened? If you haven't, how often do general punters ask about what you're riding? Are they interested or suspicious?
  23. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    If you like pimping out your ride, these look cool: http://www.quigleymotorsport.com/accessories.html Particularly like the way the full metal jacket protects the underside.
  24. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    Definitely gonna try avoid riding in bad weather. For anyone out there who is interested by the way, I use an iPhone app called Dark Sky. It's a hyper local weather app that pings you when rain is going to occur. I find it's bang on 9 times out of 10.
  25. ryrideswhat

    E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

    I've heard of products very similar to that. People use them to coat their phones and stuff. Mostly the feedback I've heard is that over a short time it starts to discolour and go tacky, then peel off. It's very easy to submerge something and say "look it's still dry after a million years."...
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