As a previous poster said, yes but the Brompton will probably need to be on its side.
An alternative to the Yaris hybrid is the Honda Jazz hybrid.
I had a 2011 model, which they continued to sell until 2015 I think. Bought it to replace a Toyota Prius which didn’t deliver on many counts.
Huge carrying capacity and excellent fuel economy, but again, check whether the Brompton sits upright in the boot under the parcel shelf.
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- 18 Oct 2023, 1:56pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Does a Brompton fit in a Toyota Yaris?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4618
- 19 Aug 2023, 2:23pm
- Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
- Topic: Hill Starts - E-assist not helping
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9199
Re: Hill Starts - E-assist not helping
My ARCC Moulton TSR27 has a boost start feature. You raise the left pedal and hold the bike still with both brakes. Then apply force to the pedal and simultaneously release both brakes. It gives max power for 3 seconds! Seems to get you started and thereafter you pedal as normal.
My Swytch Brompton has no similar feature, but I find that shifting the rear hub to the lowest gear, while stationary, allows an initial spurt that gets you going!
I realise that this might not work for some riders though, depending on their circumstances and the gradient of the offending hill!
My Swytch Brompton has no similar feature, but I find that shifting the rear hub to the lowest gear, while stationary, allows an initial spurt that gets you going!
I realise that this might not work for some riders though, depending on their circumstances and the gradient of the offending hill!
- 17 Jul 2023, 9:28pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Baby bike seat for Pendleton Somerby hybrid bike
- Replies: 5
- Views: 976
Re: Baby bike seat for Pendleton Somerby hybrid bike
I used to carry my daughter on a Hamax seat….thirty years ago! Apart from her sometimes kicking my backside in an attempt to make me go faster, it was very successful. It was attached to a Claud Butler with a step through frame, using a bracket on the seat tube and a fastening to the rear rack. She used it until she learned to ride herself, aged three and a half.
They are still available and look very similar to my old one.
Halfords, Decathlon and others seem to stock them.
They are still available and look very similar to my old one.
Halfords, Decathlon and others seem to stock them.
- 20 Jun 2023, 7:50am
- Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
- Topic: Swytch kit on a Brompton
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6679
Re: Swytch kit on a Brompton
Our Bromptons are the older version using a steel frame with titanium rear triangle and front forks, not the new all titanium version.
So far so good. The forks aren’t showing any problems and the fit was easy.
- 17 Jun 2023, 3:01pm
- Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
- Topic: UK law in e-bikes
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1484
Re: UK law in e-bikes
I do care about this confusion between e-bikes and e-motorbikes….Sad to say that in the past couple of weeks 3 teenagers have died riding e-motorbikes here in the UK. Okay, they attracted the attention of the Police who pursued them, but if they had been riding in the way the poster claims he does, perhaps they might not have.
No helmets, VED or insurance either I assume?
Similar machines are on the road round here…ridden at speed by young guys it seems, wearing hoodies and sunglasses to hide their identity. Pulling wheelies in traffic seems popular.
It’s hilly here but there are a fair few legal e-cargo bikes used by businesses for deliveries, parents on school runs. They seem to ascend the steep hill I live on at a fair pace, certainly quicker than the roadies on carbon bikes who do it unassisted.
I have e-bikes, legal mind! The need for speed, if I felt it, would be satisfied by something more motorbike like. Either electric or petrol but with helmet, VED paid and insured too.
Call me old fashioned! Sanctimonious too. Don’t care if you do!
No helmets, VED or insurance either I assume?
Similar machines are on the road round here…ridden at speed by young guys it seems, wearing hoodies and sunglasses to hide their identity. Pulling wheelies in traffic seems popular.
It’s hilly here but there are a fair few legal e-cargo bikes used by businesses for deliveries, parents on school runs. They seem to ascend the steep hill I live on at a fair pace, certainly quicker than the roadies on carbon bikes who do it unassisted.
I have e-bikes, legal mind! The need for speed, if I felt it, would be satisfied by something more motorbike like. Either electric or petrol but with helmet, VED paid and insured too.
Call me old fashioned! Sanctimonious too. Don’t care if you do!
- 31 May 2023, 12:54pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: This doesn't look right
- Replies: 11
- Views: 968
Re: This doesn't look right
As it should look I think!
- 31 May 2023, 7:44am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Brompton identification
- Replies: 7
- Views: 793
Re: Brompton identification
Looks like a late 90’s five speed, with a Sturmey Archer hub. Can’t remember the model name as they have changed frequently over the years. I had a slightly later one, with a Sachs 3 speed hub. They now use SA as they are being manufactured again, in Taiwan. It is a short wheelbase model. The main frame hinge is brazed. Later ones use a cast frame clamp that makes them a little longer. Only a couple of cms I think. Never noticed the difference ride wise, when I got a newer model. Good, early models are quite sought after by people who like that sort of thing. Most bits are replaceable. The only weakness in the early ones is the brakes which are single pivot. They switched the front to dual pivot at some point, to improve stopping power. Yours might have that arrangement. Those saddles aren’t great either. I use a Brooks.
Great bikes, I love mine!
Great bikes, I love mine!
- 28 May 2023, 4:40pm
- Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
- Topic: Charging fire safety e bikes
- Replies: 181
- Views: 16569
Re: Increasing risk of fire and danger to lives
Yeah, it was a bit of a lapse! I happily use 36 volt Bosch garden tool batteries in my mower and also my ARCC Moulton, e bike conversion. I wanted to avoid buying a Dyson and my neighbour had a Bosch….. It’s just that model range, other Bosch vacs use removable batteries.Nigel wrote: ↑28 May 2023, 8:28amThe lesson is to check repairability before buying devices. Some are more repairable than others. Some makers have a reputation of dropping support after a few years, or making them more expensive than new. Check the availability of battery packs and their price for cordless appliances.fivebikes wrote: ↑27 May 2023, 10:28am .....
I’ve discovered my fancy Bosch Athlet vacuum cleaner, lithium battery powered, is essentially disposable. The replacement battery pack includes the motor but costs more than a new cleaner….and is pretty much unobtainable anyway. Hate junking it after five years! Will have to be done with care too! Same with my Phillips toothbrush but that has lasted longer and they do print disposal advice on the packaging….which I have disposed of!
It’s a pity as it still works well but doesn’t last as long as when new. There are vids on YouTube about replacing cells but this seems a potentially hazardous process!!
- 27 May 2023, 10:28am
- Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
- Topic: Charging fire safety e bikes
- Replies: 181
- Views: 16569
Re: Increasing risk of fire and danger to lives
Heard someone on the radio who collects them and has them recycled to extract the lithium etc for making new batteries. Can’t remember the figures he quoted but a lot of cash to be had doing that.simonineaston wrote: ↑27 May 2023, 8:48am Lithium batteries in disposable vape units are becoming a problem, too, at refuse recycling facilities. Small fires are becoming increasingly common and are apparantly hard to deal with.
Seems like a good reason to charge a refundable or transferable deposit on the things?
I’ve discovered my fancy Bosch Athlet vacuum cleaner, lithium battery powered, is essentially disposable. The replacement battery pack includes the motor but costs more than a new cleaner….and is pretty much unobtainable anyway. Hate junking it after five years! Will have to be done with care too! Same with my Phillips toothbrush but that has lasted longer and they do print disposal advice on the packaging….which I have disposed of!
- 27 May 2023, 8:41am
- Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
- Topic: Charging fire safety e bikes
- Replies: 181
- Views: 16569
Re: Increasing risk of fire and danger to lives
Online social media platforms are posting this already.
Often unsubstantiated clips of vehicles of all kinds, only some recognisable as EVs. One I remember, showed a supposed EV bus fire. Dramatic and explosive, it was later established that it was a LPG powered bus.
I suspect that these posts are shared by people who have an interest in perpetuating the use of fossil fuelled transport. I have seen some on FB, reposted by people who are of that mind. Their posts on clean air zones, so called ‘road tax’ being unjust, motorists in general being unfairly treated, suggest that. Certainly, in the two wheels good/four wheels bad debate, they are determinedly in favour of the supremacy of four, petrol or diesel but not electric.
So the risks of lithium batteries exploding are real, but so is the risk of being struck by lightning…..tragically it does happen, but we carry on and can minimise the chances of that too.
- 7 May 2023, 8:57am
- Forum: Cycling Goods & Services - Your Reviews
- Topic: Swytch Bike - Customer Service
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5099
Re: Swytch Bike - Customer Service
Sorry to hear this.
I had a problem with my first Swytch kit and I found the technical help first rate. Also, subsequent help when I needed a new PAS sensor when my original developed an intermittent fault, out of the warranty period.
I used the email contact but they both called me and we did a video call to establish the issue in the first instance.
I had a problem with my first Swytch kit and I found the technical help first rate. Also, subsequent help when I needed a new PAS sensor when my original developed an intermittent fault, out of the warranty period.
I used the email contact but they both called me and we did a video call to establish the issue in the first instance.
- 10 Mar 2023, 3:55pm
- Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
- Topic: Swytch - apparent tiny battery capacity?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4831
Re: Swytch - apparent tiny battery capacity?
We have a couple of Swytch converted Bromptons. Not the current super light battery versions but the second generation. They are the larger capacity, up to 50 km claimed. On rides, the power is used to climb otherwise difficult hills and perhaps a bit of a ‘get you home, lift. We have done several 50 km rides, in that way, and the battery still indicates about 25% remaining I guess. Swytch conversions aren’t intended to accommodate huge miles. Think about your intended use rather than theoretical maximum mileage.
We also have an ARCC converted Moulton TSR 27 that uses the same Bosch 36 v garden tool batteries that Simonineaston refers to. The 6ah battery copes with 25/30 miles and I keep a spare 4ah in the saddle bag if needed….plus I use them to power my garden mower too!
We don’t do many rides in excess of 30-40 miles so, combining low capacity batteries with a bit of leg work is a good solution.
We also have an ARCC converted Moulton TSR 27 that uses the same Bosch 36 v garden tool batteries that Simonineaston refers to. The 6ah battery copes with 25/30 miles and I keep a spare 4ah in the saddle bag if needed….plus I use them to power my garden mower too!
We don’t do many rides in excess of 30-40 miles so, combining low capacity batteries with a bit of leg work is a good solution.
- 8 Mar 2023, 11:31pm
- Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
- Topic: Any steel e-assist manufacturers?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 875
Re: Any steel e-assist manufacturers?
ARCC in Cambridge do a couple of steel framed front hub motor designs plus a converted Moulton, also steel. They will also retrofit their conversion to Moulton and Bromptons.
I have an early version of their Moulton conversion. It is very good!
They are not cheap but the quality is excellent.
https://www.arccbikes.com/pages/bike-range
I have an early version of their Moulton conversion. It is very good!
They are not cheap but the quality is excellent.
https://www.arccbikes.com/pages/bike-range
- 7 Jan 2023, 10:02am
- Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
- Topic: Law on restricted ebikes
- Replies: 78
- Views: 14364
Re: Law on restricted ebikes
Doesn’t matter what the law says….if it’s generally unenforceable.
The police, trading standards etc have not got the resources to cope. I’m happy to comply and it’s not difficult to, if you choose.
On the other hand…..last night a local lad purred up my steep road on a e-moped, for want of a better description. No helmet, lights on the moped and certainly not pedalling. Worse still, he was slipstreaming a white van, so close as to be invisible to the driver.
I’ve seen him so often in the past year that I recognise him .
I am concerned for his health and well-being plus if he meets a sticky end it will be another negative e-bike story (battery pun unintended).
We have a couple of speed limited e-bike conversions and they do the job….a bit of help on steep hills and the potential (there I go again) to add a bit more to a ride so the last few miles aren’t a struggle.
Most legal e-bike riders will be the same I reckon. Happy with the power cut off, okay with the battery range, not so impressed by the added weight but hey ho.
People mostly obey laws, e-bikes will mostly comply. Obviously some bikes and users disregard theses niceties, but that’s life.
The police, trading standards etc have not got the resources to cope. I’m happy to comply and it’s not difficult to, if you choose.
On the other hand…..last night a local lad purred up my steep road on a e-moped, for want of a better description. No helmet, lights on the moped and certainly not pedalling. Worse still, he was slipstreaming a white van, so close as to be invisible to the driver.
I’ve seen him so often in the past year that I recognise him .
I am concerned for his health and well-being plus if he meets a sticky end it will be another negative e-bike story (battery pun unintended).
We have a couple of speed limited e-bike conversions and they do the job….a bit of help on steep hills and the potential (there I go again) to add a bit more to a ride so the last few miles aren’t a struggle.
Most legal e-bike riders will be the same I reckon. Happy with the power cut off, okay with the battery range, not so impressed by the added weight but hey ho.
People mostly obey laws, e-bikes will mostly comply. Obviously some bikes and users disregard theses niceties, but that’s life.
- 1 Dec 2022, 10:20pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Which Brompton?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2301
Re: Which Brompton?
Tough choice….. I love my Brompton, a six speed with a lowered gearing, rack and guards. Originally a P model with a version of a comfort bar which I swapped out for some Thorn bars with a gentle rise. Much happier and cos they are slightly wider than any Brompton offering, make the ride more stable.
Totally agree about security though…unless it can be carried inside, too tempting for bike thieves.
In which case a best bike for enjoyment/fitness etc with the old bike kept for commuting, would be my choice!
Totally agree about security though…unless it can be carried inside, too tempting for bike thieves.
In which case a best bike for enjoyment/fitness etc with the old bike kept for commuting, would be my choice!