Recent content by allotmenteer

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    Reset trip on my brilliant Haibike SDURO 3.0?

    Hello. Might be a bit of a late reply but on my haibike you long-press the up and down buttons.
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    Electric bike kit for sale

    Bike now SOLD Thanks to all who showed interest. The bike and kit are now sold.
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    Electric bike kit for sale

    Hello all Sorry for the poor communication. I've been having a bit of a stressfull time at work recently. Anyway, the kit is still for sale. £150 for the lot. I don't want the hassle of postage so sorry to those who can't collect. I live in Aldershot so anyone who is interested and...
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    Electric bike kit for sale

    Bump. The kit is still for sale. New price: £150
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    Electric bike kit for sale

    Update: I've managed to get out for a spin on the bike. I tore round the neighbourhood using the throttle and barely pedalling and I did approx 8 miles including a long hill. Still seemed to be plenty of juice left. Measured voltage at just over 38 volts (1.267 volts per cell). Didn't...
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    Electric bike kit for sale

    Hello Snipenose The kit is still up for sale. I've not had time to check the battery as my central heating started playing up just after I posted the advert and I've been trying to fix it for a couple of weeks. Hopefully now I got my nice warm house back I can check the battery this weekend...
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    Electric bike kit for sale

    Electric bike kit for sale *** SOLD *** ************ SOLD ************************** I have the following items for sale: 250W bafang rear hub motor 36V controller (+ spare controller) 36V Nimh battery (from 50 cycles) 9Ah Charger for the battery I can throw in the bike it's...
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    Face Freeze

    Try wearing swimming goggles. You'll be able to wrap a scarf around your face and I'm sure they won't steam up. You'll look a total fool though. :)
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    When 15 mph isn't enough

    My bike (bafang motor, 36V nimh, 15A controller) can provide good assistance to about 24mph with me pedalling. I can average just over 20mph when I commute the 15 miles to work. A max speed of 25mph is about as fast as I would want to go. To get more speed I would have to add larger / more...
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    How you is too young to carry on a bike?

    I'd wait until the child can walk as by then his/her muscles and skeleton are more developed. Sitting on the back of a bike will subject the little one to quite a lot of shock and vibration. You can brace against anticipated shocks but the child can't. A nice padded seat is essential I would...
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    Freesat Sky offer

    Don't give him a penny. Get yourself down to Lidl and buy one of their digital satellite kits for around £60. The kit has all you need (dish, digital receiver, cable, satellite finder, mount etc). Aligning the dish can be tricky and you may need to get a better satellite finder (one with a...
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    UltraBattery

    Saw an article in New Scientist about the UltraBattery. HYBRID-electric vehicles (HEVs) could become cheaper thanks to a breakthrough that would allow inexpensive lead-acid batteries to replace the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries they now use. Lead-acid batteries are cheap and can store...
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    DIY Halogen Lights

    I made a halogen bike light last winter using a 12V MR16 bulb + 40mm overflow pipe. I used a 12V 7Ah computer UPS battery which I got free from work (they get replaced every couple of years and the old ones get binned). Total cost was about £5 and although it looked a real bodge job it worked...
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    pedelecking:the musts and the musn´ts while riding them?

    Fit a handlebar mirror. I've borrowed one for a couple of weeks and I can't believe I've managed without one all this time. I'm buying one for myself asap.
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    New Alien bikes on ebay

    Helllo Stuart Yes I fitted a set of decent shimano V-brakes and all is well now.