Recent content by barod

Aye, I'll definitely be doing that when the new cover arrives. I have a large tub of copper slip, which feels like a lifetime's supply, so it'll be getting applied fairly liberally!

Mechanic made a lever from a strip of what looks like 5mm strip steel, and it was still a pig to get off apparently

Indeed! Will reserve final judgement until they arrive, but assuming that all goes ok then they deserve to get more trade for this

So, I'm really happy to report that, following a recommendation above, I got in touch with Topbikekit to see whether they could order this part from AKM. And indeed they can! I sent them photos of what I was after, they got onto AKM and came back really quickly with the offer of a motor cover...

The original problem was the freehub seizing briefly (so that it didn't coast properly), which I think is an issue that others have had. A bit of TLC and that was rectified for a while at least. However a couple of weeks ago it went the other way and lost all drive - the pedals were spinning...

Thanks for the quick replies. Leaving aside the cost consideration of a buying a new motor just because the freehub is shot, I generally prefer to repair rather than replace (e.g. inner tubes) Nealh, the LBS told me they blowtorched the area (from the inside of the cover, once they'd got it off...

Hi again, resurrecting this post. After 10,000 miles of faithful service the freehub on my Q128C finally gave up the ghost a couple of weeks ago. Long story, but my LBS mechanic has managed to remove it - unlike other posters, who say it just slides off, this one was actually screwed to the...

Thanks Nealh, I've seen the thread where you and D8veh talked about that. I hope I have an easier time when it finally comes to it. And thanks too wheeliepete, let's hope you're right about compatibility

Whoops, spoke too soon. Those links are all cassettes, I was asking about the freehub body. How easily can replacements for that be obtained?

Ah that's great to hear, thank you.

Ebike commuter

Hi all, I've had my ebike serviced today (5000 miles and going strong ), and the mechanic reckons I might need to source a replacement freehub before too much longer. Does anyone know what would be compatible with the Q128C please?

Hi there, my conversion project is making progress, so I'd welcome some advice now on making the connections to the controller, specifically the battery cables and the motor phase wires. I read on another thread about the perils of poor connections, and that generally bullet connectors aren't...

Thanks for the recommendation, my mechanic was asking if I had any ideas, so I'll pass that on and see what he thinks. He suggested plain gauge spokes though, which the alpine 3s aren't?

Thank you for the reassurance. I have my friendly local bike mechanic lined up for the week after next to lace the motor into a good strong rim, so one that's done and I've got the battery and controller I can check out the no-load speed and report back