Recent content by gwing3

And it would spell the end of ebikes as every mischievous kid had fun punching the buttons. A permanent lockout is a really stupid concept.

Yes, but. If those jaffa cakes were advertised on ebay by an unknown seller in China offering to sell them at 5p per dozen packs delivered free to your door with real organic goo lovingly produced by some non politically correct maiden you might suspect they weren't really McVities cakes and...

That chargers fine but, if you haven't seen it already, you might take a look at the Litekala Engineer 500 analysing charger. I put up some early info on it on BLF and quite a few folks there now use it, although everyone has their favourites.

All I can say is be very careful. That pack is unbelievably cheap, you can't even buy genuine cells of that capacity for the price which is a clue. It's best to regard all cheap Chinese battery packs (even off-bran counterfeit individual cells as well) as little bombs waiting to explode and burn...

Oh, that's easy to answer - China uses a special type of lumen that does higher numbers. Obviously none of these cheapy lights produce anywhere near the claimed output. The output from this one is *nowhere near* the output from a selectively binned Cree in a properly engineered torch driven...

I commend this one for your attention https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10000Lumen-2x-XM-L2-LED-Bicycle-Bike-light-Cycling-Front-Head-Headlight-Headlamp/322587017989?hash=item4b1baf4305:m:mM6EUIoTMI8im8IGU7eh6Jw However I recommend keeping your eye open for the same item offered without the charger...

As an alternative how about alternative modular construction methods for individual use? Have you heard of the N.E.T.H.E at http://18650.lt/ :)

[B] A motor is just a component, just as a bearing assembly is a component and I think it really is just a question of what level of component it is most efficient to exchange. For warranty claims that seems at present to be the whole motor and I wouldn't be surprised to see a...

I was very happy with my B17, transferred it from bike to bike over the years, and if I ever get another road bike I'll get a B17 to put on it the same day I buy the bike. However that's very unlikely as I can't see me going back to road bikes, and on the mtb I prefer a modern gel saddle, not...

Yes Bosch have both rack and frame mount batteries listed in their catalogues and they are physically different shapes. However they have only only one design for each, so batteries should be interchangeable between all reasonably current Bosch powered frame mount cycles, irrespective of the...

I think the combination of the two 'bikes', each powered and with controls linked might be treated as a single unit when you apply for type approval. The thread here 'Electric push trailer' is interesting. But all this complexity is unnecessary (unless you want to build). A single legal 250W...

You might give Adrian Flux (providers of specialist and bespoke vehicle cover) a call. I obtained electric (battery) car cover from them without problems and they are good to deal with.

Thanks, received very nicely packed as well :)

Unless you have a tyre with a grippy outside and a hard inside. how hard can that be? OK, it'll make the tyre overall stiffer so it can't be right at the very highest grip end, but it could be pretty close.

My load isn't as heavy being a 21Kg dog in a 14.5Kg trailer but the Cube Reaction ebikes we have make this ridiculously easy either on or off road and it's all hills here. The CX motor has huge Torque which combined with the wide gear range mean I can tug this lot up a 1:6 hill not even having...