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I got no instructions with my kit but your supposed to fit the sensor on the RHS. There was no way I was going to mess about removing the bottom bracket there was no room anyway with 3 chain rings. So I put it on the LHS. Just dremeled the hole in the ring so it fitted over the bottom bracket...

Just a standard 8fun 250 watt kit. I should rephrase loads of power what I meant was I have power all the time when I am pedalling with not much effort. I like to pedal but have a bad knee so light pedalling suits me. I found on the Bosch that I needed to push a lot harder to get power. Maybe I...

So basically the purpose of a torque sensor is to increase the range and make the bike harder to ride! I prefer my cheapo kit where I'm getting lots of power all the time and if I pedal harder I can see the current come down or the speed increase.

If cadence and torque are measured then I don't know why manufacturers don't give you the option of selecting a preference like switching the torque sensor off or changing the percentage mix of the two. I have a conversion kit on my bike no torque sensor and it is effortless to ride. I had my...

Hi, thanks for the excellent comparison. I have been looking for new bike and find this information very useful. I want a quality mountain bike as light as possible with a good range 60 miles plus with lots of power, legal and will climb hills. I assumed the Bosch drive would be the best. After...

I wonder if someone on this forum could explain what battery conditioning is for. I read somewhere that it was to set the battery level gauge. As far as I have read one of the worst things you can do to a li-ion battery is fully discharge it. I use LIPo's quite a lot in RC helicopters if they...

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Hi Martin I think 29ers are becoming more popular than 26, eg when I asked in the LBS "do you have any 29ers" the response was nearly all our mountain bikes are 29ers".I think die hard mountain bikers may want 26ers for maneuverability and light weight for jumps etc. For riding on trails and and...

Hello, no I haven't tried a 29er. There are no available bikes to try in a 200 mile radius as for as I know! I could go into bike shop and trying a non electric one but I feel a bit guilty doing this when I have no intention of buying one. I have read a lot about them an they seem to have a...

Hi Martin, thanks for your help on this but on reflection I need to try a few bikes. it's not just standover height I would need to test it's the reach to the handlebars and the general fit of the bike. I don't think I could just buy one and have it delivered, if I'm spending that much it needs...

I would like to buy a 29 inch wheeled high spec mountain bike but my inside leg is only 29 inches. I think the only options may be the KTM Macina race (frame size 430mm) or the Focus Jarifa offroad Premium XLS (frame size 420). Most other bikes I have seen e.g. Haibike Xduro RC 29, smallest...

I needed some way of adding switches to the hydraulic disk brakes on my rockhopper 8Fun conversion to cut the motor. The kit was supplied with brake levers with a cable and built in switch for cable operated brakes, which plugs into the controller, no use for hydraulic brakes. I went onto Ebay...

Hi Electro, I think the controller I'm using is quite an old one, nearly 18 months old as I bought the kit second hand. There were no markings on it other than the current rating which stated 10 amps and max 16 amps. There are separate wires comming out for the throttle and the led display. If...

Hi Lynda, Your right I live in Boldon, been there for 20 years. Originally from South Shields. My other interest is sailing, not so much now, spent a lot of time in the north sea, and South Shields Harbour! Also buggying with a kite on the beaches and the Lees, but packing that in, because I got...

Hi, one of my favourite trips is from Boldon to Jarrowthrough the Tyne pedestrian Tunnel then to North Shields then across the ferryto South Shields up the coast to Whitburn and back to Boldon about 25 miles. Derek