Recent content by PatH

Nothing special, I realised ages ago that bike specific clothing is a bit hit and miss, I had an expensive Altura rain jacket that was coming apart after just a few uses, a Merino top from Aldi that was never comfortable and shrank in the wash, padded shorts that were impractical. So these days...

It would be fine if I could simply order the parts online, the display I can get for about 65 Euros, the button controller assembly for about 38 Euros, but the 'return to base only' crap and London prices means I can probably add 50% to that, not to mention loss of earnings and travelling costs.

You can't really see it in this pic but the pins go through the display onto the main PCB and the visible parts here clip over the plastic lip and that is all fine.

Things just got a lot worse, and at the worst possible time. I accidentally dropped the LCD Display onto a hard surface (frozen fingers) and when I put it on the bike, nothing, nada. I've dropped it before and it was ok but this is my worst nightmare. I start a new job next week and absolutely...

Update... It has become like an old dependable horse, just when you think it is about to cark it, it decides to work again. I have taken to placing a woolly glove over the right handlebar to protect the buttons from frost. Most of them have stopped working and the temperature sensor seems to...

Heh! Maybe I should if I see it again... I didn't have insurance so I could legally state a claim to original ownership.

Few years back I had the same thing, my bike was nicked and disappeared, I kept an eye out in CC and in town for a few months but gave up, and bought my e-bike soon after. A year or so later I was wandering through town and saw it! Locked up to a rack... I waited for the 'owner' and told him...

I have regen too but mostly it's switched off, if I know I'll be doing a lot of coasting then I switch it on, and there is a small noticeable braking effect. What is more noticeable though is cycling along past 16mph, when assistance stops and you are pedalling on your own, most noticeable when...

Yep, with my bike I had the Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres fitted by the dealer (at extra cost) as a 'recommended extra', from new. Well worth it for peace of mind. Heavy commuting is hard on a bike so look for things like easily replaceable brake pads. Mine has Magura HS11 Hydraulic rim brakes...

What a ridiculous statement and totally absurd.

When I took it in for warranty James' partner at Justebikes said that Sparta are not really interested in the UK market any more, I wonder if that has to do with the early image problems? It's still a beautiful looking bike -

Depends on speed and conditions too of course, if climbing on a mountain bike and off road then lower cadence will be a necessity, I'm usually on the road and spinning along at 16 mph, or down to 13mph for the big hill. On the flat I don't care and will happily cruise using hardly any rotation!

Thumbs up for Schwalbe marathon plus, never had a puncture in nearly 5,000 miles, through forest tracks, over glass, they are the best, still plenty of tread left. A track pump from wilco (£7.99) to keep them at 5 bar.

100 to 120 rotations a minute? Or more than one rotation a second.

Yes the Sparta ION M-Gear bike was a very basic and cheap model using a completely different motor and electronics design with a frame mounted magnetic sensor. Therefore if that wasn't properly aligned there would be problems. The one for all documentation should be changed... My one has no...