Recent content by Robint

WOW this is so disappointing I bought my Agattu in 2012 from 50 Cycles and tbh I havent had any issues, only I was concerned about the weare on the front rim by the agressive caliper brakes and searched around for a suiable disc brake replacements - no help from 50 Cycles btw. Never did solve...

yup me too but Im not a power rider and we have some welly booted beasties on here that seem to destroy e-bikes 100+kgs and serious power

Finally got a response out of 50C they call it the i360 cos its reputed to have 360% gear range - so why didn't they say so up front? Interesting your test results. WOW, last thing you want on a e bike is an inefficient drive. Users moan that the hub gear is less efficient than a chain...

Ive just been reading about it, they don't say what the gear range is? Suspicious. It is a mechanical rotating ball principle Ive seen their website, bit coy on performance details torque speed ratio relies on strong pressure between 2 rings and suitable viscous fluid, so they say...

Has anyone heard of this combination. Similar to what is used in auto xmissions. A fluid clutch can supply with up to 3x full speed torque at stall conditions. This would enable a hub motor to run up to full torque/speed with 3 fold output torque increase under start conditions. It needn't...

Your header Q The current UK law states maximum power output of 200 watts (250w Europe, yes we are in Europe!) and a motor that should not propel the e-bike past 15mph. Please ensure all conversations respect the current (albeit slightly foggy) legislation. UQ Apparently changed to 250W 6th...

Yes Its horses for courses and derailleur is more efficient with greater gear range and most suited for touring not for my low speed town/ pavement stuff, but funnily enough I managed well on my 6sp der viking 20" folding pushbike. Very nimble

Yes understood. I was referring to the uk regs which said that power was limited to 200W, apparently we are now in line with the EU at 250W, shows how out of date I am.

Is 250W legal in UK (snigger) Looks like suitable for MTB use, but derailleurs for in town use My KA uses Shimano 8sp hub and it swift and smooth as clockwork. I found with an e bike that you shoot up and down the rack much more often, to even out the torque/speed and maintain the optimum...

I did a quick estimate of the probably mileage I covered through my 7 year period - 7500, not much but regular 5 mile bursts, hardly ever got below 4 bar , battery on charge after use, a few times down to 3 bar. Still works ok apart from obvious battery issue as I must have topped it up at...

Yes indeed - sound advice. You really can't afford to be parsimonious with an e bike (not like you can with a push bike). 7/8 years ago the market was struggling to recover from a shaky period of rubbish nicad hub motor imports from the far east. They were grossly overhyped and underperformed...

WOW £279 for 20 Ah 26volt (vs £700 from 50 C) Thats more like it. Has anyone been down this route? Do I need a new charger as well

Well I got mine as a back up for £100, but wish I hadn't bothered. I had been spoilt with my Khalkhoff but that was 5x the Tesco price. I strongly recommend that you test ride one of these before buying and see if you can managed the quirky front hub drive plus derailleurs. The power is...

In a related vein, has anyone noticed how a degraded Lion battery pack performs? Mine 10 Ah 24v on my agattu is 7 years years old and I guess down to 50% capacity (I havent done a distance run yet, having only just got back up on my bike after a 2 year gap recovering from hip ops). during that...