Recent content by RussJ

Just taken delivery of two Rambletta suspension bikes mainly for use when touring with our caravan. We plan to load them into our car and are looking for storage bags to avoid sratches etc. Plenty on eBay and Amazon but none appear to be deep enough to accommodate the Rambletta which I measure...

I was really looking to modify my bike rather than buy a new one..

I have owned a Kakhoff Pro Connect since 2011 and been very pleased with it. However., as the thread suggests, I'm having problems with my wrists and thumbs and finding the bike increasingly uncomfortable. I need to find a way to make the riding position more upright to take some of weight off...

I have an Allay Nomad on my Kalkhoff and have found it to be really comfortable. They do womens versions too! Russ

Kalkhoff Pro-Connect Disc 8 for me - truly the Mercedes of eBikes! Not the cheapest but well built and superb quality. Russ

I have fitted telescopic type suspension seat posts in the past and found them to be better than nothing but only just... This time round I used a parallelogram type on my Pro Connect Disc 8 which is far more effective. I bought a Suntour post for about £30 and find it far more comfortable than...

Just thought I'd post an update... 50 Cycles sent me a replacement spoke as promised (thanks guys) and I fitted it this morning. The hub fitting was easy. All you have to do is slip a thin screwdriver into the slots around the hub on the chain side. Gently lever outwards working around the hub...

Hi Guys, Many thanks for your quick responses and useful info. Sods Law dictates that its a chain side spoke that snapped! I will have a chat with the workshop before attacking the hub though. Russ

Just noticed that I've got a broken spoke on the rear wheel. 50 Cycles are sending me a replacement but I'm not sure how to unhook the hub end of the old spoke. It looks like all the hub fixings are covered by plastic plates. Do these just pry off to reveal the hole? The spoke has broken...

Having had several Mercedes over the years, one thing I can say for certain is that they don't do anything for "FREE"! Russ

There aren't many (any?) electric bike shops in and around Norwich that I managed to find so I bought on recommendation from this forum and other research on the net. I live about 8 miles from Norwich and have a Kalkhoff Proconnect Disc 8 which you're welcome to come and have a look at and try...

I added it to our lawn tractor tyres years ago after a succession of blackthorn punctures. Never had a puncture since. Following my flat last week I bought a bottle and "Slimed" mine and the wifes bikes to hopefully give some protection. I suppose it is an act of faith in some ways but in my...

Ticking noise - problem solved! I spoke to the guys at the 50 Cycles workshop and they suggested a change of pedal. I was a bit sceptical but agreed to try. I swopped them with a pair from my wifes bike and set off this morning. Bliss-no more clicking! 50 Cycles are sending me a new set...

I prised out the plastic end cap on both pedals and added some oil last night but today the click is back with a vengeance. Running out of ideas now so it looks like its off to the LBS for me. The disc noise seems to have gone though, perhaps a little bit of grit got caught in the pad? Russ

Sods Law intervened on the day I posted when I picked up a puncture 6 miles from home. Fortunately I was able to call in the cavalry in the guise of the missus with our estate, so avoided an hours walk in the pi**ing rain! Didn't get a chance to work on the bike till yesterday when I fixed the...