Recent content by Wheel-E

  1. Wheel-E

    What do you do to prevent theft of your e-bikes/battery?

    Varies really. I use that method whenever I'm out of sight. I wouldn't leave it overnight or more than few hours in fear for bits being taken off it. In my old job I used to park it directly outside the building so I could hear the alarm if it went off.
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    Confused

    Stop pedalling, the motor will stop. Remember though, that sometimes you may need to pedal forward to change gear when slowing down. Brake switches can still be useful even if you don't have a throttle but not absolutely necessary. Give that you want to use drop bars, probably best to buy the...
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    Help me with my brakes

    When you say it sounds spongey, to me it sounds as if you need the brake blocks closer to the rim so you can get more pressure onto the wheel. It's as if the brake blocks are only touching the wheel near the end of their travel. This can happen as the brake blocks wear down or as the cables...
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    Wheel sizes

    You could always have a bike shop build one for you.
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    Carerra crossfire e bike display help needed

    Suntour Manual Crossfire Manual
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    Completely new to E-bikes

    They describe it as 180wh.
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    Completely new to E-bikes

    neopot3864 appears to have a commercial interest in Cytronex with all posts up to now referring/linking to Cytronex.
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    bosch intuvia phone charging lead where to buy on ebay please

    Can't see any reason why that wouldn't work.
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    New bike for daily commute

    Go for it! It may not look quite as slick as a Cube with integrated battery, but the really great thing about building your own is that it becomes much easier to replace or upgrade parts if they ever go wrong.
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    Looking for a first electric bike

    Barrie, whose every post mentions the website or Ebay store?
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    Cyclotricity Stealth

    Your pedantry is welcomed. I didn't want to go down that road again of debating legality of Cyclotricity products. :)
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    Cyclotricity Stealth

    Cyclotricity LCDs have one setting that changes between 250w and maximum power. The upper speed limit is set separately. With a non-Cyclotricity LCD you can reduce the current by up to 50% and can still set the maximum speed just as before. In terms of legality, with a 1000w kit set to 50%...
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    Cyclotricity Stealth

    Check out Kunteng's website with their range of displays: http://www.szktdz.com/en/news.php?type=343 Their downloads page contains the manuals for all of their displays, allowing you to compare the available functions. http://www.szktdz.com/en/news.php?type=348
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    Cyclotricity Stealth

    The LCD-5 is a direct swap as long as you find one with the same connector. If you're using a Cyclotricity kit then you'll need Julet/Higo connectors. I bought my LCD-5 from BMS Battery for about £16 with the wrong connector but soldered the old cable into the new LCD. As @d8veh has said...
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    Death by dangerous riding introduced

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/04/death-by-dangerous-cycling-offence-to-be-introduced-reports?