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    Conversion kit opinions

    Here is my version, purchased a 15amp 8Fun Mid drive through Ali Express the Chinese equivalent of Ebay with no hassle, though I had to pay some import duty that was dealt with by the courier. I also purchased a bottle battery the same way. The job lot cost around £550 including delivery. I...
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    BBS01- accessing advanced settings menu

    I can tell you that with the 8Fun Mid drive when you use the 1-9 settings it super charges the power - ie when you get the default 1-3 it is just that - the other six are extra ump.:)
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    Case studies - how has your electric bike changed your life?

    What a sorry state this country is in - I read many opinions about e.bikes and what strikes me most is the shear lack of empathy many have been brought up with. To make it worse the beaurocrats actually take notice of these by implementing more rules against the use of them - three big cheers...
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    Help! Manual of C961 Display

    Well I'm happy that someone else had difficulty with this since the manual I got said hold + OR - which left me stumped until I found another manual that said hold both +AND -. While I'm on this advanced setting I also found that the power setting from 2 to 9 actually increases the power level...
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    Hello

    If you only knew the problems I've had to fit a bike rack on our van you would understand why I feel so disheartened with the bureaucrats. They imposed unrealistic nose weights on the tow bar so I had to fit the rack to the caravan rear - the worsted option, thankfully the towing vehicle is...
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    Hello

    Hi As a retired engineer I have always held the belief that bikes could lead the way on personal local transport and when I was knee high to a grasshopper I remember seeing small motors stuck on the back wheel with a rubber roller driving the back wheel - noisy and smelly then but none the less...
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    Hello

    Hi Flecc Thanks for the clarification I have no doubt that someone put a great deal of thought into drawing up the rules and non would ever be just right for everyone. To put another more realistic slant on the thinking behind the current laws the powers that be should be more tuned into the...
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    Hello

    Hi Guys Thanks you for the welcome and useful comments from all.
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    Hello

    Hi We have been strapping our bikes to the caravan to enhance our experience of touring mainly around southern France. Alas the heat has got the better of us in our late 60's so we have decided to get some assistance from technology. We are constrained by our pensions so we are keeping the old...