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    Built my bike at last

    At long last I have finaly built my bike. Started last night and finished (well, sort of) today. The bile is a very old (about 18 years) dawes Horizon touring bike. I have not used it for about 13 years until I dug it out recently and started cycling to work. I have had to spend money on it...
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    Throttle wire colour codes

    Hi, anybody know which colour wire does what on this throttle: ScooterParts Limited I thought the switch was a simple puch to make using 2 of the wires but apparently not:confused: There are 5 wires so I would expect pos, neg, signal (and no idea given my misconcpetion about the...
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    Battery enclosure

    Hi, So I ordered a battery from ping the other day, somewhat in haste and after far too much wine to be thinking straight. Should have planned it all out a bit better really. Anyways the battery is 280mm x 105mm * 85mm. The idea was that if I wanted to put it on top of the rack it would still...
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    Drop bars and brake levers

    Hi, Another stupid question…. So, if I can get hold of a TongXin motor I will soon be building my ebike. My bike at the moment has drop bars and cantilever brakes and I am happy with this setup. I can’t find levers with cutouts that will work with drop bars as I need hoods. Maybe I can put...
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    More battery supplier questions...

    Hi, I know Ping’s batteries are highly regarded. Has anybody had any success with any of the other suppliers and if so which ones? I’m expecting to go with Ping but thought I at least ought to shop about a bit. I am looking for about 10ah or 12ah at 36v I think. I am thinking this will get me...
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    Wisper battery life

    Hi, I don't own a Wisper and probably will not get one but I have looked at them and a quetion did arise. The 905eeco has an 8ah battery that according the the docs does upto 15 miles unassisted and upto 25 miles assisted. The 905se has a 14ah battery and does uptp 40 miles unassisted...
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    Brake levers & throttle for drop handlebars

    Hi, Anybody got any idea about how brakes with cutoff switches and a throttle might look for drop handlebars. Do such things exist and if so, where would one get them? To be honest, I can't really envisage how the throttle would look? I guess an on/off switch might be OK, just go everywhere...
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    Grrrr, no CycleScheme option for Cytronex

    Having agonised over the right bike I decided on a Cytronex. Tried to buy one through CycleScheme and discovered that Cytronex have not signed up to the scheme due to the high administration cost :mad: This makes me unhappy. Well I could justify the bike on the scheme I cannot justify it at...
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    DIY Halogen Lights

    Hi, Not sure if this is of general interest - I will see if I get any replies :D I have been looking at lights for my bike and really struggling to find anything that allows me to ride at night in unlit country roads, especially when the moon is not out. I Have found some lights that would do...
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    Will a pedelec work for me?

    Hi, First post and I know this will cover lots of ground in previous posts - I have read most of them by the way, but thought I will still ask as my particulars may be different to some of the other queries.... I plan to use the bike to commute 21 miles each way :eek: I can recharge at...