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Dave you were robbed, tom puree is only 35p in my local Aldi. Nice job on the battery though; I know what you mean about the nickel strips, very sharp edges and easy to cut yourself. The bloody sympathy card is always a good one to play. Chris

Last week I had a trip out to Wakefield, Pugneys Country Park, Sunday the 7th July to see my neighbour taking part in an Olympic level Triathlon; 1500m open water swim, 40km bike ride and 10km run. I took my bike to ride out to an elevated part of the 40k bike route and take some video of the...

No Dave, I did not buy a bike with a Nuvinci hub; but I nave fitted the N360 drivetrain kit, I bought in autumn 2010.I built into a full suspension bike frame, and I have used it with a mid drive cyclone, and now with the GNG motor kit. The N360 has worked well for me, and I find it useful...

Here in hilly Sheffield cycle lanes and advanced stop zones are generally ignored by drivers. That’s because the bicycle is a rare sight and drivers are not programmed to consider, see or allow for the presence of bikes. Almost all the on-road cycle lanes have parked cars in them, very often...

They are (JAPAN SOLDERLESS TERMINALS) JST 2.5 SM connectors I have got them in the past from Farnell. More recently I got them on ebay from China and they were much cheaper than suppliers in the UK. In fact I just got some from here and they arrived within a week. 2.5 SM Connector Plug items...

Well it looks like I will have to take a few spokes out and see if I can encourage the debris out. Whatever it is it must have been wedged in between the 2 walls of the rim for the first 150 miles. Now it’s on the move, but is possibly restricted by spoke nipples from moving completely as I...

Thanks amigafan2003 + Artstu for your thoughts, but with the rim tape off there are 36 holes plus the valve hole available for whatever is in the rim to drop out. So far I have not been able to find anything in there, I just hear it! Chris

I was going to get some of the Magura / BionX hydraulic brake switches, until I realized that my brakes are Avid and use Dot brake fluid. Not the mineral oil that the Magura brakes systems use. I have read that others have had problems with the switch failing after a short period if used...

Last year I bought a new Halo Combat II wheel and used it for about 150 miles before my winter layup. When I started using it again this spring there seemed to be a scraping noise. I thought the brakes were catching, may be the disc was bent; also I noticed that the wheel was not really...

Does anyone know if Greenbikekit has gone bust? I tried to look at their Web site but it appears to have gone. All I get is a link to Godaddy with this message: “NOTICE: This domain name expired on 03/15/2013 and is pending renewal or deletion.” What a shame, if they have closed, as...

I downloaded the Mercury app from Google play, and connected the phone with the Mercury device. On a quick look at the voltage in live view I think I will have to calibrate the setup; but its Christmas Day, so I think I will have to get back to the cooking! Merry Christmas to all Cheers! Chris

I was just about to post the links when I saw that Jerry has pipped me to it. I am sure there will be more support when the web site is updated. Speedict have very interactive support. The old Speedict ebike odometer did not allow installed maps for the GPS to use, you need a data connection...

Thanks Jerry for the info re the new Mercury app upload due next Monday, I look forward to checking out the calibration and setting it up the unit ready for the New Year. I hope it works OK with my new phone. And OK Paul I have not incurred any VAT or duty charges on any of my recent items...

Just received the new Speedict Mercury in this morning's post. Looks good not had time to test it out yet but at least it arrived quite quickly despite the Christmas postal delays. Only six days after Danny’s email to let me know the Mercury had been dispatched. I am not sure if there is a...

Impressive hills and nice country tracks there. I've just been looking at the area around Hustyn and Bishop's Wood on Google Earth. As you say some times the slope of the hill is difficult to show in 2D, but the 28% road sign is a good indication. I take video of my trips out in the hills and...

I fear jackhandy that you will not be able to get 3 chainrings on the BB, but I may be wrong. Even with 8 gears you should have a fair amont of power from the set up for hill climbing. With my set up there is plenty of torque for low speed climbing on muddy tracks. I hope the brushed motor and...

Ok Richard you’re getting the 450W GNG drive on UK ebay. I only use a 7Ah 12s A123 battery, and with all the hills and my reduced voltage system and controller, I average 24Wh/mile which is not very efficient; so approximately 11miles range. If you have less hilly terrain and you put more...

Jackhandy, ES site was down for 10 hrs yesterday due to some memory issues on their server I believe, seems to be working fine again today. As regards your GNG mid drive when you say 250W new version I presume you mean this one 24V 250W middrive If it’s the same arrangement as the 450W...

I use this cheap Trivio Bike Stand, I got this from Ribble cycles, I find it’s easy to use and store. It only lifts the back wheel of the deck a few inches but is great for chain / gear maintenance, break adjustments and hub testing; and it’s not troubled by having to support the weight of the...

Just an observation regarding LiFePo4 chemistry batteries; using my DIY A123 LiFePo4 batteries as an example. Headway LiFePo4 and A123 cells are 3.25V +/- 0.05V nominal, and recommended standard charge @ 3.65V +/- 0.05V. I usually bulk charge my 12s3p batteries (which have no built in...