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Thank you, Nealh. I have sent them a message.

I see that this is my first post since 2013! The 18Ah battery for the Panasonic motor on my Kalkhoff Agattu has finally given up the ghost having done sterling service for nearly11 years. I purchased the bike from 50 cycles, and I am currently awaiting a call back to my enquiry about the...

I think it may mean that it does not provide GPS tracking despite what it is called. Is it a suggestion for type of sim card? Similar device with more write up appears here. This appears to use only the GPRS/mobile-cell tracking. A genuine GPS tracker is more accurate and cost 10 times as much...

At last year's event I tested a number of bikes on the 10.5% hill shown below. See here for full details with contours of the lap. The bikes I tried took between 10 second and 13 seconds to cover the 48m. Without a GPS, and lacking permanent landmarks it will probably be hard to reproduce...

Summary This post updates the graphs which I put up in Feb 2012 when my Kalkhoff - BMZ 18Ah Li-ion battery was 11 months old. Now after 24 months and 46 charge ups the capacity reduction appears to be very little. Projecting forward it looks as if my battery may retain over 80% of its initial...

My Kalkhoff pulses at low cadence and low demand. At medium cadence and high demand the current consumed is steady and reaches a maximum value which is lower on the Mid setting than on the High setting. The Mid setting really does reduce the output power, which is what my objective is. I...

I certainly do not want to deceive, so if I cant test to BS1727:1971 - no plate then. I had better change the wording on my mode change cover to "200w maximum power" and omit mention of the regs.

I dont have a copy of BS1727:1971. I did once see an electric motor power rating spec, probably an EU one, which was based on the manufacturer choosing a maximum temperature for the windings insulation, and then determining the power output when operated at that temperature. I accept that my...

Demo of 1983 EAPC Regulations Compliance <200 watts The regulations are neatly summarised on the current DfT web site. I have now tested a method of making my bike compliant with the 200 watt requirement. On power up the bike comes on in Mid Mode. By fixing a cover over the two mode change...

So what can I do? 1. Get my MP to write to whoever is in charge. Is it Norman Baker? https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--30 2. In the meantime, permanently disable the high power assist mode on my Kalkhoff Agattu. I think I might be able to to modify...

Here is a copy of Kalkhoff's certification for a whole series of their bikes, just sent to me by 50cycles, after I got a bit alarmed at some wild statements on another thread that nearly all bikes are illegal. It looks like my Agattu C3 is nicely covered. I can see why kit-bike builders may...

My first thought was to say "lazy", but I thought that would be too inflammatory, and might indeed open an unwanted debate. What really tickled me recently was the post by someone who was disinclined to pedal and also complained about his hand getting tired when holding the throttle open, and...

I see that the Kalkhoff Impulse C8 is reduced by £400 to £1695. Based on my experience of testing one back in April, I would recommend a test ride to anyone who wants an upright riding position (minimum stress on hands and back) but still has a modest amount of leg function. People who must...

Here is an example of the EU spending money on a research network. The Italian node of the network has come up with a controller for the regeneration system which enables the human to work at constant power output, storing excess energy in the battery until it is needed for accelerating from...

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Lancashire motorists strike cyclists again Sky News has just reported that the Lancashire motorists have just claimed another member of the GB cycling team, their head coach Shane Sutton. Bradley Wiggins And Coach Shane Sutton Hurt

Just in case anyone is wondering what a MOFA bike is: My first scan of this thread read it as Mo Fa, and I wondered what Mo Farah was doing on a bike. Then I found on E A C C: Mofa A motorised bicycle (abbreviation of Motorfahrrad). In Germany the Mofa is the equivalent of the Dutch...

Eddieo, Which thread? I dont know German, but I tried searching for Panasonic Knacken and found this thread: "Knackgeräusch" beim Panasonic Mittelmotor Kalkhoff Agattu XXL Reading the results of a Google "translation" makes me wonder if they are discussing the "tick" or rather faint click that...

I did not like the range of throttle controlled bikes which I tried out earlier this year. (see http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/11816-redbridge-testing-hubs-v-cranks.html#post141596 ). Some throttles were extremely crude, and I then wrote, So what happens with my Kalkhoff...

I got an email yesterday to say the free-to-read issue 92 of A to B was available - you just register to access it. I was amused read in the review this characterisation of the Tonaro Eagle and its riders, Despite my increasing appreciation of the availability higher assist settings on my...