Recent content by Cancunia

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    Viking VK63 E-Motion - Looking for Info

    Thanks for all the replies, I've not actually seen the bike but from the pictures I've seen online, it's the one that @flecc posted the picture of above. It looks to be the 'Frog' battery that's needed. I'll send pictures to my friend and post back when I get more info.
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    Viking VK63 E-Motion - Looking for Info

    A friend has been given a Viking VK63 but as is often the case, the battery has failed. I've searched on here and via Google but not seen much info at all on these. Apparently it's 24V / 8.5AH but not even sure about that. Does anyone know what battery they take or where I can find a manual...
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    Batribike Breeze, low geared...help..

    I bought a 52 / 42 T chainwheel on eBay for £25. I would've bought the Decathlon posted above and tried that, but no shops are near to me & Decathlon have / had suspended deliveries. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373005658908?hash=item56d8deab1c:g:Bc0AAOSwvTpbdB91 So far, I'm very pleased with...
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    Suspension forks needed

    Yeah, good points. So, softer grips / gloves, then fatter tyres if possible. Letting a bit of pressure out of the tyres will make them a bit softer, but there's a trade off with effort & safety vs comfort.
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    Suspension forks needed

    Like @vfr400 says I think you'll struggle to find effective suspension forks for 16" wheels. You could try emailing MiRider and see what they say. I wonder if it's possible to fit fatter / softer tyres? What tyre pressure do you have in the front?
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    Battery Care Tips?

    Thanks for the summary, much appreciated. Point taken re battery packs as opposed to single cells & balancing. I will have a read through the threads you linked, but the number of results from your search to go through (almost 800) was a bit daunting. I expect that the results will condense into...
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    Battery Care Tips?

    I don't know better as I'm totally new to this e-bike world, but that does not stop me reading and asking questions. I'm happy to be advised based on links to technical info or anecdotal experience. Discussion & debate, not dogma. BTW, how do you put the brake discs on backwards, I'd like to...
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    Battery Care Tips?

    I forgot this link in my apparently misguided post above, it refers specifically to 18650 cells, as used in quite a lot of e-bikes. The link has a neat table of voltage vs capacity, but does have a caveat about voltage being an approximate measure of capacity...
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    Battery Care Tips?

    I'm sorry, I thought ebikes used lithium cells? Remind me of your 'good advice', was it this : "Don't run the battery to its cut-off point if you can avoid it. Always charge your bike to full before you ride it unless you're only going for a short ride. "
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    Battery Care Tips?

    I've done a fair amount of reading over the past day or so on the subject of Li Ion battery care. It seems that to achieve the highest amount of charge / discharge cycles while at the same time retaining the highest capacity, the battery should not be charged to above about 80-90% voltage/...
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    Battery Care Tips?

    Thanks for the feedback so far. I did 15 miles yesterday and the battery indicator went down from 4 lights to 2 then back up to 3. I did a lot of miles on full speed via the twist grip (14.8 according to my Halfords trip meter) with little or no pedalling. There were a few fairly steep hills...
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    Battery Care Tips?

    794 Results .... I thought there might be a definitive thread or 2 :)
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    Battery Care Tips?

    I got a new 36V 15AH Silver Fish battery from Yose power yesterday. I charged my battery before use, it took a few hours for the charger light to go green, no surprise I suppose. After charging I tested the battery on the bike for about 20 mins & it worked fine, then recharged it when I got home...
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    New VAT rules for overseas sellers supplying goods to UK customers - Any experiences yet?

    I just looked at my order, there was no mention of VAT, although it does say that taxes & shipping are calculated at checkout. Apart from shipping costs, the prices are the same in Germany & the UK so they must either be absorbing the differences in VAT rates or building any extras into the...
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    New VAT rules for overseas sellers supplying goods to UK customers - Any experiences yet?

    Just had a YosePower battery delivered from Germany, ordered on the YP website. Took from Monday to Friday & no issues with customs / VAT.