Recent content by DBrown67

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    Cute Q70 motor for Brompton... which rim?

    Sun rim arrived from SJS yesterday. Laced it up last night and balanced it (side to side only) this morning. All went OK. Only issue really was that the original spokes were a touch short for this rim. Could have done with 3-4 mm extra. Or longer reach nipples. But I did get all the threads on...
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    Cute Q70 motor for Brompton... which rim?

    I think I'm gonna have a go at this myself. How hard can it be? (LOL) I have the original wheel to make notes from. Number the spokes on each side and ensure they go in the new rim exactly as they are now. Write up a list in advance of what goes where, overlaps etc. Obviously it will need...
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    Cute Q70 motor for Brompton... which rim?

    Thanks for that. Would this be suitable then? Sun CR18 16 x 1 3/8 349 ABT Alloy Rim (sjscycles.co.uk) I will be fitting a new Continental Urban Contact to this as I don't like the wire rim in the Marathon Plus. Saneagle... as far as the spokes are concerned I'd be leaving that to the shop...
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    Cute Q70 motor for Brompton... which rim?

    I have a kit I bought from a UK supplier, which is great. But this weekend (after 4000 miles service) the front wheel broke at the brake rim. I guess it got thin over time after all the service it's given. So this is not a complaint thread. However, I need to get this fixed ASAP as I use it for...
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    eBrompton Build

    That is the exact battery/bag I bought from Woosh recently. Came in at 2.1 kgs on the digital scale. I used large jubilee clips to securely fix the bag to the stem with rubber protection pads. As mentioned earlier, not a good look, but it stops the battery swinging side to side which it will...
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    eBrompton Build

    No. I never feel it spinning. I have felt it on the odd, rare occasion I was off road, so I know when it happens and it's very noticeable. But never felt it on road. I put the extra wear down to the fact all the weight is at the front and steering on road causing it. Or perhaps allowing the tyre...
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    eBrompton Build

    Well first day with the new kit... and sods law dictates I get a puncture on the way home. Not a normal puncture though. The MPlus tyre did not fail. It was an old tube repair that failed from a time before I fitted the Plus. But regarding the wear of Plus these are pics I took this morning...
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    eBrompton Build

    Just got the 10ah battery fixed to the stem of my Brompton last night. Used 2x large jubilee clips with some rubber where metal meets painted stem. Very solid and was fine on commute this morning. Doesn't look particularly elegant, but does the job. I weighed the battery/controller in bag at...
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    eBrompton Build

    I don't understand the technicalities of how ebike charging systems work etc. I am able to buy kits and fit them myself though. I recently had an issue where thieves ripped the battery and cradle from the frame of my bike while it was D-locked. I was left with bolts holding bits of plastic to...
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    eBrompton Build

    Great thread!
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    HL Battery with 4 terminals

    Thank you for the quick response. I'd just seen a YT video of a guy testing a battery (it was an American user) and he deffo touched the inner pair on a 48V battery. But I got the battery from you so I feel much better now knowing that's how it should be :)
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    HL Battery with 4 terminals

    On my HL downtube battery there are 4 terminals. The outer two terminals are giving out ~41V at the moment. But the inner pair of terminals show nothing. Is this correct? What are the inner two for?
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    Woosh C70 Brompton conversion

    Oh yeah it's easily removable. For the Brompton though I charge it while it's on the bike simply because it takes up far less room. The MTB has to be pushed further into the deadend hallway so it makes it awkward for me to charge on the bike.
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    Woosh C70 Brompton conversion

    Sorry for the very late reply. I got them from Screwfix. Use two or three of these to bolt the cradle to. You need short bolts though as they take both 6mm and 8mm fixings. The 6mm threads are set inside the 8mm thread further in. I used 8mm fixings. Need to recess the holes in the cradle and...
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    Folding bike or full size

    I'm 6ft tall and have a full size MTB and a Brompton 75 that I modded to my needs. Both have hub drive kits fitted from Woosh. Each have their own advantages/disadvantages in my experience. I've covered about 3500 miles on the MTB and just over 2500 on the Brompton, but I've had the MTB about 2...