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the display is a KT-LCD3 and the controller is.......

So we have an issue with the 03 code appearing on the controller display which will clear by turning on and off but will re appear again either sooner or later..... Thinking that it would be issues with the diodes in the motor assembly I decided to check everything else before stripping the...

Hi I've just bought a collection of bits for a nominal sum in an effort to prove a principle before I splash out on the real stuff. In the bits is a Bafang 8FUN rear hub motor 36v 250w, BF1609H66526-1 along with a KD21C display. When I rough connect them together with the battery pack etc I...

@Nealh Hi Neal, last month you advised on using a Aikema 128c with a KT controller as a retrofit on a Giant step through for the missus. Is the 128c a torque controlled motor or is it possible to fit a torque sensor and use that to control the motor ? I ask as I think she would possibly...

thanks for the info Neal, I take it that you are referring to a rear wheel hub? have you a preferred brand as a starting point?

thanks for the reply Neal! Couple of questions, why / how do hub motors allow a more 'leisurely ride compared to mid drives and why can a mid drive take you 'anywhere' when a hub wont....what are the limitations please?

I intend to convert the missus's step through Giant bike to kit electric. being of the more mature years she dreads riding the bike on anything except a flat. To this end we rode the whole of the two canals across France two years ago over a couple of weeks ! So she's not fully adverse to the...