Recent content by Fairweather Cycles - Tom

Is it possible to de-restrict an eZee 20" kit or does it come this way (due to higher rpms needed for small wheel size)? There is a jumper that I have tried changing, which seemed to make it go slower. I know it's possible to increase the rpms with a 48V battery. Has anyone ever...

Thanks everyone for your input. I'm still considering my options.. I'm starting to think that the Ezee looks like the best option. I was tempted by Bionx for the hassle free assist amount based on pedalling torque and assist setting, plus the bottle - boss mounted battery. Then I started...

Trip length is average of 3 miles. As an engineer I like the idea of putting together the battery and charger separately, plus being able to analyse charging and usage with USB data downloads! How torquey is a tongxin motor with one of your batteries? I really want it for maintaining high...

The battery for the 250 lightweight model is listed as 574.99 on Zyro. It's a lot for the capacity but not as bad as it could be. (22V 6Ah). Any other options around? I don't need huge range.

I have a Dahon Mu SL, which is a lightweight, sporty folder with 20" wheels. I'm thinking about adding a Bionx lightweight kit to it as a car replacement around town. Does anyone have any other ideas as to a good kit? Perhaps Heinzmann with backpack battery? It should be good quality / reliable...

8 hours and no reply - don't they exist? :)

And where to get it?

Thanks everyone for your input, I've not been back on here for a few days (was having a great weekend at Bike Radar Live and visiting friends / family) and hadn't realised I'd started such a discussion! The original allure of the charity bike ride for me (being honest) was that it looks like...

I should add that originally I prepped a vanilla, non-electric for this ride, believeing that it definitely is cheating. Then a friend tried to persuade me we should do it on the electrics, to raise awareness. We haven't decided either way as yet..

Technically speaking we've not requested any sponsorship from anyone as yet, but we would make it clear that it was being done with assistance. I just wonder if the reaction from fellow riders would be "hey that's cheating" or "hey, that's great, wish I had one" !

A question for everyone - we're planning to cycle the Big Wheel 16 in aid of St Michael's Hospice in Hampshire on the 18th. There's a choice of routes but we're going to do the 25 mile one. Do you think that: a) we should take Gepida e-bikes (range up to 50 miles), which would be fantastic on...

Thanks for your kind words flecc :). I intend to do a similar post comparing trailers soon. In the meantime if anyone has any questions about this post do ask. Cheers, Tom

See if you can find a Selle Royale elastomer suspension saddle like this, together with sprung seat post. Very comfortable indeed. Selle Royale

In case you're not familiar with the Gepida range of bikes, here's a link to a blog post I made today with various features and details of the Reptila 900 and lots of high res pics. Overview of Yamaha - Powered Gepida Reptila 900 e-bike / pedelec - Fairweather Cycles Comments and questions...

Busch & Muller do an accessory to power iPhones etc from your pedalling, along with an iPhone mount for your handlebars. More expensive but quite cool.