Recent content by GarethJ

Back onto thinking about this recently as have acquired a yr old 48v battery with some cells needing replacement. Anyone done anything similar? Basically a rear hub motor in a 700C rim, not particularly massive power but a higher top end than most....

Rode my little 36v, 350w, rwd, 700c on full charge today and I think I might have the answer. That's about the sort of performance I was hoping for so, my thoughts are, that, the same wheel/motor but with a 48v battery and controller should add enough to the top end to let me get towards as fast...

Getting on well with a yosepower 36v kit on a 700c bike with fairly tall gears.... However, I'd like to go, just a tad, faster. Recently rode a 48v version in a 26" frame and that's not really what I'm looking for but doesn't top out quite so early. Maybe a 48v in a 700c wheel? Basically, I'm...

I wasn't aware that the Berlin based kits had skipped VAT. An EU based kit that would have had duties paid and wouldn't attract unknown delays and taxes/charges was part of the reason I bought it. If Yose are using the German hub to somehow get around VAT, I can understand that's going to be...

Well, thanks for all the input/advice, a few things left to fit but it's looking good. Just waiting on mudguards and lights. It all went together reasonably well, I had to machine off ~1mm of the inside of the biggest gear on the freewheel as it interfered with the new wheel and bound. Also...

Thanks for the input, appreciate it. Will let you know what gets decided...

Thanks, that makes sense. I'm probably leaning towards the Yose kit though, it's hard to justify the £150+ step up. Is the controller in that 36v Yose kit rater the weak link in the setup? rated 7A (max 15) sounds a little weedy. Or maybe there's just confusion with how different companies...

Hi, Thanks for the quick and informative reply. I don't necessarily have to buy a complete kit but as I need all the constituent parts anyway, I figured buying it in kit form was likely to be more cost effective? Like the look of both of those kits and the Yose Power one seems very...

Hi all, I've been hoovering up information in the hope to get a project together to adapt a standard 700c steel framed, road/touring bike into a commuter with some assistance. I'd just like to share thoughts and see if anyone had ideas or opinions before I fully decide on kit/components. I've...