Recent content by Hermann

Hi, would it make sense to change the motor pinion from 9 to 11 teeth on a Panasonic driven bike? I dont usually use the first three gears on my Flyer T8 (with 8 gear Nexus), but I often use the 8th gear and this is often too slow for me on horizontal roads. It would lose some force in a given...

Hi flecc, in Germany, a 10Ah Panasonic battery is about 600 Euro or 400 Pounds. If you calculate a battery life of about realistic 300 full charges (not taking account the decrease in capacity the older the battery gets) and about 40km per charge, a lifetime of a battery gives you around...

Hi, it seems that in Japan the pedelecs are much cheaper, about less than half the price compared to Europe (Agattu, etc.). If you look at Panasonic´s homepage: ƒpƒiƒ\ƒjƒbƒN ƒTƒCƒNƒ‹ƒeƒbƒNŠ”Ž®‰ïŽÐ you see prices of around 100.000 yen per bike (between 80.000 and 125.000 yen), that...

If you want to be sure that you are able to defend yourself against dogs, there is only one real thing: pepper spray (Capsaicin, extract from chilli peppers). We used to carry it in Canada against the grizzly bears, and it helps against dogs as well. It is sold as "Dog repellent". I don´t know...

Hello Flecc, after all, these tests have an enourmous influence on the decision of possible buyers. Who buys a bike with bad test reports? Imagine how easy it is to seriously damage a product. It seems to me, that Extraenergy was under a lot of time pressure to publish the results, and at least...

After reading the original test report in the "Aktiv Radfahren" magazine, I was really confused about so many points, some of them just wrong (or badly edited, like the relation of the numbers and the colour bar, where "1" or "very good" is green at one bike, red at another, etc.), some of them...

Hi all, what would be the best option for mounting a hub motor? I was thinking to take one of my old bikes and mount one of these hub motors you get in ebay- complete sets without battery for about 150-200 Euros. I would feel more comfortable with a rear hub motor, because then the motor...

Hi, after another week of using my Flyer I must say that I really enjoy it. I have to hold back on the hills not to fall into my old "habbit" to pedel fast, and - I immediately feel how the motor starts doing its work. It does not put a lot of stress on my knees (which still feels strange...

Hi, there was a press notice here in Germany that Stuttgart (a medium sized town in Germany with about 600.000 people) want to convert into a "LEV City" . The town is very hilly, nobody takes a bike, and because it is surrounded with mountains the smog is very bad. Now they want to...

Hi, I have the standard motor. Thank you, Flecc. I also went through your "Panasonic System Power Delivery Explanation" and learned a lot. Best regards Hermann

Hi, got the Flyer T8 for a week now, made 45 km with it until the last of the five LEDs was on, today I recharded it to have it ready to go to work tomorrow. It was ok for me after a while. I have to get used to it to pedal slow and use a higher gear than pedal fast in a low gear riding up a...

Hi, by the way, here some comments I heard from people seeing me with this bike today: 1) From my colleagues at work (mostly young guys about 30 years old or younger): "This is great! Let me try it!" And after trying it for 100 meters: "Wow! Can you borrow it to me for a ride?" 2) From my...

Hi Flecc, thank you for the advice. I will try it tomorrow when I drive to my office. I live in Aachen, Germany, which is located directly on the border to Netherlands and Belgium. Best regards Hermann

Hi John, yes, was considering buying a Pro Connect. I compared the two and finally decided to buy the Flyer. The Flyer has finer components in nearly each part- it costs about 400 Euro more, so it should have better details. Second, the Flyer motor electronics is different (at least, this is...

Hi, yesterday finally I got the Flyer T8. I made a first ride, only about 5km up the hill from the shop to my house. I have to get used to it. It makes me drive faster and push harder than I would like to do, so at the end I was as tired as I usually am with my normal bike going up that hill...