Recent content by Hugh

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    Chain length

    Evening All, (to coin a very old phrase ;-) ) In the interest of saving me from getting very oily hands, does anyone happen to know roughly what length chain I need for a Haibike full sus bike? I'm just wondering if I can get away with a standard Shimano 114 link job, or do I need to get 2 of...
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    Replacement Battery

    Go to these people - very good and helpful. https://www.bga-reworking.co.uk/ Just email them and ask about re-celling. I had a Bosch one done quite recently for a very reasonable price.
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    EddieO's Reise & Muller

    Hi Ryan. Good to hear from you and I hope you're all well. I also knew Eddie, both through here and a motorhome forum - in fact we both bought similar bikes and vans at around the same time. I'd like to see the bike as I remember coveting it when your Dad got it. I was going to have a play on...
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    Lack of full suspension tour bikes

    You could have a word with Martin at e-Bikeshop in Farnham http://preview.tinyurl.com/y969s8bo They don't do R&M, but have a wide range of e-bikes, and he does know his stuff.
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    Front suspension fork with long steam?

    No, it's the same kind of thing as the first one you posted.
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    Front suspension fork with long steam?

    I don't think that will work Cwah - that extender is only to enable an old-fashioned threaded fork to take a modern threadless stem. You need a fork with a long enough steerer tube to begin with. You'd be better looking for one that's too long and can be cut down, as I don't think you'll be able...
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    Recell my Battery?

    I can certainly recommend Insat (see post with link above). I posted a similar query a few weeks ago, and they were suggested. Did a great job at a very good price, upping my old 8ah Bosch battery to 14ah in the process.
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    Ongoing reliability of Kalkhoff/Focus Impulse 2 motors

    I bought a bike off them some years ago. After Scott's last few outings, I won't be using them again. His intemperate responses on this and other threads in the past just make me feel that I'd hate to have to deal with him if I ever had a problem with one of his bikes. “It is better to keep...
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    Haibike - minor woe

    They look like a useful company. My last spare battery came from Germany about 3 years ago and cost more than these ones. Unknown lead time for production, but I'm guessing at a few weeks. Thanks for link.
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    Haibike - minor woe

    Heaven forfend!
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    Haibike - minor woe

    Interesting idea. It's the same with a newer battery, although it's not that new any more, so maybe you're right. No way of checking sadly, short of buying a new battery, and they're a bit tricky nowadays because it's (relatively) so old that there's no knowing if a new battery really is new, or...
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    Haibike - minor woe

    Hi All, I've got an ageing Haibike Xduro (2012) which still basically works OK, except it now only has 3 assist levels instead of 4. The Sport and Turbo modes are exactly the same, and I think I've lost the Turbo mode. Not the end of the world, but if anyone's got ideas for a (quick and...
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    My bum hurts

    Had all sorts over the years, but finally tried a Brooks B17 about 6 years ago. It was a revelation - I'd expected it to take ages to break in but it was comfortable from the start after a bit of preliminary treatment with Proofide, and it's got better with the years. So good that I got another...
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    Bosch battery re-celling

    OK Rob, thanks for the offer but I think I'll leave it. My batteries still work - it's more a question of what I do when they stop, but that time may be some way off and it's probably not sensible to add another aging battery to the collection! You're better keeping it and, as you say, using it...