Recent content by Matt Jones

Don’t you just love Karen’s, who make assumptions about where a bike was used without actually having a clue?

I bought a cheap kit off eBay earlylast year, I recall it was about £120 or something, I was really just curious to see if a kit that cheap was useable, and actually it wasn’t too bad, but thats not the point. Today, I got a message from the seller, declaring a recall (kit is long gone, bike...

The downtube of my Boardman bike is triangular in shape, with the flat part being at the bottom, and the apex being the top. I can’t help but feel this makes the bottle mounts weaker than they would be even on a rounder tube? Does anyone have any experience doing this? I feel like I’d be...

I noticed a Polish seller on one Geekbuying (I think) stating something like "we can still ship to UK from Poland, but you must select shipping our China warehouse, order will be fulfilled by our Polish warehouse" I wonder how true that is, and If there is a legitimate loophole that permits...

Something like this was exactly my concern, which was why my bodge idea was that only one battery could be plugged in at any one time. The only concern is that the connector on the original battery is held in place by the battery being locked in place, so wouldn’t work very well with just a...

Thanks for the info. I have not had issues as yet (14 months or so) but will keep that in mind. The electrical system hasn’t missed a beat which is why I am loathed to change anything, everything just seems a lot more smooth and reliable than other similarly prided bikes I’ve ridden, (DIY...

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Thanks for the replies. Yes that's right, I am not looking to re-cell this one (currently) it's doing fine, but I'd like a second battery, and also a plan for what I'd do if this one did die, at which point that might be an option, perhaps my only one! I'm in Herne Bay, Kent. It's 36v/13ah...

Hi, My Battery has the controller integrated with the battery mount. I have tried to source a like for like replacement battery but no luck, the manufacturer has told me to try again after "peak ebike season" whatever that means. Anyway, fortunately my current one is fine, but I'd like a...

I have an NCM Prague, which I have loved but frankly am getting tired of the whole rear hub thing. It just annoys me that I can swap out one wheel for another so I can have different tyres, plus I seem to pop a spoke every few months… plus its freewheel , I’m just done with it all and would...

Just an update... NCM have taken details of my weight and riding habits, and sent me a picture of How the nut/washer arrangement should look, Which is nothing like mine really, thicker nut AND a washer between the Nut and shoulder of the hub. They've now gone away to confer or something...

Thanks! Ordered. I actually did have a small spacer, when I got the bike I wasn’t impressed by how close the smallest cog ran to the dropout, so I dropped a small washer in each side to keep it central and give a couple of mm clearance. I am hoping that I can take the washer and existing nut...

Hi, There is no noise at all. The Rim was a little out, but I had it trued a few weeks ago, and I know for sure there was no play then.