Recent content by russell

As I mentioned before I had a week away on holiday but before I went I called into a new bike repair place in Derby. They were very helpful but quite busy. I left the bike with them for a week so they were under no pressure to get round to it. The chap rang me back within the hour and explained...

Thank you for the reply. I am going away tomorrow fro 1 week and will try your suggestion with the washers, in the meantime I managed to get the correct battery carrier for my bike from Ebikes, they were very helpful and informed me that my bike is the Commute model if thats any help, I have...

Sorry my friends I don't think I explained very well. The number of teeth on the new set (48) is the same as the old one so the chain should be ok. Even when I take the chain off the crank it is very stiff. I have loosened the crank bolt slightly and everything seems ok. I very rarely change my...

Hello again,, I wonder if you can give me the benefit of your knowledge and experience....I my last episode I fitted the new crank set and new pedals. I had difficulty in getting the chain on to the biggest chain ring, the guide would go over far enough to get the chain onto the chain ring. I...

I think I may have celebrated a little early. Went out on my daily 10 mile this morning and something didnt feel right with my right pedal. I stopped and found the new crank set had come loose. I happened to have the right size allen key and tightened it back up but now I feel very nervous when...

I needed to buy a new battery carrier for my Elife La Grande electric bike. I tried all over the place to find a new carrier which would house the controller but was unsuccessful, the only way to get one was to buy a new battery where the carrier was included. I ordered one from Ali Express...

I have bought several bike computers but when it comes to fitting the sensor on the wheel spokes the allowed distance from the sensor to the magnet that fits on the frame is way to far apart, most of them say 3-5mm. Maybe I am not interpreting the instructions properly or there isn't one...

Hello again,, I am over the moon. I decided to try the new one for size and fit and bingo it fits fine, not touching anything. My new pedals arrived today and again decent quality. I sent 2 sets back to Amazon which were really poor quality. I am really grateful for your kindness and...

Hello again. I should have mentioned that there is a sensor disc which the crank gets close to when in place, that was what I was concerned about. I slid the old crank on but never tightened it up to see how close it got to the sensor. Then I slid the new one and the space seems to be the same...

Thank you for the guidance, I am a little confused regarding the bottom bracket but will try to see what I can do. I have slipped the new crank onto the square axle and it looks as if its not catching on anything but of course In have not fixed properly in case I need to send it back if I can..

I received the new crank set which looks very good quality but it is slightly different from the damaged one. I have attached some pics. The new one has a raised rim on the inside face, other than that it looks fine, I'm just not confident if I should fit it or not . I hope I can as it looks so...

Thank you so much for the information. I have ordered the crank set you suggested also a new pair of pedals, the will be delivered on Wednesday. Fingers crossed I can manage to fit them.

I have had my Elife for about 3 years now and its been excellent until today when my drive side pedal came away. On retrieving my pedal I attempted to screw it back into the crank but noticed the thread had disintegrated. I thought it would be a case of using a crank puller to take off the...

Once again thank you, these have been unused for about 12 months and then left in my garage so can I assume that they would be ok to place in the recycle bin as my recycle centre is 12 miles away

Christ, that is scarey..what is bms referred to above... I will definitely carry out the advice given and am grateful for all of the help. How long should I leave in a bucket of water for before disposing of them, where do I dispose of them.