Recent content by saneagle

Cable disc brakes are better than rim brakes, in that they don't wear the rims, but they're pretty crappy as brakes, and they soon go out of adjustment, which causes their performance to drop off. Even the cheapest Chinese disc brakes are miles better, and they never need any adjustment, so you...

Use the throttle. That's what it's for.

People always over-specify what they think they need. Saying that it must have a belt drive limits your choice of bikes and causes you to have to compromise on characteristics that are more important. Do you really want to compromise your bike just to not have to drip some oil on your chain once...

Interesting pricing. I don't think Winstanleys are selling that bike at £2800 bcause they feel sorry for us. I reckon it's because nobody wanted to buy it at £4500, and they figured that their only chance to get rid of it is to try it at £2800. In my mind, that's still at least £1000 too much...

They're really good bikes. The one I bought is used every day for commuting. They're very solid bikes. Everything about them feels right,,and they're also very upgradeable. That's a steal for £200.

That motor is a torque monster. When you upgrade to 48v, it becomes a winch.

Check that the motor connector is in all the way to the line, not just in tight.

Have you still got the white wire on the motor connected to the white on the controller or did you hijack it for the external sensor? Let me explain how that setting works. if you have a speed sensor, you set P2 =1, or 6 if your motor has 6 magnets in the hub for its internal speed sensor. I've...

P2 should be 1 or 6, not zero. That should sort out your speed reading as long as you have a working speed sensor.

The LCD works independently from the motor. If it won't switch on, either it is not receiving battery voltage or it has a communication problem that is shutting it down. very occasionally, you get problems like a wire detatched in the switch or LCD or water in somewhere that damages the...

I think you need to explain what's going on and which brakes you have. What happened? Don't tell me it was "the dog ate my brakes" again, or was it the rabbit?

We need to know how much better it is than the original system, plus, we need to know what was the final sequence of phase and hall wires. I'm really pleased that you persevered. Many people, who try things like that, give up at the first problem. For anybody else, always go for the KT...

The Engwe LE20 will be perfect for what you want. It has a very powerful 48v motor and is adaptable for carrying all sorts of loads including kids. It's also pretty cheap and very good value at only £1250...

All my chains are the cheapest you can buy from Ebay. They usually last 5 years with just EP90. No need for expensive nickel. I'm not sure about my crank-drive bikes, but I'll soon be back on hub-motor again, so I won't need to worry about it.

More likely, you legs became stronger.