Recent content by Sussexman

Here is a photo of the hub: (rhs) and another of me and the bike setting out from Sussex to Spain via the west coast of France

Thank you for replying so quickly. I have sent a message to Ansmann Uk in case they have old stock. Failing that, I will have to bite the bullet and work out how to fit a new motor & controller kit after attempting your suggested maintenance checks. Not quite so sure about the “simply” bit...

Any help would be most welcome. I have an Ansmann e-bike with a front wheel drive hub. It is a 28” wheel, a 250w drive and a 36 amp battery. I have tried in vain to find an Ansmann replacement online and the company no longer makes bikes. Can I buy a replacement wheel on line and will it work...

When I did my trip the warmshowers hosts were brilliant and there was no pressure or expectation that you would make any contribution. Far from it, they went out of their way to be helpful to someone who was clearly an inexperienced tourer. We went on to host 3 groups of long distance cycle...

Warmshowers isn’t the site it used to be sadly. It used to be an open source community but it was taken over in about 2015 and no longer seems to have the same, free sharing, ethos

I spent about 6 weeks on the ride in 2014. A solo trip, selfishly planned as a treat following retirement. On a few nights I used the warmshowers app, on a few I camped but the majority of night stops were through Booking.com. I would call/mail ahead based on how far I thought my leisurely...

Hello! I guess I am an experienced user of e-bikes having had a couple over the years and made a long distance trip from uk to Spain a few years ago on an Ansmann FT15. The bike, like me, is getting long in the tooth and I am looking to either refurbish it or buy a new one.