Recent content by technopedler

Thanks for this link, this turned out to be a great location. I decided against the derestricting dongle in the end because I could get it on the cycle to work scheme and I didn't want to get into any issues there. Also, I could also get it installed some point in the future if I changed my mind...

There is one big and steep hill that I encounter regularly. I'm 100kg. I used to cycle a lot but I find knees are getting old so need a little boost. With regards to the type of cycle, looking for a hybrid (or that style of bike). Definitely keen on hydraulic brake system with auto adjust for...

Let's just say I wish to use it on my own private land. A normal e-bike tops out at around 15mph which is extremely slow, I don't want to go crazy but being able to get up to 20 to 25mph would be ideal.

Ignoring the somewhat unreliable "one man band" locations where they've built a custom e-bike. What's the cheapest (but reliable) location to buy a speed pedelec from? Ideally a Bosch crank motor system with hydraulic brakes. Thanks in advance

So is the pedal sensor and magnets housed within this thing?

I purchased a custom built e-bike 2 years ago from someone (I can no longer get in touch with them though) and it's been fairly reliable. Recently however, it has stopped assisting when I pedal. It happened during a cycle journey and it was working fine and then just suddenly stopped while I was...

I purchased a custom built e-bike from someone on ebay a few years ago as it was quite cheap but that's all I could afford. That person is no longer on ebay and I can't get in touch with them in otherways. The bike has been really good and generally quite reliable. I use it every day for...

I've never had broken spokes before my recent bike but these are the things that I feel are the main differences: 1) The standard spokes that came with the bike were the cheapest of the cheap spokes. Wasn't so much the thickness, but the metal they used for the spokes. Apparently very poor...

Unbelievably good. Not a single broken spoke since I had them fitted. One or two spokes over a month or two tend to become loose which then just needs tightening up but no broken spokes at all. There might be better spokes out their but these DT Swiss Alpine ones are awesome.

I had to report back, after getting my wheel rebuilt (on 21st Dec) which replaced all spokes with top quality ones (DT Swiss Alpine) I've now cycled 20 days (400 miles) without a single broken spoke. Even when I went over what felt like the mother of all potholes, it was fine. I was convinced it...

I feel I conveyed enough detail to the cycle wheel building shop. They fitted DT Swiss Alpine spokes 14G straight gauge. Due to the short spoke length (176mm) it needed cutting and a double butted or single butted spoke wasn't really usable. I rode the bike today but will take a few weeks or a...

Feels like a bit of a cheapshot. I don't know his reasons but I've been really happy with his service he's done. He's a nice guy though. Anyway, I did a bit more digging out found a specialist cycle shop in central London that can rebuild cycle wheels. I didn't think of this as it would have...

I only have one local bike shop in my area. He's a nice guy and has done plenty of work on my bike until now but he's an independent guy and is not able to do this for me. He's happy to fit spokes that I supply but this requires that I have the right spokes to begin with.

What a poor website design. I've just tried to place an order and after entering my billing and delivery address, the "Continue to the next step" button doesn't work. I've filled in all the mandatory fields and tried two different browsers. I've even tried a few variations of the data in case...

I do not know what this means or how to answer these. That's a great find, thank you. I shall place an order now :-D