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The rear tyre on my Tonaro Esprit has split along the rim, so I need a replacement. The rim is only 20 mm wide is a 2" tyre acceptable or stick to narrower, the original was 1.75? I am looking at replacing both tyres as they are the same age and at the moment am looking at Schwalbe Kojak or...

I am just checking if anyone would know what the max. SAFE amps I could pull on a 24v Tongxin running as a Stoke Monkey, I always pedal of the mark to keep initial load down? Thanks

Do Tonaro's have soft start on the trottle? I need to put a throttle on my Esprit if I am going to be able to ride it and was wondering if the throttle input had soft start so I could use a switch instead, I would prefer not to fit a throttle and with the switch I could alter it down the track...

BlackBraid commuter bike weighs less than 11 pounds

It was 38 C today zero clouds, so a touch hot to ride, but tomorrow it is raining and going to be 18 to 19 degrees :confused: On the plus side it could be like the UK at the moment :)

The local Government have just approved Segways for use in all public places for commercial use, ie. tour groups. The Segway is over 50 kg, has 2 x 1.5 kw motors, crappy brakes, a top speed of 20 kph and will be ridden by Noob's. Yet we are limited to 250w on bicycles, I can not fathom the...

This light has been posted before but not at this lower price including shipping $6.40 aud I bought 1 to test and it measures at approx. 3.5 watts, nice beam for cycling. I have ordered 2 more, 2 for the handle bars and one for the tail light after fitting a red reflector over the glass, I will...

Is it safe to run 24v Tongxin (low RPM version) motor on 36v, and if so can you recommend a suitable controller?

I was riding up a prolonged steep hill today on my Tonaro Esprit and found that my motor got hot enough to be uncomfortable to hold your hand on, or put another way it was bl..dy hot. It was 33 degrees C at the time, how big a factor would that be to the motors temp, as I have never managed to...

Any news on the AEG central drive?

I just fitted a volt meter to my direct drive brushed motor and discovered it is regenerating on down hills into the LiPo battery pack, will this be a problem if I keep the generated voltage to a max of just under 42 volts into a 36 volt pack? The ESC does not state that it is meant to regen...

I just altered a chopper I put together from a few bikes nearly a decade ago to run on LiPo's instead of the original SLA pack, by the time I removed the housing and brackets it lost around 17 kg's. The performance is impressive for a brushed 200 watt motor, the motor will actually draw a lot...

I have fitted a brushed ESC to one of my bikes that has the speed limiting connector that you short together to limit speed. Will running a 1 meter long lead to use a remotely mounted switch cause any issues? I want to use it as an Eco/Boost switch.

I have had my Esprit for for 6/7 weeks now, so I though I might give my view on it. First up I bought without the opportunity to test ride, this has turned out to be a good thing as if I had test rode it I would not have bought it. It is a perfect fit as it is very adjustable, but the cadence...

I have been using these quick release bottle holders for around a decade now and have never had one fail so I can highly recommend them if you don't have fittings for holders, also for extra bottles on long trips, just put a piece of inner tube in the jaws to protect your paint work. The jaws...

Hi all, my Nexus Hub is playing up again, the cable bracket again rotated after having behaved for quite a number of rides. So I have a couple of questions, is the crank drive and my standing on the pedals to attempt to climb a 30%+ grade fire trail placing to much strain on the hub? that's...

Now this is at the moment just a thought but has anyone put Aero bars on a step through/ Dutch style bike? Reason I thought this up is that I live in the Roaring 40's and also have a set of rolling hills on the way home that benefit from high speed on the down hills.

I am going to make a spare battery for my new Tonaro and I would like opinions on the following options. 12s LiPo is it safe? I already have the batteries for this, the extra power is of no interest but the higher cadence would be nice. 10s LiPo closest to the right voltage but Low voltage...

I have an issue with a new Nexus 8 speed hub, when under high loads it twists the cable guide bracket up in to the lower stay and the inward pressure stops the hub from returning to lower gears, anyone have any ideas on what the problem could be? I have already found the axle non turn washers...

My Tonaro Esprit finally arrived tonight, is it normal when rolling the bike backwards slowly for the drive to make a tapping/rattling sound? it goes away if you push the bike faster backwards.