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To be quite frank - all you really need is a spoke-key, something to hold the wheel in = upside down fork, and a good ear to detect similarly tensioned spokes. Give it a whirl on an old wheel - it's quite therapeutic and pretty cool when you've help make one of mankind's strongest structures :cool:

If you only have one bicycle and aren't really that interested in diy and maintenance - then use the lbs. Otherwise: Roger Musson Wheel Building book, Spokey nipple tool, Spoke tension meter Take the tyre off, slacken all the spoke nipples. tighten up those on the short spoke side until...

No - this appears to be a disingenuous example of the forthcoming "property apocalypse". This is an housing association-style property deal. Total value of property is GBP375K. 50% of that is £187.5K. The buyer enters into a joint-ownership contract with the housing association. The value of...

I think escooters are great - they should be legalised. A great advantage is that you can scoot along whilst having a fag and be sociable all at the same time. And I don't know why you are making a personal comment on someone else's weight, consider that they might be larger if they drove a...

Alright. Where are the figures? How many of these e-bikes are there? Whats the estimated total distance travelled on them in a year? How many KSIs occurred over that year caused by these e-bikes? The only issue I see is that "tykes" are seemingly running amok on them and that there aren't...

Try squats. The video coach suggests ten squats beforehand will fire the glutes. On bike posture corrected: Voila! Neck pain alleviated.

The self-playing video on the Performance page confused me - riding on the left, KEEP CLEAR, UK-style bus-stops, european cars, etc; and then COLES supermarket appeared - Australia.

An open bottom bracket spanner can be used too... Ebay - Pedalpro spanner

This video is quite illuminating: Jones H Bar Video For me the bit starting around 0:40 is the best - being able to stand on the pedals and using the swept-back bars like wheel-barrow handles. Also the bit where he talks about having fun - like when he was a kid. I like the concept so much...

There might be a label on the controller (remove motor cover to reveal). My 750w motor controller label starts 48v15a...

More options: Bes Bikes in New Charlton (Greenwich) - they do conversions and might be happy to show you around some of the options. Buy a used electric bike within your budget (GBP350) from Ebay, or similar. Ride it for a bit, learn more, sell it and then do your conversion. There are a few...

This thread might be worth reading... Pedelecs - Tsdz2 Creaking Noise

I forgot to mention that these things are quite substantial and also useful for trying out different positions: Bottle Cage Mounting Have you considered panniers? Live battery on one side, family first-aid kit, refreshments, pies, and pasties in the other. A kickstand might be useful too to...

Not convinced about drilling the frame... These might be worth considering - two will probably support a suspended battery... Bottle Cage Mounting Oil seals - retain in spares box - the blue RS bearings have seals so should provide some protection. Mudguards/fenders are always a good idea to...

Loads of advice here - difficult to pick through the biases:). If I was in London then I think I'd get on the train and visit Messrs Woosh dahn in Sahfend(*)... Fenchurch Street/Liverpool Street => Southend Central = GBP14.60 (cycle back!) (*) Once had to attend an "interview" @ Alexander...

Wych Bearings 61902-2RS (6902 2RS) Deep Grooved Ball Bearing / Thin Section Bike Bearing - Sealed Budget 15x28x7 Qty: 1 Price: £2.36 6902-LLB (6902-2RS) Enduro Bike Bearing Abec 3 15x28x7 Qty: 2 Price: £4.65 The two spendy blue ones are for the outside, the budget one for...

There is an oil seal on each side of the spindle. The support bearings are a straight swap for them. No dismantling required. On my properly set up double with ten speed on a road bike with narrow Q-factor I could only really use 8 + 8. The tdsz has a much wider q-f so the chain line is...

Once the tsdz2b arrives and you get it fettled you'll get a better idea of the possibilities. I'm 16 stone and have a double chain ring (52/34) with bodged built-out front road derailleur, ten-speed cassette (11-42), mtb rear derailleur. NB Cross-chaining restricts how many cogs actually get...

Copper grease can help prevent problems with binding/galling (Halfords/Eurocarparts). Hex screws are usually better than X-heads. JIS screwdrivers don't chew-up X-heads as much as phillips/pozidrive. Tsdz2 suits its target market - riding transport cycles around large Chinese cities built on...