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Yeah it's deffo coming from somewhere in the hub or along the axle line.

My new BPM rear hub is sqeaking a lot. Wasn't really apparent much on the road but when on the bike stand and adjusting the derailleur the squeaking was constant. Spins fine though, no drag. Is this an installation issue? Too tight in the forks? Greased the chain and some WD40 but no...

Many thanks! Think I got it sorted now with your help :)

OK thanks for the advice guys. I ended up buying the BPM 350W rear kit. I would have got the 48V SWX02 as advised here but they didn't have it available in a 700c wheel until late July. I definitley needed to buy from a reputable vendor with it being my first build. Once I get more confident...

Just to update... I ended up buying a Bafang a BPM rear hub kit for my Giant Escape. Fitted it today, The included PAS sensor wasn't suitable due to tapered crank shaft (which will be sorted) but that didn't stop me trying it out a couple of miles with throttle only. Easily more powerful than...

Bit of a n00b question. Dunno if this can be done properly or not. Just installed a BPM rear hub kit to my Giant Escape. I knew beforehand that the free wheel in the kit had only 8 sprockets. My bike had a 9 sprocket cassette so I was losing 1 gear. I can go up and down the gears OK but of...

About to order a rear 350W BPM kit with 20 amp controller and 36V / 17AH battery. Buying kit from a reputable dealer as I want some backup. This is my first build. It's going into a Giant Escape 1 model. I test rode Oxygen S-Cross CB and Wisper SE bikes today and I liked them both. Oxygen a bit...

Doesn't this mean you'd be pedalling like billy 'o though in a lower gear? I've just test ridden a Carrera Crossfuse from Halfords and I wasn't too impressed. It wasn't a bad bike but it wasn't as impressive as the Crossfire which uses a rear hub motor. Reliability with the Crossfire is such a...

I bought a Carrera Crossfire bike from Cycle Republic last August and was disappointed when the battery cut out twice on me in the first fortnight of use. So I returned it and got a full refund (fair do's to CR they didn't quibble at all). I then bought a second hand nearly new standard bike...

LOL... I know what you mean. But I wasn't going to get arsey with them. They've been OK with me so far and I'm fairly confident they'll give me the refund. Not 100% certain of course

Bike went back into store yesterday. Guy who sold the bike said he didn't have the authority to give a refund, but the manager would be in this week. They needed to check the bike over anyway presumably to ensure it's all OK other than the fault I complained of. I will leave it till end of the...

Went to the shop first thing this morning (without the bike as I'm working) and explained the situation. The staff member seemed OK about it and advised me to return tomorrow with the bike. I will NOT be leaving the store with the bike though. And I've telephoned the credit company and let them...

Thanks for the replies guys. Yes it was bought in store, so that affects the credit agreement cooling period I believe. I'm very disappointed in the experience to be honest. I test rode the bike in March and thought it was great. Didn't need it till now for university and managed to snag a 20%...

I haven't even had the bike a week... a Carrera Crossfire e-bike that was bought new from Cycle Republic store last week. Need to use it on a daily basis and so far it has cut out on me twice. I've just had a 30 min. walk up a long climb home and I'm not happy! I've lost all confidence in the...

Test rode the Carrera Crossfire today. Only intended to cycle round the city centre a bit but ended up doing 15 miles. That's the longest I;ve been on a bike in 20 years! I really enjoyed it... but I can feel it a bit now even with the assistance I had. But it was great. I deliberately kept to...

Well thanks for the replies peeps. I've done a bit more research today regarding storage possibilities. It seems that last year 110 bikes were stolen from Leeds campus. And the number that were locked with a D-lock was.... zero. There are cycling cages available on campus but I don't know any...

Hi there :) I'm new to the forum and thinking about buying an ebike. I'm 50 this year and will be starting a short commute in a few months into Leeds city centre. It's around 6 miles each way. Half on road, half on tow path. Downhill and flat on the way in. But coming back is where an ebike...