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  1. KirstinS

    What daft madness is this ?!

    Now i love a bit of over the top, innovative bike design. But this is taking the proverbial ! The most ludicrous thing I've seen in a while Fliz bike combines walking, cycling, and nostalgia
  2. KirstinS

    Pedelec sensor question

    It's a fairly standard looking metal circle with wire going to controller and a plastic disc with 5 magnets in it 2 questions for for those in k ow please 1) can I make my own replacement plastic disc (I have lots of small neo magnets from another project). Given my b bracket this will be...
  3. KirstinS

    Unused canti mounts

    Looks like ill end up with unused canti brake mounts on my new fork . They can't be removed What can I do with them ? Anyone know of any lights that mount this way Or anyone got any other ideas how to utilise ?
  4. KirstinS

    Project Pompetamine - On One Pompetamine & 8fun watter bottle battery build

    Morning, my wife just rang me at work to say my 36v 250w 8fun front drive kit has just arrived :) I'll be fitting it to an On One Pompetamine I've read a few threads on this kit and seems each build/bike has its stumbling blocks. I thought I'd try to give something back to the forum by...
  5. KirstinS

    8Fun Bottle battery Kit

    Hi all, Does anyone have any experience of this kit (not the just the relaiblility/quality of the QSWSK motor as I know plenty has been written and many have it) 8F28F36B | 28"/700C Electric Bike Conversion Kit | 36V 250W Motor, 36V Li-ion Water Bottle Type Battery with Panasonic cells...
  6. KirstinS

    I'm no engineer but plain ol common sense says this is madness.....

    Czech engineers set to build six-prop Flying Bike surely this is the stuff of stilton induced dreams.....it cant possibley work. Can it?
  7. KirstinS

    Helmets

    Dont Panic ! Not wanting to raise thhe ole "should you, shouldnt you" debate I just saw these and thought they are beautiful Tree Piece Helmets: Protective loggin' for your noggin I make no comment on safety or anything else. I just covet one (but not at that rpice unless the lottery...
  8. KirstinS

    Interesting design concept

    at least thats what I thought when i saw this Velocity e-bike features weight-reducing removable power system - Images I'd be interested to hear from those engineers and other knowledgable folk on here what you think of it. IF shaft drive bikes are rather inefficient then wouldn't that...
  9. KirstinS

    Next best freewheel after tongxin

    Hello all I've been holding out for the cytronex kit as this best suits my needs. However, a combination of a house move (increasing my commute from 4mile each way to 10 each way) and the ongoing delays to the C1 kit mean i can wait no more. Or at least no long enough for the C1 to be...
  10. KirstinS

    I know this is a stupid question but I just dont undertand......

    Why is it a problem if you just hook a battery directly to a hub motor with a simple on/off switch (i.e no controller). Even my daft self knows the asnwer wil be - the motor will fry But here is the thing. My dad has one of those stand on electric scooters (15Ow 24v) that he uses for...
  11. KirstinS

    Anything out there like Cytronex ? Want to covert and On One Pompetamine

    Hi All, I have, despite much input from this and other forums, still not actually bit the bullet and purchased either bike or kit! The problem was that I got hugely sidetracked by those with big, fast, powerful systems. I saw all these 36v, 48v and umpteen watt systems that can haul a lorry...
  12. KirstinS

    Shimano STEPS system - vapourware ?

    Hi all, Just wondered if anyone had heard anything of Shimanos STEPS system. It sounded pretty cool back in June 2010, shimano make some top gear and are one of the bigeest component makers after all. But I've not heard so much as a whisper since then..... anyone in the know ? thanks
  13. KirstinS

    Alien Ocean - GS Matrix, anyone able to provide a review

    Hi all Finally decided not go with a home biuld for my first foray in ebike ownership. I've pretty much decided on Aliens GS Matrix (especially since they dropped the price to £625) I was just wondering if anyone had one of these and could provide any input before I hit the Order button ...
  14. KirstinS

    Modification - overvolt/turbo button question

    Hi all, First post here - I've spent a lot of time on here gleaning valuable info though. Still very much a newbie so hoping for your advice I've been considering various options for my own build and then I came across Xipi bikes. They have a "turbo button" which increases speed (beyond...