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For some months now I've been suffering with my neck, both spine and muscular. So I,ve been getting massage, which has been helping. But a ride on boxing day confirmed what I suspected, my straight, standard bars were not helping, despite having bar ends to change position. So, having read a...

We are approaching the time when we will have to change our much loved Vitara. It's been a very capable car with 4WD capability that has towed trailer loads of logs off muddy fields for us. But it's a 2L diesel:eek:. Ageing means that this sort of activity may soon be beyond me, so willing to...

Bike riding season is suddenly in full swing. We've been having some great weather here in the west and I thought I'd show a few pics of some rides through a landscape I'm coming to appreciate more and more. Aberbanc junction - note the lack of traffic, this is a feature of my rides. This...

The rear V brake caliper on the wife's Big Bear has become a real pita. I fiddle with for half an hour, get it releasing equally. Then we go out and in no time it's releasing asymetrically again. To stop it binding it is set so slack that the lever comes all the way to the handlebar, giving...

Used these guys recently for Anderson connectors. Hampshire based, seem like genuine Andersons. https://www.torberry.co.uk/product-category/single-modular-connectors/powerpoles-15-to-180-amps/15-30-45-amp-powerpoles

Just bought a 46t chainring to replace a 44t on the wifes Big Bear. To maintain/improve hill climbing I've found a 12/32 cassette to replace the existing 15/28. In all my years I've never changed the gearing on a bike. So, can anyone have a guess at if there's enough movement in the derailleur...

Time for some new season maintenance on the wife's bike. As the chain guard is cracked, and she's always said it's slightly under geared, I thought it was time for a new crank set. Existing ring is 44 teeth and seems permanantly fitted to the crank. Can't seem to find a 46t single ring crank...

My 3-4 year old Ezee battery (I suspect it's pouch cells) is starting to suffer from some serious sag. I have an Insat battery that I want to parallel it with to extend range and stress the both batteries less. I've made and tested a splitter lead but find I'm nervous of connecting them...

Just over a year ago I had Jimmy make me a battery from these cells. He rated it at 15Ah. It hasn't been used as much as originally envisaged and I've recorded only 21 charges in that time - all partials. The battery gets used either on a Panda eco conversion or my Ezee conversion. Both bikes...

Happened upon this whilst looking at something totally unrelated. Isn't the interweb thingy wonderful sometimes...

A few weeks ago I bought some bar ends from Halfords. Price on the shelf was £5.99, so I was chuffed when the guy on the till charged me £3. I was even more chuffed when I got outside and realised that the end stop inserts were actually a tool kit. I was in Halfords today to buy a light...

Apples and pears really, but I thought it might prove useful, so here goes. The Panda is the Eco kit front hub, paired with an Insat 36v battery. It's mounted on a Silverfox hybrid with 700c wheels. 21 gears, rim brakes (Magura front). Solid forks. Ezee Mk2 is on a Carrera crossfire3, led...

that hub motored bikes can't climb hills without overheating or stalling.... Really? I don't think so:p:D The beach below is Newport, north Pembroke coast. We'd parked the van just outside, then ridden part or the Gwyn valley before coming up and over Mynydd Caragog. A climb of about 220...

Doing some post holiday maintenance, I noticed my front tyre was about as slick as Bruce Willis' head. I've never worn out a tyre before. Anyway fitted a new marathon plus today and, as I have no intention trying a road side fix, I've slimed the tube. It's a kenda tube and has a sort of...

Some time ago I put a Panda kit on this bike and had Jimmy make a battery to fit in a bag I already had and it looked like this However, I intended to use the battery on my own bike as well, when mounted it looked like this : :eek: So I enquired about battery bags, but despite D8veh's help...

Hi Guys, I know this has been covered before, but I can't find the right posts for links. Some time ago I converted a bike for guests to use. It's proving popular with sister in law and daughter both enjoying hilly sojourns. The Insat battery in a bag I already had, it looks like this: It's...

I was sent this just 'cos I'd bought something from Evans: https://www.evanscycles.com/coffeestop/advice/why-everything-you-ever-thought-about-electric-bikes-is-probably-wrong Obviously it favours what they sell, nevertheless it speaks to a few who may otherwise have been deaf!

My Carrera has Lyra mech disc brakes. Out on a ride today I noticed that I was having to pull hard to get what I needed from them. Not sure if it's contamination or pad wear. However the front static pad definitely needs adjusting, and here's the problem. The inboard adjuster is masked by...

I love my Carrera conversion and use it as often as I can. However there are days when I find it difficult to get my leg over (if you'll pardon the expression:rolleyes:). I know a stepthrough would cure this but I would like to go further than the 20-25 miles I currently manage before aching...

It's too easy to get lost in the lanes around here and start to suffer range anxiety. So I want a simple map display that will tell me where I am and route find the shortest way home . I've been down the cheap gps smart 'phone route, it blew up on me after about 3 days. I've got a TomTom in...