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I put all of the above points in an email to EBC. I was as constructive as possible and really praised their service. Not a word in reply, which is disappointing... Anyway, the bike is performing very well. I have some niggles with the twist-grip shifters, but other than that, it's performing...

OK, the battery is sold. Does anyone want the charger for £15 posted?

This is the (almost) finished article. The cabling needs tidying up, but it's 99% done. I am happy with the combination and have done about 100 miles on it on my commute. In fact, I've taken the longer, off-road way home a couple of times via Kenilworth castle and some very agricultural...

Well, here is the wiring from my build (at least I hope it's visible!). the cable ties need tidying up, I'll admit, but I think it shows the excess cable I'm left with. In fact, there's quite a bit more in the bag. That's because the 250W controller is significantly smaller than the 500W one. If...

it's a heavy thing, so I reckon £8 should cover it. Let's go to PM for negotiations...

I'll pass on this. Woosh would probably let you know...

Well, a 17-mile round trip last night went excellently. It's slightly faster than the Ridgeback on assist lever 3 or 4, with 5 saved for hills. The smoothness of the ride confirmed that the Ridgeback was a bit of a clunker. It looks like I have finally got the combination I was looking for.

Well, for a start, the 500W wheel was damaged somewhere along the line. I can't say 100% that I didn't do the damage (although I'm pretty sure it wasn't me), so can't send it back to EBC. Secondly, it was a very heavy, ugly lump in the front wheel, and, as you say, weight distribution is better...

Blimey, another enforced update. Due to the battery rack failing on my other ebike, and my overall dissatisfaction with the 500W front wheel, I have taken the 250W wheel from the other bike and fitted it to the Orbit. 'A 30-minute job', I naiively thought... I hadn't reckoned on my own...

Due to the demise of the rack (all the welds have gone) from the Sirocco, I have the battery from the bike for sale. It's 2 years old at most. I bought it from eBay last June. It hauls a 90Kg me and my Ridgeback hybrid on a round-trip commute of 16.4 miles at an average speed of 16.5-17MPH on...

Thanks for the repair tip. I suspect the battery wouldn't fit into the rack after though. The battery is a tight fit. I might try drilling and screwing the rack to see if it helps. The cable ties are keeping it together OK at the moment.

Well, as an epitath, the welds on the rear battery rack I scavenged from the Scirocco gave way and I've had to cable tie it to secure it. Another thing unfit for purpose...

One more update, just in case anyone's interested: I fitted new rear v brakes, new brake cable and raised the bars by fitting a stem raiser. I took it out for a 7-mile spin to check it out and all seems well, but... The drive wheel is not out of true. It has a small dent in the rim! Now, I...

Well, I've stuck with the 2-speed SRAM Automatix hub on this bike and I'm very happy with the gearing set up. The only glitch has been the chain tensioner that's fitted, as the Ridgeback doesn't have horizontal dropouts. That gave up the ghost, so has been replaced. For those of you not...

Right, an overdue update: I finally had a heavy duty headset fitted to the bike today, along with a longer BB axle. There may be enough room for one of the sensors I have now, we'll see. I picked it up from the LBS and put the front wheel on and checked the brakes. I slotted the battery home...

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Last bump before the skip. It's in the way, so it's going free to anyone who can collect it. There's no rear wheel now, but most bits are there.

'The kit' includes everything in the box, including the instructions. The instructions did not tell me that a sensor was not needed; quite the reverse in fact. EBC should supply instructions that cover each kit individually, not a generic one(doesn't)-fits-all book, as they did with this kit. I...

Right, let's take your rather aggressive points one by one: 1) I have another 250W EBC kit and that does have an external sensor. Sensors are mentioned in the rather basic manual & nowhere does it state that the 500W kit will not have a sensor, rather a built-in one. Please check your facts...

Well, that was fun! If a job could be made as complicated as possible, this was it! The main issues were the forks and brakes, but the EBC kit documentation didn't help. Some early pointers, seeing as it isn't quite roadworthy yet: 1) EBC have a generic set of instructions for their kits, not...