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PV solar panels were a case in point. I had a 1.75KW systems installed just before the end of the origional feed in tarrif scheme. It meant I got tax free paymrnts of around 50p/unit for the next 25 years. The install cost me £7k. My neighbour had a full 4KW system installed about 6 months...

I have fond childhood memories of the trolley bus system in and around Walsall. However i also remember the extensive system of poles, wires and support cables. It wasn't pretty. Surely, despite claimed inefficiencies, hydrogen power is the way to go. Much more autonomous vehicles in terms of...

On the left hand side of this thread you'll see and advert for e-bike batteries. Click the link and click 'Recell'. They will arrange courier pick up, recell the battery with quality cells and courier it back to you. Godd service used by many on here including myself.

It's amazin' how it goes isn't it? My wife used to be an Occupational Therapist for social services. It was part of her contract of employment that she had to have a serviceable vehicle for home visits. As she ripped the exhaust off a standard saloon, going down farm and rough tracks, we...

Never ridden a Haibike so this is conjecture. However the system you have is torque sensing, so it gives you assist proportional to the effort it senses you putting in. Obviously, when going up hill, you use a higher gear so that it's easier for you, also to keep the motor in the right rev...

Hi Jack, As explained above it is unlikely that a local bike shop will have anything to do with your bike. They are mostly only interested in what they see as 'proper bikes' (expensive road bikes) and won't want to go near electrics. As Nealh explained the jobs really are pretty basic and if...

I also employ the, 'I'm a meandering, inattentive idiot' look. Whilst keeping an eye on my mirror I meander and insist on going round pot holes and manhole covers. Also I make it obvious that I'm apparently looking at the fields and trees. If I see/hear someone approaching fast I throw in a...

They print it ! They get banks and pension funds to buy bonds which say, ' Lend us your money and we'll pay it back in X years'. When X years arrive they don't have the money to pay back ('cos they're in debt) so they borrow more, or print it. If the gov needs to borrow £1billion but can...

Hi Colin, Given what you've said about your friends spin rate I would avoid crank drive, as previously said they can dictate cadence level. Also on the noise issue, a rear hub is shielded by the riders body, they therefore appear much quieter, although a following rider will hear it. Different...

I use a map - it never runs out of battery! :D

Hi Colin, Both are capable of hill climbing, the higher torque hubs are pretty awesome. Cranks drives have both the advantage and disadvantage of using the gearing. Using the bikes gearing to keep the motor in it's rev range ensures cool efficient running and battery use. Does require some...

My bad ! Didn't realise they only do 14x10. Lookes at their site but torque arms aren't mentioned at all, seems they only sell them on e-bay.

I have Suntour NVX forks with an Ezee motor fitted. I have theses fitted with no problems. Cyclezee no longer trades, but these seem to be the same pattern...

I live in Wales and we have, of course, different rules/advice to England. I live in Ceredigion which you can't get to from England without passing through significant other chunks of Wales first. Never the less our county council, in their wisdom, has now removed the 'Visit Ceredigion Later'...

I've been using one of these for years. Can't set the temperature though, just turn it on and use it, but then I'm not doing delicate electronics...

The gears may need indexing and the stops adjusting. If you google deraileur indexing there are loads of how to video's.

I think what vfr is getting at is that of the 6 prongs not all may have cables on. Some use just the outer two as +ve and -ve, as yours does. But some use the other 4 prongs as comms links between battery and controller. He's trying to ascertain if your bike is one of these.

Hi Travis and welcome. Whatever bike you eventually end up with I would recommend that the control system is pas based. PAS = peddle assist sensing. What this means is that the system senses the rotation of the peddles and provides power at the level set on the display. You can, if needed due...

This subject has been covered ad nauseum, and generally ends up in some sort of bun fight. If your battery needs the switch to be on to charge, then do so, otherwise turn it off as the bms will consume power when not in use. Charge it- use it. Don't leave it fully charged without use for...

Just a thought. If you could get the front off the light, there may be a pair of accesable wires feeding it. Cut one and put a switch on it. Maybe drill the bottom of the housing and handlebar mount it? Dunno - a garden shed workaround maybe?