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    Which Tektro brakes are these?

    They're on a 2022 Gazelle ebikie and I need to know model/type so I can order some pads :)
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    Bosch display question

    I'm currently riding a borrow Gazelle ebike which has last year's 65Nm Bosch Performane Line motor and this display Anybody know where I can find anything on the web by way of any sort of user guide to it? In particular, how to set the time, and what wxactly the vertical bargraph shows that is...
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    Is there a bike that meets my requirements?

    Apart from some of the Gazelle models, is there an ebike which has ... Step-through frame Upright riding position Crank motor of not less than 70Nm torque Shimano hub gears Disc brakes Either belt drive or full chaincase Rear carrier rated not less than 20Kg Side stand
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    For Sale 2022 Gazelle Bloom C380 HMS size 53cm suits 5'6"-6'0"

    Medical issues force very reluctant sale of my lovely Bloom C380HMS pedelec. Bought new from Cambridge Cycle Company in August this year, it's done just 308 miles. Frame size is 53cm, which suits both me at 6ft and my wife at 5ft 6in with just saddle height adjustment. It's designed to carry...
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    Pondering on motor power ...

    This is in the context of an old git riding crank-engined ebikes on the roads for everyday transport. 1500 miles a year in all weather except ice, can't be doing with Magic Hats, etc etc ... So, the last ebike had a 70N/m Yamaha motor and 8-speed Nexus hub. Brilliant bike, but it also had a...
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    Belt drive - your experience of it?

    Does it do what it says on the tin? Any downside? Would you buy another belt-drive e-bike ... ?
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    question about 2020-year Yamaha crank motor

    I would like to know the rated torque figure for the Yamaha mid motor fitted to my wife's 2020 Batavus pedelec, but I'm getting nowhere searching online - probably because i don't know the model number of the motor. Is it possible to tell that by looking at it?
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    To charge or not to charge ...

    Just moved from my 2020 Batavus pedelec to a very nice new Gazelle and wondering what current thinking is about battery charging. Top up after any significant use aiming to keep it (more or less) full? Let it run down to 25% or so then charge? Or does it make no odds ...?
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    For Sale Batavus Harlem E-go for sale - now with pictures

    Due to arthritis I now need a step-through frame, so my trusty Batavus will shortly be up for sale. Pictures of the actual bike to follow ASAP, but meanwhile there's a stock photo here https://www.elcykelvaruhuset.se/sv/batavus-harlem-e-go-herr-mattsvart-2021.html It's a Dutch bike made for...
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    Battery charging - cost of

    We would like to work out how much it costs us each time we charge our pedelec batteries, and we know that our smart-meter display will show us the answer. However, it's a PITA trying to ensure that we don't use electric for anything else while the battery's on charge, so my question is -...
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    New bike for old bloke?

    Following surgery, I now need to replace my trusty Batavus pedelec with one which doesn't have a crossbar. I'm mid-70s, 6ft, and do 1500+ miles a year riding for everyday transport on the road year round in all weathers. Must-haves include ... No crossbar, upright riding position Mid motor...
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    Tektro hydraulic disc brake mystery

    This relates to the Tektro front disc brake on my 2020 Batavus pedelec. Brakes have been perfectly OK from new, but now when I apply the front brake, I feel a significant resistance to lever pressure after the first 8-10mm of travel (measured at the end of the lever). Once that resistance is...
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    Yamaha PW Series SE puzzle

    Question relates to the Yamaha PW Series SE unit fitted to my 2020 model Batavus Harlem E-go. Bike was bought new 13 months ago and has 1440 miles on the clock. Some time (4-5 months/400 miles?) ago, I started noticing a very audible "click"-type sound from time to time, which seemed to come...
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    Suspension seatposts question asked by oldie

    My dear wife is 60 years old and has been riding bikes all her adult life. She is generally fit and certainly not fat, but has some arthritis in her right hip. This doesn't really affect her riding (yet), but from time to time she suffers from flare-ups of tendinopathy and ischial bursitis...
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    Juddering when braking

    My current pedelec has solid front forks and Tektro disc brakes. After about 150 miles from new, I'm getting very noticeable juddering when applying the front brake moderately hard. Light braking is OK, as is very hard braking as long as lever pressure's not applied gradually: if it is, we go...
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    Courier companies?

    The buyer of my Lady Wife's Kalkhoff has a problem which is a bit of a PITA for me too, so ... does anyone know of a courier company that he might be able to use to collect a bike from East Sussec and deliver it to Belfast when I'm not able to box or package the bike in any way?
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    Torque figures

    When an e-bike maker quotes a torque ("power") figure, that's obviously measured under ideal circumstances e.g. a test lab. But where do they measure that value? Output sprocket, or what?
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    Urgent help please with rattling Kalkhoff battery.

    I'm sure I've seen something about this on flecc's website, but it's not letting me on at present ("connection timed out"), so can anyone please tell me the cure for a loose/rattling battery on a Panasonic-motored 2011 Agattu? The slack is across the frame i.e grip the battery handle, push and...
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    For Sale Kalkhoff Agattu Step-Through - listing updated!

    2011-model Kalkhoff Agattu bought new January 2012 . Frame size is "large", believed to be 57cm, which has proved ideal for 6ft rider. Until I took the plastic cover off it I'd forgotten that the saddle is shot, but everything works as it should and the battery still holds a charge, though...
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    Help please with Kalkhoff Agattu transmission

    I urgently need to order a new chain for The Lady Wife's Panasonic-motored Agattu but I'm not in a position at present to actually check the one that's on her bike. I'm fairly sure that it's 122 links including the connecting link, but am I right that it's a 3/32" x 1/2" chain? Is the...