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I felt quite pleased with myself having used kits to convert a tandem and a solo bicycle, but that sort of build really is at another level - skilled guy!

I've bought two rear hub motor kits from Woosh and both have been absolutely fine - genuinely 'plug and play'. As suggested, check all your wiring as this doesn't sound right at all.

I found it better to mount a strip of Meccano on the seat tube, pivoted so that it could be moved to click against the chain ring as required. Not only was this louder and more durable than the cigarette packet method, it also meant that changing gear altered the sound. This gave a much more...

The lever type is a far better option in my view. They are both progressive in operation, but controlling the power is much easier with the lever type. They operate regardless of power-level settings on the LCD display and provide the full range of power available from the motor. That...

To add a further layer of clarification / confusion to the use of a throttle. The two types I have come across are the 'lever' type and the 'thumb' type. I use both types fitted on the right hand side of the handlebars. The thumb type is fitted to my solo bike and I find it more difficult to...

Well done! That looks like quite a substantial battery and it may be worth adding some additional straps to help secure it to the frame. I use some wide Velcro type fasteners on my solo bike following advice from here...

Can't help with sourcing the same rim or the ERD. If you are going to the effort of rebuilding the wheel, I'd probably go with a hefty touring type rim such as the Ryde Sputnik and Sapim strong spokes laced in a single cross pattern. My Shengyi rear motor hub has a flange diameter of 156mm...

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I agree with the comments above made by flecc and Nealh. I can't imagine any cyclist would choose to mix it with cars / trucks / buses if there is a decent cycle lane available. The problem in my experience is that the cycle lane is often covered in road debris, or the surface is so badly...

I did wonder what had happened to vfr400. He did / does appear to have considerable knowledge so it is a pity that we no longer have his contributions. He could have quite an abrupt and abrasive manner though, which at times seemed unnecessary. I'm probably misquoting, but I think Churchill...

To paraphrase an expression from my aviation days: 'You may be in the right, but there's no point in being DEAD right'.

The rack battery will obviously give you a bit more range, but in my experience the frame mounted 12Ah is perfectly adequate. If a higher capacity frame mounted battery (in the same size case) had been available, I'd probably would have picked it over the 12Ah - you can never have too much...

Keep us posted Norgs - it's always good to hear about the experiences of other riders.

Ray, Great to hear that you're enjoying the new motor. It sounds like your experience of it is similar to ours - it's a fair bit more powerful than we expected. On one of our regular routes, we sometimes have to face quite a steep hill on our way home and occassionally I use Level 3 to whizz...

Hi Mark, As you are no doubt aware, range estimates are really difficult to make as every rider's effort level is different and terrain / weather can make big differences too. That said, we're both in our 60's so hardly in the first flush of youth and no longer putting out anything like as...

That looks like a pretty decent upgrade and should work well. Let us know how it goes.

Acera is quite far down the Shimano hierarchy and its performance reflects that. As a sweeping generalisation, my own view is that Deore is about the lowest level groupset where performance is significantly better than the budget offerings. I don't think you'll be able to source a clutch type...

Is almost 6 years after the previous post a record for spamming?

Suntour on the back of our tandem too and on one of the solos. Excellent for the money.