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Right so I got my kit fitted. However my road bike seams very top heavy, I have the bottle battery and the front wheel hub. Is this gonna be dangerous for me to ride in the drops as this puts most my weight on the front. My rear wheel is still steel with a 5spd. Should I upgrade to alloy or...

On another note how hard is riding an ebike unassised say battery run out, glitch happened or any other sort of problem. Is it just like riding a cheap mountain bike or really hard. Im takling the ones which can be riden without assistance.

On a side note can we use ebikes made with kits when its really hevay rain? Or would I need to swap to a manual for those shifts (Delivery job)

Are ebikes made from conversion kits waterproof?

Too all these people comparing road bikes to ebikes are any of you using road bike stance eg a converted road bike or a bike such as the road-e+. To put in comparison the speed of manual bikes, the specialised sirrus hybrid has a hard time even reaching 15 mph duo to its upride possition while...

Were you racing against manual MTBs or Roadies? Would the roadies have the edge over you with the aerodynamic position and thin wheels? Or was it a track where you use thick tyres? Also 30MPH max speed? Assume that must have been downhill or is your motor more than 250W?

Soundwave what type of bike is your ebike? Drop bars or standard flatbars? I think that tech of the 2KG kit may become cheaper eventually. I also saw an ebike that weighs only 13kg.

Hopefully theyl make a kit which weighs 5KG including battery soon and a carbon fork that can accomodate the motor.

Hey so I know that going fast while commuting doesn't matter that much. But im wondering how fast do legal E-Bikes (15.5 mph not overclocked) compare to high end road bikes. Does the extra weight (20kg vs 6kg) mean you actually go slower than someone whos good with a road bike. I would imagine...

Thanks ordered it will see how it does when my bikes converted.

Hey so my bike cannot take disk or V brakes as it is vintage with a nutted front. Do people think this brake would give me enough stopping power, I am going for the 250W kit and am changing my rims to alloy (Steel rims are horrible anyway.) Here is the brake I am looking at. If anyone knows of...

If theyv done this do people think its now safe to get a Carbon fibre road bike? Say one that costs you a grand and throw a 250W front hub motor for the same results maybe even lighter?

I consider most premade e-bikes to be a ripoff tbh. You can get a kit and battery for about £500 and a good frame for about £200ish thats with hydraulic brakes and that. Go onto the internet and manufacturers are selling steel framed heavy bikes for 3 grand.

Hey what do people think of this bike its a full carbon fibre electric bike with a 250W motor. Is this thing safe,when I was asking about building an ebike I was told to avoid CF at all costs. Does this bike mean that CF bikes can be electrified or is this bike itself not safe. I myself...

The rim will be the one which comes with the cyclotricity kit

Hey so I have got my hands on a puegeot 103 carbolite from the 80s. The bike is a lightweight steel frame with drop bars and gears not even on the handlebars. Anyway I am going to be placing the 250W fronthub motor onto it with a 11AH battery. Can anyone reccomend some good brakes to use with...

I got these brakes for my bike: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291794034210?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Will that be ok for now? Vintage bike so im slowly working on things for it. My only concern is that I can't fit V brakes onto the back so Cantis will have to do...

Is it a bad idea to fit really strong front brakes but weak back brakes. Going back to the vintage bike idea, im gonna get a new fork that will fit the 26inch wheel and standard V brakes, as opposed to the oldstyle brakes. Would I be at high risk if I kept the old sidepull brakes and fitted say...

Can you recconend some really good cantilever or V brakes that are mechanical?

How exactly do you fit these switches on, I cant seam to find any guides on it.