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Lemmy you are right there are compromises if you want to keep the EBrompton portable. I would also say that I would not want to ride more than about 15-20 miles on one either. It really is a commuters machine ideally suited to bus/train/cycle type journeys, though mine is not. Its a cross...

What is that on the right, is it attached to the bike ? Looks like a PSP game pad thingy ? Regards Jerry

Last weekend was glorious and we visited my wife's twin sister in Canterbury for their 50th birthday celebrations. I was told to bring my bike, so took my little EBrompton in the boot of the car. We went for a lovely couple a mile ride to a little village called Chartham and I snapped some...

The main thing is that you are ok and have lived another day to commute in. I am sure you will get there in the end. Wow over 40 mph and there was my thinking going 17-18mph on my new project was scary :eek: Regards Jerry

I understand it as one full discharge/recharge cycle, but as stated that obviously depends given the battery is not often fully discharged. This is the very reason that I went down the small DIY A123 12s1p (36v, 2.3Ah) pack route. In my application of a fairly flat 10.5 mile round trip...

Eddie, trust me enjoy it whilst you can! Both mine have finished uni and are back living at home (one has M.E and is pretty much fully reliant on us). My wife and I now pine for the three or four years of freedom we had with no kids. That said the first year was a little bit of a struggle as...

Yes it certainly sounds more powerfull than the Tongxin 260RPM motor. On my Brompton the Tongxin takes me up to around a rather relaxed and comfortable 14mph unassisted on the flat. That said on my latest rather unusual 20" project (I will post details soon) the Tongxin 260RPM motor takes me up...

Thanks jhruk very helpful. It certainly looks like a valid alternative to the harder to source Tongxins. The only thing I was unsure about is the RPM. Is it really a 328 RPM motor ? The one from Tongxin is 260 RPM. Regards Jerry

Excellent pictures d8veh very helpfull, thanks for posting. So noise wise, whilst under power, what are these like and do you have a video of one running ? Regards Jerry

Interesting. This must be one of the only manufactures, in addition to Tongxin, that produce the narrower width motors. Am I right in thinking this is a Cute motor ? How noisey/free wheeling is this motor ? Regards Jerry

Agreed Eddie, though for the non DIY user seems like a good deal. Regards Jerry

I just liked the bottle bottle battery arrangement. The kit looks robust and would suit a non DIY enthuiast, who did not want to fit a kit. As you say price seems good too. Its UK based and reports of their kit support are good.. Reminds me of a budget Cytronex lol Regards Jerry

The same guys that sell the Fun/Sun kits, so decent reported good battery and support. 26" New Electric Aluminium Mountain Bicycle bike-26M03S | eBay I am not involved with them, but just found it whilst surfing for bottle batteries and thought it looked nice. They seem popular with 28 sold...

Ok keep us posted, as I would like to see how it works out :) Regards Jerry

PPS Might be worth reading this. Looks like they are only any good for 1C. Endless-sphere.com • View topic - Building a 48 Cell 18650 Li-Ion Battery Pack? Regards Jerry

The cost of these genuine cells seems a lot. Is it really worth it plus the hassle of re-celling ? Ps I thought these were the Headway cells so maybe not as expensive. Even though presumably you are going to builld a larger 36V 9Ah battery you will need a lot which is quite a bit of work...

Thanks Andy lol I have five Tongxins already (six if you include a knackered one), been collecting them :p Given that that some Brompton conversions have radial spoking one cross is probably sufficient as you say. Was just thinking that with the smaller Tongxin and larger 20" rim I could get...

Hi, I have another project on the go and want to build a Tongxin into a 20" rim. All my 16" wheel builds have been a one cross spoke pattern, but I was thinking on a 20" I should use a two cross spoke pattern ? Regards Jerry

Or if you just want to connect it quickly in series here I have since put heatshrink over the back ends of the deans plugs. Regards Jerry

Scott I have two cheap generic chargers (36v,1.6amps) like these for my A123 6s1p packs connected in series The above picture shows an early one before I strapped the two together and put a 15Amp fuse in line. I have a charger at home and one at work. I am not sure if this would work for...