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    Light stand up electric scooter

    Hello there, As I'm moving to a small appartment in London, I can't keep all my stuff with me. I have to sell some my hobby toys... This stand up scooter that weight 4.9kg (without battery), can top to 37 kph with a 18.5V battery (5s lipo) and consume around 12-14 wh/km. Quite nice specs...
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    Pacific if Reach

    Pacific if Reach - 20" double suspension folding bike Hello there, I'm selling my Pacific If Reach because I'm moving and I can't carry all my bikes with me. The Brompton is more convenient for me as I'll live in a small appartment in London. The bike cost $2000 new: Pacific It's a...
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    Use led light for warning signal

    Hello there, I'm looking to use warning signal for my bike, but with a very minimalist set up (less visible is better). So I'm thinking about using these led strip: HobbyKing R/C Hobby Store : High Density Waterproof LED Flexible Strip - Yellow (1mtr) Combined with a car signal controller...
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    How to connect a DC to DC converter?

    Hello there, I received today my 12V DC to DC converter: Zenid e-Bike Parts But I don't know how I could plug it to the bike? Usually there is an input area and an output area, but here there is only an input?? Any idea how I can do that?
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    Friction free dynamo light

    Hello there, I've found these dynamo light: REELIGHT SL520 REAR BIKE LIGHT WITH BACK UP FUNCTION DYNAMO LIGHT | eBay So I can have my light without even using the batteries. Isn't that a nice thing to have?
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    Are DC-DC converter using a lot of battery

    Are DC-DC converter using a lot of power? Hello there, I've found a DC-DC converter for my 74V lipo: Zenid e-Bike Parts I'd like to use it so my battery can also be used for my lights. It has 90% efficiency. I'm wondering if I plug that with my batteries if that may uses a lot of my...
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    Check the battery initial capacity?

    Hello there, I'm now discussing with Conhismotor about my 36V10AH Limn2O4 battery that only has 250W remaining on the battery pack. So 2/3 of its capacity. The seller told me the pack was at 36V7AH so it's normal to only have 250wh of capacity. But I believe my pack is a 10AH rather than a...
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    Lyen controller stopped working

    Hello there, I tested for the first time my brompton with the direct drive conhismotor today. It's a 20s lipo (74V) setup with lyen controller (37V-150V). I was at 80V and running around 7 amps at 500W. Did 1 peak at 1500W. I was running around 7 amps when it suddently stopped working...
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    Brompton electrification

    Hello there, I'm posting the news about my brompton build here. First of all, thanks for all that helped me (Special thanks to John for his help and all the other Catsnapper, Dave, etc). Here is my motor laced in a sun ct-18 rim: I'm really really happy to finally see the...
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    Solowheel, a new type of bike?

    I've just seen this: SOLOWHEEL BC products, buy SOLOWHEEL BC products from alibaba.com Seems to be around 300-500 euro in alibaba. But on goldenmotor it's around 1890$: hub motor, brushless motor, brushless dc motor, BLDC motor, bike conversion kit, brushless controller,brushless motor...
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    Good metal worker in london?

    Hello there, I'm having hard time widening my brompton rear fork from 112mm to 135mm. Does any of you know a good metal worker in London able to do that for less than £100? I had a quote from a bike frame builder at 200-400+£ juste to widen the fork, it's way too much! I also meet a metal...
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    Just had my first accident

    It was supposed to happen... and it happened! I had my first accident tonight. A pedestrian crossed the road while I was ridding. He litterally jumped on my bike, I didn't even have the time to use my breaks... I ran on him, he was laying on the floor groaning... Ambulance arrived, cops...
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    Throttle and pedelec stop working on bumps

    Hello there, Everytime I have a bump on my bike, my pedelec and throttle stop working. However the power is still on and the wattmeter keeps recording the total Wh used. So no electric disconnection. I have to turn the power off and on again to have the pedelec and throttle working again...
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    The snow/rain stopped my bike

    Hello there, I was cycling today with all the snow everywhere and suddently my bike stopped working. All the light are on, the wattmeter can still measure the voltage so it's not a battery problem. When I switch off the battery, then switch on again, the throttle works only for 1/10th...
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    IF Reach - The perfect commuter bike

    Hello guys, I had my Pacific If Reach this afternoon. I was pleasantly surprised by this bike. There is no drag at all and run quite fast even without motor: We took the train together :)
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    Truing the wheels

    Hello there, My both wheels are not true and I'm looking for true them. The problem is that I don't have a truing stand and I'm not sure I want to invest on that. How do you guys true your wheels? Do you have a truing stand?
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    Repair the brake

    Hello there, I have my brakes that are broken and I need to fix it as soon as possible because it's quite dangerous now. I'm breaking by putting a leg on the floor. Quite scary! :eek: Here is my rear break: The 2 parts of the calippers are separated and there is no way it can work...
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    160mm dropout, is it normal?

    Hello there, I've a quick question. I'm going to potentially buy another bike so I need to know if I calculated the dropout correctly. I'm testing on my actual bike. Measure from the left side Measure from the right side I'm not sure to have done the measures correctly, but it...
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    New dahon - Jifo 16

    Hello guys, I was watching the new bike range from dahon and I've seen a new small size folding bike: It's the jifo 16 and weight just under 9kg!! Jifo 16 | Dahon Worldwide Most of their frame are now in "dalloy aluminium". Same for this one. Too bad it's not steel, I'd love to...
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    The future of commuting bike?

    I've just come across this shopping bike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZA0Gk6bTV8w#! Note that the bike doesn't fold particularly well. But it once folded, it accomplish perfectly its function: - Help people to carry it around (lift, doors, hall) - Can be used as...