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Umrelated but also in the news today, a fire at Bristol has destroyed hunders of rental E-scooters https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10362367/Hundreds-rental-e-scooters-damaged-warehouse-fire-Bristol.html

Updating this thread as I expect this will be relvant to the E-scooter trails. TFL (London Public Transport) have banned E-scooters following a fire on the tube https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10292397/E-scooters-BANNED-London-public-transport-one-EXPLODED-packed-Tube.html Newcastle...

Hi, I built a 29/700C rim onto a Yose hub, lesson learned for me are the spokes are different lengths on different sides (the drive side is shorter than the non-drive side). The length you need will depend on the rim diameter, which will be different to mine...

Updated info showing claculations for spoke lengths - useful for anyone rebuilding a Yose hub ;) https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/recommend-me-a-new-700c-rear-wheel-or-rebuild-26-hub.40709/#post-610609

Important notes: Ignore post#3 above, calcs are wrong as hub diameter is 130mm not 120 mm Do not use these calculations - your rim diameter will be different to mine - used as an example only ! An update for future reference : Spokes (qty 40, length 234mm)...

I'm a fan of Ebikes (it's my only transport) but don't forget the damage caused to the environment when creating them. The batteries require mining for the rare earth elements they use, then processing, and shipping around the globe from their origin to refining to production to sale. The rest...

Choice of tyres can make a big difference, I replaced the off-road knobbly tyres on my mountain bike for semi-slick tyres (same size) and it's a lot easier to pedal on the tarmac/gravel tracks I use - so the battery lasts longer. If you're not a regular cyclist your fitness levels will improve...

For background - I was very tempted to just guess which wires went where but knew I'd seen good info on here in the past (very likely yours for an earlier post ;)), I'm glad I spent time to find the link ! I'm using a "was Lisui now KT" kit from Yose. This originally had a 12 magnet PAS, to get...

I've not been using this for a while, now it's back in use one of the first jobs was to replace the "temporary" PAS. Remove the Hollowtech2 axle, remove one of the spacers and refit the axle with the proper PAS bracket (to replace the cableties I was using :oops:) The first problem was the...

I did something similar on a bike with 160mm rear disk, the battery was hidden behind panniers on the rear rack. Display is a neat compact KT lcd4. The kit was a 350w/36v from Yose. It works well but if I was buying again I’d like a motor with more torque and a KT torque (not cadence)...

Some thoughts about this type of lock (I bought 2 bikes that came with those locks fitted, I removed both and used a good cable lock instead). https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/rear-wheel-lock.40996/

Thanks for the info, good to know there are options to move these from being illegal to use in public. I still think anything this small and restricted on a public road is an accident waitng to happen - hope I'm wrong. So after a MVSA test is this classed as a motorcycle? Will it need number...

I passed my car test many years ago (pre-cameras etc), advice from my driving instructor was that it was ok to break the speed limit briefly when overtaking as driving on the wrong side of the road was dangerous and safest way was to get past and back to "your" side of the road asap. Try arguing...

I found good forks at great prices at Bankrupt Bike Parts, more info https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/front-suspension-for-my-ebike.40015/post-594769

I did something similar by fitting a rear-hub kit to a new 29er, more info https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/yose-350-rear-hub-kit-transplanted-onto-scott.40186/ Fitting the kit was easy but as most of the wires on my bike run inside the frame it was difficult to find a tidy way to add...

For info ... I just tried swapping casings between a pair of Yose 350w rear motors (to put a cassette fitting onto a motor that had a freewheel fitting), the motors look identical but stepped machining on the axles make it impossible to swap parts. Why did I want to swap the internals? My...

I used an old rack-mount frame and cut a slot in the top "deck", then bolted a downtube battery to the bottom deck. A set of panniers on top hides it very nicely. More info https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/yose-350-rear-hub-kit-onto-spanish-mtb-by-mondraker.37899/

I'd agree changing the rules won't have much effect, better enforcement of existing laws and a major change in attitude by most road users would give a much better result but I don't see a way to achieve it. The problem isn't caused by a single group; we have impatient and poorly trained...

Educational link, thanks for the update. I find it interesting to compare road manners in different countries I'm familar with : Denmark - cyclist have right of way at junctions (it sounds great but the reality is cyclist don't bother to look or indicate knowing the car driver will be found...

Since you mentioned bodging ... are you ok with basic metalwork ? At the rear, use as-is if your frame has mounting holes, or can you fabricate a bracket (with oval hole to fit over the axle) for the rack to mount to. Not the best photo but see the white brakets on mine...