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Hi, Anybody know how I can source a Suzhou Bafang motor? I'm looking for the motor only - specifically a high power (250w 36v) low geared version for hill climbing. It's to go in a 26" rear wheel and I would be looking for low gearing for the hills, rather than speed on the flat. Ideally I...

ARGHHHHHHHH........................... The helmet debate AGAIN, rages out of control. PLEASE can we kill the subject off once and for all.We know we'll never all agree, so can't we just leave it at that? Please Phil

Oh Dear... Riding along on the 'ol Wisper, currently in fine fettle, when suddenly.....nothing. Dead, zippo, zilch, nothingness (no lights, power etc) :( . Must have blown a fuse I thought - but no. Fuse taken out of battery and tested it's completely OK. Take out wiring, (there's rather a...

Ahhhh..The FINAL solution, to the lights issue. Fed up with trying to attach (and remove after each trip) overweight / overpriced / easily nicked / delicate / needing recharging (delete as appropriate) lighting to and from my bike, I've now got the definitive answer. Have rebuilt the front...

Hi folks I good friend of mine was diagnosed with MS several years ago. Like most people afflicted with this disorder he has good and bad periods. He can't do much when the disease is very active, but in states of remission he's not too bad. One side effect of all this is that fitness is very...

Hi Finally completed and tested the conversion of the wife's Saracen Diva to an ebike. Cannibalised the Powabyke I wrote off some while ago in a high speed 'head on' with 'white van man'. Bike was totally mangled, but miraculously the motor survived, as did all the electronics (but you...

I recently read on another cycle forum that LED lights, whilst good on dry roads, do not seem to light up wet roads as well as older Halogen ones. Well today I cycled home from work down my local totally black lanes and discovered for myself that this appears to be true. I have a total of 320...

I recently came across a reference to the Rabbitool AC electric motor, and a further note about it having been licenced to Sanyo. I'm curious to know a little more about these motors and their controllers. The use of an AC motor on an ebike appears to make a lot of sense (so long as it doesn't...

If anyone out there is like me and always wears protective glasses when cycling anything but the shortest distances (too many bugs and brambles in the eyes over the years :eek: ), go check out your local Lidl's. I just picked up a set of sports glasses, with a reasonable case and four...

There's always a selection of the weird and wonderful to found hidden in the little corners at a show like this! Anybody else check out the 'plantlock' bike security stand? Love it:) Front Yard Company - Market Stall - PlantLock Can't you just imagine coming home to find your bike...

Hi all, I am not a Cytronex user, but I am certainly very interested in them and I keep feeling a rising urge to investigate more fully when (and if!) the cash flow improves. Thing is, earlier this year there were extensive postings on various folk's experience with the Tongxin motor...

Hi, Anybody know which version of the Bafang motor is the standard fitting to the 905se? I know it's a 36v 250w but its the rotation speed that I was wondering about. As the Wisper in de-restricted mode is capable of assistance up to approx 18-19mph I'm assuming that the version fitted is the...

Hi Can you tell me if any of the spare connectors in the controller box are available to power lighting? If so what voltage do they operate at and what current are they capable of passing? If not of course, ignore the latter! I find that I use the pedelec mode whenever I am travelling...

Hi can any one out there tell me how to identify which Bafang motor I've got? I have acquired a 36v motor which had a sticker saying 200w on it mounted in a 26" wheel. Bafang's website lists quite a number of alternatives for the motor with significant performance differences between them...

Hi, I just discovered that the rather 'lumpy' power delivery on the pedelec system of my 905se is down to magnets having seemingly fallen out of the disc on the pedal crank. Is this a common problem? is it worth keeping a spare disc? - I don't know how much they cost, but since my bike is...

Hi I'm curious to know why most folk seem to think that the rear wheel is the best place for a huib motor. In most bikes this means a vast concentration of the weight over the rear wheel - this taking most of the weight of the rider, motor, luggage and battery. Leaving the front largely...

Hi, Any suggestions welcome for the following. Looking to buy a first elec. bike for the 'other half'. I've got a a Wisper 905se, but its much too big for her and an old Powabyke which she finds way too big and heavy. The problem is that there are very few dealers around here (mid Cornwall) to...

Hi I've had my Wisper 905se for several months now, and I am generally very happy with it - it has performed very well. There is one thing though that I would dearly like to address - in pedelec mode (my preferred one) the bike seems to run out of steam at about 13mph ish and certainly below...

Hi, Anybody out there tried to fit one of of these? I'm considering fitting one of these to the wife's Saracen step through (26" version). The kits seem to be a good price (on ebay), and I don't think I can persuade her to try another bike (in fact it's difficult enough to get her on that...

This is a bit of a recurring theme for me, but please indulge me if you will. For many people, speed appears to be an issue with electric bikes and bikes with high cruising speeds ("off road" modes, de-restrictable etc) seem to dominate. However, we are all pretty much lumped with the 200 -...