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    Indicators

    I have 2 of the rear turn light mentioned by mister-e at on the first page of thread. there seems to be different types, some light up when you brake? mine do not , in daylight the lasers /turn signals may not be clear enough. I bought a slightly different type, which I think might be a bit more...
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    Electric bike advice, concern re Bosch CX?

    I have 2016 ktm with bosch active line moter, a while ago spoke to a rep for Raleigh, Raleigh do motus and captus both bosch active line moters, I asked about the bosch 2018 moters, it was explained older moters with small front sprocket have a bigger internal gear in the moter. the newer ones...
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    samsung 29e vs 30q eclipse 36v batteries advise

    thanks for replies 30q over 29e nealh the battery on ebay seems good value but the sale has now ended 24-11
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    samsung 29e vs 30q eclipse 36v batteries advise

    hello all I am considering getting a battery from eclipse there is a 36v 14.5ah at £279 samsung 29e cells 36v 15 ah with 30q cells at £334 (out of stock) what is the benefit of 30q over the 29e ? or is there another battery vendor I should consider http://eclipsebikes.com/index.php?cPath=30_31
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    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    glad you like your purchase, what mudguards are they? does the front one bolt on? I find eco on my ktm macina (active line 50nm) is ok for me on the flat ,better than eco mode on my tdz2 equipped Carrera . eco is 35nm,40nm tour, 45 sport, 50nm turbo on mine.
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    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    went to hemel hempsted today to look at the crossfuse, but alas they only received it yesterday and was not assembled, still in the box ,was allowed a peep but will have to go back on a later date. it was however stressed rather heavily that this was a bosch battery, and not the ones used on...
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    independent e bike technician

    I spoke to a dealer who had just been on the bosch training course there were 40 people doing the course, only one person could be described as inderpendant the rest lbs, or ebike shops. it appears the majority of time was spent on the software side of things, rather less on moter removal etc
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    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    went into local Halfords no bosch crossfuse on display but they have one in hemel Hempstead store and Hendon cost of bosch battery 400w £513, but 10less with cycle network? discount
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    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    disregarding discounts I can see these selling because there are lots of Halfords outlets, for me nearest at 3 miles. descent warrenty on bike and battery. but you need to be bosch ebike trained to work on bosch systems. I would really like to know what Halfords price for a 400 watt battery...
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    do eclipse answer emails?

    been looking at eclipse bikes website at there batteries which seem a fair price ,but shown as out of stock. twice I have emailed them as to when they expect to receive new stock. but have received no reply being that there is no contact number, I am wary of wanting to deal with them
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    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    i went into local Halfords yesterday mentioned the bosch crossfuse the guy in the cycle department knew nothing about it, and could not seem to find it. and told me must be pre order? and thought it unlikely they would ever have one in store. I was hoping to see one in the flesh,
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    sugestions for good quality warm beanie type hats please?

    hello all its getting to the time of the year when I start to feel the cold, and have had no luck finding descent quality woolly hats. plenty of thinsulate ones that look like a giant Yorkshire perched on ones head after 2 minutes of use. have tried ms, some outdoor clothing shops , some seem...
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    Tonsheng tsdz2 fitted to old Dawes hybrid

    got the same moter and display fitted to Carrera subway one, but at 68 I use sport mode all the time 30 miles on 10.4ah if not too hilly. you can adjust the amp setting on display, if running at 12amps got nearer 40miles range, but normally run at 16. I tried setting speed to 25mph but I seemed...
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    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    seems a bit on the heavy side to me (no kickstand seems to be included) I have 2016 ktm macina cross active line moter 400w battery 51cm frame depending on what advert 20.4kg or 21.4kg. I thought the newer moters were meant to a kilo lighter? also quite a lot of the 2018 ebikes have now got...
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    Ebikes on The Gadget Show tonight

    i watched the show and noted the volt pulse seemed fairley light at 19kg about £1500. just looked at specs on volt website battery is either 60 mile 0r 80 mile vertion but does not mention ah of either. I then notice weight of bike is without battery fitted so nearer 22.4kg, also range was...
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    range completly naff with 13.4ah battery

    thanks all for replies tyre pressures I keep at 60psi. the most frustrating thing for me is my 13.4ah does not give any more range than generic Chinese 10.4ah at the same setting sport mode and same terrain.
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    Problem with new Tongsheng TSDZ2

    i have just looked at the display manual and toggled through d1 etc no mention of re or 88 at all .perhaps you could remove the sensor wire and see what the display reads. others on here have 250 and 350w tdz moters and from same vendor would assume vl5 display serves both models ? ebc...
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    Problem with new Tongsheng TSDZ2

    i have the 250w vertion same display initially setup wheel size etc. a while back wanted to check settings and had a real job getting into the menu again. I have just tried mine (I and power for 3 seconds nothing different on display) but then holding down the I button brings up d1 the wheel...
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    EBC kit to 25yo MTB Commuter?

    i had the same rear wheel kit fitted to specialised sirrus elite 700c wheel but found it kept breaking spokes, although ebc replaced spokes and new whee;l rim twice still had same problem. I met 2 people with there 500c rear wheel convertion kits who had no problems but they were fitted too...
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    range completly naff with 13.4ah battery

    i gave battery a full charge green light on +30 mins voltage 41.9v 15.3 miles covered 36.9v in sport mode flattish terrain did a mixture of sport/turbo/throttle to run battery down to zero to one bar and rear wheel raised off ground running throttle until moter was intermitant. 32 miles...