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    range completly naff with 13.4ah battery

    last year I purchased a yospower 10.4ah bottle battery and used this with my Carrera subway with tdz 250 moter have now covered about 2100 miles. range 30-35ish one journey 12 miles outward fairly hilly return journey 2 steepish hills did 25 miles battery showed 4 bars out of 8, next day 6...
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    what do members think of the swytch kit

    i can see this being very popular, but wonder what the front hub moter actually is and what the power output is in nm, and is there just one assist mode? because its light and say being fitted to road/flat bar bike it would be fairly easy to ride if battery was depleted. but not sure if there is...
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    how do you switch between ts and speed sensor modes on wisper?

    new local dealer has a wisper not sure of exact model but top of the range with 570watt battery, I mentioned that there was a function to swap between torque mode and speed mode but do not know how this is done , I was offered a demo but want to try both modes. looking on amps site there are pdf...
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    looked at haibike tried a marida emtb

    hi all whilst chatting to a local cycle mechanic , he knowing I had ebikes mentioned a new dealer in Watford selling haibike/whisper. the new vendor is in Watford market and called www.ebike.town so of I went for a peruse, first time I have seen haibikes in the flesh, found them appealing an d...
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    which insurance companies cover home and ebikes for theft etc

    hello all my home insurance /contents will be due for renewal soon. my present insurer swintons does not do ebike cover, nor does Aviva who I was with before. I would like some kind of cover as regards theft from home ,or away from home. advice on which companies do home and ebike combined...
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    orbea shimano steps 6010 specs/info please

    hello all just found out someone I see occasionally has just purchased orbea mtb which has the shimano steps e6010 moter , cannot seem to find all the specs/info online. I would like to have a chat with the orbea owner so I can compare how the shimano system compares with my tdz equipped ebike...
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    one of those annoying bike events

    hi all yesterday about to go out on my kudos I notice a rear flat tyre, so pump it up and use another bike. on my return the tyre is part deflated, so I remove the wheel and while inspecting the tube ,my right bifocal lens come adrift from my specs, so hunt round for spare pair. after all this I...
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    effects of fitting 48v battery to 36v system and 36v bat to 48vsystem

    hi all have kudos vita uno 36v ,rear hub moter 10.4ah bat low,med,high pas tdz cd drive 250w 10.4 ah ts eco,tour,sport,turbo pas controller in moter last year spoke to a couple of people 350 watt baffang/48v batt 500w 17ah 48v ebikes both said bikes go up 2 different steep local hills with...
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    amp settings for tdz2 250w query

    hi all got the 250watt tdz2 fitted to my Carrera subway, I used to run it at 12amps for range on the flat. but its now set for 16amps for some hillier journeys. I seem to recall the default amp settings was 16 (not sure on what site for tdz I saw this) looking at my lcd manual the default seems...
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    how does deristriction affect throttle speed?

    hi all on some ebikes you can deristrict the 15.5 pas limit and have assist to a higher speed say 20mph. what I am not sure about does the derestriction also affect the full speed throttle if fitted ie 20mph I ask this as today I was doing about 11mph and was passed be an ebike all I noticed...
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    is there ca descent hill climber for £1000 omiting big bear

    hi all there is a local garden centre/aquarium quite near me ,but involves a steepish hill ,some .65 miles long which flattens out a bit then rises again approx. I mile total. but lots of traffic and no ware to get off the road until at least 1/2 mile of climbing. it is possible to get to the...
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    schwalbe energiser plus 47-584 query ?

    hi all too many punctures recently,so have decided to swap my kenda 27.5 x 2.1 for puncture resistant tyres Schwalbe energiser plus seem to fit the bill being ebike specific, puncture protection level 5. I decided a slimmer tyre might give better range as I am on cycle track and roads mainly...
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    1700 miles fairly trouble free then the puncture gremlins have a field day

    hi all have done 1700 miles on Carrera subway one with cd kit, no punctures , the last week 2 slow punctures (thorns) replace with £9 slime tube, go to supermarket, tons of shopping , come out to find rear tyre flat slime all over rear oif bike. no walk assist push to local cycle hub thankfully...
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    correct mounting for sjcam m20 my videos are upside down

    hi all recently got sjcam m20 and affixed to handlebars using garmin/gopro compatible mount. but found all my videos are inverted (upside down) idealy I want to mount the camera without the clear Perspex case. but find handlebar mounts take up too much room on my other 2 ebikes cluttered...
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    front downtube battery that removes sideways

    hi all wondered if there are any front tube batteries 36v 15ah that can be removed sideways from the frame, that suit smaller triangles. I believe woosh had something a while back
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    bitb more info on panda bikes pro/eco offer please?

    see panda bikes have an offer on pro and eco kits, could do with a bit more ifo re nm for each kit my pc is playing up can receive but not send emails, not getting the full details when trying to view web page. there appears to be no contact phone number thanks all
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    anyone had success with holts or simular tyre repair for there bicycled got fed up carring tubes

    hi all quite a while ago purchased some poundland innertube repair stuff in pressuried can as I often got punctures on canal towpaths and thought this might save the hassle of repairing or fitting new tube until i8 got home. got a puncture 700x28cc tube and found there was not enough pressure in...
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    still not to sure what to make of bosch ebike system

    have been trying to get to grips with my bosch powered ktm macinna active line have now covered 130 miles. shortish none to steep hills I can do ok in sport. on a road that rises slightly regardless of going from tour to sport and whatever gear I seemed to be stuck at 11mph? saterday on my...
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    how do i pm a forum member please

    cant find any info on how to pm a forum member ie in classifieds need idiots guide to exact method thank you
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    do you go further on ebike or more on unpowered?

    hello all met some friends who had just returned from a 35miles cycle ride which included some hills . I could not do that ride because I would not have the range. some other m8s were going to do a 56 mile round trip ride but that again would exclude me on my ebike. I am not talking about...