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hi all had my vita uno for 15 months now and have not been caught in any rain at all until last week. got caught in some heavy showers, and was not sure how an ebike with its extra weight ,rear hub moter hard compound tires would handle on wet tarmac roads? so in fact came of major roads and...

hi all there seem to be a lot of ebikes around the £1700 mark, but I am wondering if something like the focus jafira mountain style ebike impulse 2 70nm moter although I assume plenty of hill climbing power would range suffer over lesser powered e bikes. basically want I want is longer...

.hi all its been a year since ive used cycle streets, I planned a route on my android phone but can only get itinary ab to show, I do not seem to have the live ride icon to activate although I belive gps etc is enabled. hence I got lost today and found myself on a bit of dual carriageway...

hi all my vita uno has a bottle battery mounted on front downtube. I charge the battery on the bike. but periodically check and tighten the 2 bottle battery frame screws. I have lost or mislaid keys so cannot remove battery , would there be a code on frame holder or any suggestions for this...

hi I have had this nagging feeling recently that when using pas level 3(highest) that it seems less powerfull than when new I year ago. on a steep hill if changing from pas 2 to 3 there was not always any noticible increase in power, but on the flat a fair bit of difference. nowerdays on...

hi all was in my local Halfords they had an ebco ucr30 ebike front hub moter 36v with 8ah rear mounted battery range is given as 40-50 miles eco mode I think the bike was 28kilos. I am a bit dubious about the ranges quoted for ebikes in general 40-50 miles. last week I used garmin edge...

hi all been out a couple of times recently , road canal paths, about 20miles on my vita una but my suspention seatpost seems to have given up and gel saddle not really absorbing any bumps. I find I keep lifting my bum of the saddle every so often as I feel I am sitting on a paving slab. I did...

hi bought my ebike last year vita uno 10ah bottle battery used it in the summer, and seemed to get 25-30 miles range faily flat. not used it over nov/dec/jan period to cold and wet for me (have been bus pass bashing) battwery has been fully charged ,and is in warmish location. however a couple...

I have a vita uno (basically a kudos) 26" mountain bike style ebike with the hub moter in the rear wheel, I have a broken spoke and need a replacement but my local cycle shop seems to be having trouble locating one. its 2.23 mm dia spoke thicker than normal non e bike spoke not too sure on...

hi all in the past I have used cycle streets to plan a route from home to destination, so this gives me the names of roads etc. last week I was following a group of cyclists who went on some country lanes and roads I had never been on, I am wondering how I can reride the route and get the...

hi all my disc pads for kudos vita uno are now virtually worn out down to half a mill . I emailed kudos and was told chain reaction cycles might have them ? but there is nothing on there website that is similar. I thought clarks vx829c from Halfords,(which I had to order) were correct but they...

I have done about 600 miles varied terrain, no puntures on bog standard kenda tyres with slime tubes, today noticed the front tyre was defernately a bit flatter than before. some time ago I purchased specialised crossroads armadillo, these are I believe are road/offroad use and can be run at...

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hello all , finding I am using my vita uno basically a kudos type ebike a lot more than my non assisted cycle. however apart from the fear of punctures, I find the biggest worry is the range will I run out of power before I get home. most of my intended trips are about 30 miles round trip...

hi all front disk brake screeches when the brakes are applied , checked pads about 2 mm left on each front pad, only 380 miles covered but plenty of hills in my area. should I change them, I do not know how thick new pads would be thank you

hi all week got chatting to chap and was admiring his giant prime hybrid, a very nice looking ebike,certainly not as agricultural looking as some of giant step throughs ive seen. the prime has 7 speed nexus hub,yamaha bb moter, crank drive I assume, no throttle and 3 modes eco,and 2 others. no...

hi all this is not really pedelec related, but I wish to try a local route, using cyclestreets on my pc I get the option of my location, and I type in road name of my destination. this I can then review or print. I will be the first to admit mobile phone are not my strong point. however I...

hi all have done 3 trips on my vita uno which I believe has a bog standard bottle battery. very first trip 30 miles varied terrain 1 led remaining charge time 5 hours. 2nd trip tackled lots of hills 30 miles 1 led remaining but battery was exhausted, charge time 5 hours. third trip 12.7...

hello all being a novice as regards ebikes, I can understand that you have to peddle and have various levels of assistance. what I assumed is that you could turn off the peddle assist, and use the throttle to go along similar to say a moped so saving my legs when they ache a bit. it appears...

no instructions/manual came with my ebike. yesterday I fitted a rear rack, had to remove rear disk brake cable to try and fit the rack. today I set my controller to highest (3) pedal assist for a steep 11% hill but was in too high a gear and could pedal no more after getting part way...