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Apologies, I posted the wrong link, although I now can't find the one with the relay AND works at 75v. Anyway, I have since come across this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vehicle-GSM-GPS-Tracker-GPS303E-Waterproof-IP66-9-80V-Drive-Without-Key-2-Remote-/191187452319 Works up to 80v, comes with a...

I just stumbled across this whilst looking for alternative solutions: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-GSM-GPRS-GPS-Tracker-GPS-Motor-Bike-Car-Tracking-system-Alarm-Device-GT02A-/390806184927 It can be powered by up to 75v and features an auxiliary battery, vibration sensor, GPS positioning and...

Hmmm, not the glowing recommendation I was hoping for :-/ I've been thinking about implementing a two-way alarm for a while and this seems that this would be the simplest way of doing so. It certainly appears to be the only purpose made bike alarm within a reasonable price bracket. The other...

Sorry to dig up an 18-month old thread (especially such a controversial one), but I noticed that there's an updated version of this alarm available ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Two-Way-Bike-Guard-Anti-Theft-Steal-Alarm-Audible-Sound-Security-Lock-Bicycle-/281113340193). Does anybody have any...

Great work as usual Dave. I could spend hours in a DIY store without even buying anything - just browsing and making mental notes for upcoming projects. I've noticed that you favour rear racks for battery placement on the majority, if not all of your builds. Can I ask why you prefer this over a...

I think that looks quite tidy mounted to the stem. I might have to do something similar. Last night I tried making a shunt from 14AWG wire, but the result was the same as when I tried reusing the original shunt - I'm down by around 15-20% on metered power. The original shunt was 0.005 ohms, so...

Dave, great guide as usual. I've been meaning for ages to do this on a Turnigy watt meter, so last night I did. Kind of. Reusing the original shunt, I managed to get the amp reading within about 15% under what it should read, but after this point, any additional fine tuning just resulted in me...

To be honest, I find shipping from most EU countries only takes a day or two longer than sourcing from the UK and there's nothing quite like German efficiency. As far as the ingrowing hairs go, just get a decent pair of tweezers and be done with them. After all, you know how the saying goes: No...

Oh, don't worry about it. I just wanted to show you that the only thing between your legs that matters is the bike you ride.

Apologies if I've misunderstood the tone of your post, but surely the important thing here is that we all love electric bikes. What additional commonality is important above and beyond that? I don't care who you are; male or female, old or young, black or white, rich or poor, tall or short...

Well okay, I can't argue with you there, but bare in mind I've seen videos of him riding that thing in shorts, a t-shirt and no helmet. I'm using high powered batteries that usually power little radio controlled models. They can be extremely dangerous in the wrong hands and are potentially a...

Well, as you see, I'm certainly no hero - I'm told I'm a 'cheat', haha! Don't be so hard on yourself. Whenever I ride unassisted, I turn into a quivering wreck within minutes. If you really are as unfit as you make out (and I'm sure you're not), a sustained 15mph is bloody marvellous. I can only...

Oh, okay. If it makes you feel any better, it involves very little effort from me. I'm on really fat tyres and my bike pulls me along at a precisely 28mph on the flat with no pedaling. Uphill, I'm probably only adding a couple of mph with my own effort. I've done 35mph+ downhill though and...

Simply swapping/modifying your existing battery, will give you those sort of speeds. The truth is that electric vehicles are ridiculously simple machines when compared to the internal combustion engine in your average motor vehicle. Once you understand electric bikes, you're pretty much ready to...

I wouldn't lose too much sleep over this. Lycra clad individuals with superiority complexes are dicks and who wants a dick for a friend? I just watch them get angry at me while I maintain 20mph+ speeds up the hill they are comparing penis sizes over.

I think you raise some really good points. In the UK, for commuting purposes the bicycle is seen by the massive majority as a 'poor mans car'. What makes me laugh though is that a large proportion are happy to ride on hugely congested public transport systems in worse conditions than is allowed...

Eddie, your post had me smiling all the way through. My standard response at that point is "Cheating?... But I'm commuting, not competing. If you don't want to get to your destination in less time, at a fraction of the cost [of a car or public transport] and with so much more fun, you're the...

I'm a lipo guy, so for me, very little else matches VFM of UK dispatched Hobbyking packs (and for the record, I've never had any problems with HK packs). I'd be interested in the general consensus of this pack though, since is much more suitable for the general public.

Sorry for he radio silence since yesterday. I started this thread on the train on the way down to Wiltshire and haven't had much opportunity to keep up with it. I'm actually 33, so I've got plenty of years left to make and lose my millions. I'm starting to think that the electric bike business...

Looks nice. If I owned a better bike, I'd probably have the last one off of him :-)