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    Dropped Battery

    Worth trying contacting the manufacturer and see if they have any ideas. If they refuse you have lost nothing - if they help you might gain a lot
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    Help! Windsor Powacycle - no power to motor

    Until recently there were spares advertised on ebay but these seem to have disappeared! ALl I can find on there is a used Windsor and Salisbury (which is similar but with a cross bar) You could potentially buy a second hand Windsor and use the current one for spares? If you did that then you...
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    Carerra vengeance spare battery question

    One way would be to try to find one that has come off bike the same as your but which doesn;t work properly anymore - or only hold a small amount of charge Then get it recelled so it works again AT least that way you can be sure it fits your bike
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    Carrera ebike - new brake lever needed

    I have a habit of using the back brake far more than the front for slowing down and for stabilising the bike. Obviously any proper stopping requires both - that is just how I grew up and was what I was told was normal when I was a kid - which was quite a while ago! but I agree that as long as...
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    Help! Hi there, I have an e-bike with a discontinued battery, can I replace it with another of similar spec?

    ANother vote for Ebike Batteries - they have done 2 of mine and it has been well worth it
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    Carrera ebike - new brake lever needed

    Hi all My Carrera Crosscity-e has a problem. SOme time ago I noticed that the brake cutoff on the rear brake had stopped working. Basically I could brake with just the rear brake and the motor just keeps pushing forward. Pull the front brake and it stops immediately. Anyway - I was fiddling...
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    Carrera Vengeance e bike whining noise

    My Carrera crosscity e used to make a whining/screaming sound mostly in high assist - but it had started to do the same in medium assist. It mainly did it at the higher end of the speed range - clearly came from the motor so it cut out at the cut off speed I recently had the batter recelled and...
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    Pedelec Law - The Details

    Others have talked about several reasons why not but also - the pre 2016 regulation allow for a throttle BUT they also limit the power to 200W rather than the current 250W So - another no I do miss my throttle on my old bike - but the extra power is great!
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    GPS Tracking on new Wisper Sport?

    I would suggest a couple of things a) it is not much use as a theft deterrent because your average numpty thief will not know it is there - however the addition of an optional very obvious sign or sticker - optional because the bike looks good and this would make it not as good - but good for...
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    Moving Off at Traffic Lights

    On occasion I have ended up in the wrong gear at traffic lights - for example if the lights change suddenly when I was expecting to sail through at speed. If necessary I just flick the down change while stationary, life the rear wheel off the ground and spin a pedal while standing beside the...
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    Transporting E-bikes are a nightmare!

    Sometimes you might want to take them with you when you go away on holiday Or maybe you just want a change of scenery They need to be transported for the same reasons as normal bikes - but as they are heavier you have to take this into account
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    Battery Re-charging

    I generally get 2 bikes rides out of each charge So - assuming I am riding most days - I recharge every other ride If I am planning an especially long ride I will probably charge it anyway just to prevent any problems. If I was probably not riding it for a few week - e.g. if we were going on...
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    Battery Re-charging

    It depends on what your intentions are If you are planning a long ride tomorrow then a full charge seems to be fine If you are planning to leave the battery in storage for several weeks or months then you are supposed to charge to about 50-70% . How you do this depends - the best idea I have...
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    Moving Off at Traffic Lights

    The main trick - as mentioned above - it to think ahead and change down as you approach. I normally try to be in 2nd or 3rd gear at the lights. You could also bump up the pedal assists power if you are on an ebike that has a setting for this.
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    Help! The Pedelec Law has got me thinking .

    The only time you are likely to have a problem when your ebike is a bit dodgy is when a) you are clearly doing far over the 15.5 mph limit with no effort at all on the flat - and the cops have some free time b) you do something that causes an accident which then prompts them to check c) you are...
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    New cycleways springing up - thoughts?

    We have a great new cycle lane on the Widnes-Runcorn old bridge which has just been re-opened but in one direction it just ends and you are left on a pavement on the wrong side of a main road with no indication of where to go next coming onto the new roads for the bridge the cycle lane start...
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    New cycleways springing up - thoughts?

    The problem with lobbing a new cycle path/lane at a place if that they require a lot more thinking about than people realise - and chucking a white line at a road and nailing a few plastic bollards along it isn't really enough They need to - obviously - be somewhere they will be used but also...
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    Help! Bottle battery has died..Burisch GT250

    It wasn't when I had it done - although that was a while ago and not a bottle battery it also allowed me to increase the capacity and the quality of the cells It may be worth getting a quote first
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    HELMETS - but different this time

    SO -- the above stats support the idea that wearing a helmet is a good idea but the aim of the thread was whether or not they should be compulsory - which is different It does provide evidence for a campaign to convince more people to wear them but there is no point in this if you make them...
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    Is the Yadea V7 Legal?

    I would suggest that the pdf is from the manufacturer but the website of maybe from the seller - the seller is basically saying it is legal - which it isn't - but they don;t want you to know that so they put up the things that you can confirm but anyway - if it is twist and go - and is not...