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There are loads of high spec'd good condition donor bikes on facebook. If you have the correct tools, removing the bottom bracket is no more complicated than the other bike maintenance tasks you mentioned - I use the local bike shop as a last resort - they charge £10 to remove a bottom bracket...

You can't have a legal "on road / legal mode and off road high power switch" - they are specifically forbidden in the legislation. The legislation states that the max continuous rated power of the motor must be 250W In your situation (ie want to do some proper mountain biking and also very...

Thanks - I had one of those in my bin of bike bits ! Now I need to remove the bottom bracket ! my tool for hollowtech 2 / bb9000 doesn't fit !

Yep, thanks, the outer part was fully screwed in, but the inner part screwed all the way in without hitting anything !

So, trying to remove the cranks, my crank puller is just going inside, do I need a different one ?

If someone wanted to dip their toe into e-biking for < £500 including delivery - I think @saneagle has linked to these colorway before. 26" wheels, disc brakes, 36V 15Ah battery - UK stock eta £99 tax - hadn't seen that (can buy from UK outlets for £579)...

Asian countries are home to many of the world's 300 million electric bikes and scooters. These electric bikes and scooters are workhorses rather than a hobby or leisure purchase.

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I think just about all e-bikes will do what you want. I'm not convinced the more expensive e-mountain bikes will be any better for what you want. I find a hub motored bike more relaxing for commuting (I have a mid (crank) drive and that is better for mountain biking) As others have said, be...

https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/wisper-strange-battery-issue.37195/

I did a front hub conversion a to a 20" wheeled Dahon clone (with 74mm fork size). The motor I used was a TBK-74AD (which I think is a rebadged AKM-75). I used the Woosh 36V 10Ah bag battery with a KT 15A controller. Depending on what assist level I use, I get between 40-50 miles range...

So using the TSDZ8 template looks like it will fit an old XS Gary Fisher (disc braked !) hardtail MTB she has in her garage. The frame triangle is quite small - any suggestions for downtube batteries ? The coast to coast ride has mechanics, support etc, so I was thinking maybe get 2 * 48V 10AH...

There's a very interesting article on the Institute of Physics by Spencer Weart "The Discovery of Global Warming" https://history.aip.org/climate/index.htm "Calculations made in the late 1960s suggested that in the next century, as CO2 built up in the atmosphere, average temperatures would...

Just saw this - not sure I noticed it a the time https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03026-9 https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-on-genetic-tracing-at-the-huanan-seafood-market-to-investigate-possible-covid-virus-origins/ I struggle to know how to choose between...

I suppose technically, if you are doubling the current you are drawing from the battery, you would expect an increased risk but are there any incidents where the battery catches fire in use.? I think the vast majority happen while charging. I'm not sure if a battery capable of supplying a...

Thanks @soundwave it's this one https://www.allbatteries.co.uk/electric-bike-battery-bosch-powerpack-400-type-36v-11-6ah-aml9126cc-109474.html I guess that is no canbus ? I'm intrigued to know if I could just use any battery or if there is some sort of rudimentary communication between...

OK I've printed out cardboard templates of Hailong Max, Hailong Plus and Hailong G70 (which does a 48v 17.5Ah version) and the TSDZ8 bottom bracket template. I'll see if I can find any XS frames that fit ! Incidentally, has the flaw in the TSDZ8 been fixed where level 1 and 2 would only give...

I don't think Polly is laughing, I think you made him smile by posting some interesting information so he is communicating his gratitude, he thanks me using the same method on lots of my posts too

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