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Yes, there's nothing special about the light, the switching is done in the controller, there's just a + and - wire from the controller that either has a voltage or not

Noticed this near me https://www.facebook.com/share/16hcDwGyPF/

My wife is vegetarian so we have loads of lentils and legumes, red lentils, green lentils, chickpeas, edamame, lots of different sorts of beans. Lentil Curry with coconut milk is a favourite. They have a low Glycemic Index (which I think means they take quite a long time to digest so keeps you...

I think the actual riding the bike is great. For commuting I would choose a hub motor - less wear on chainline and more relaxing I would say don't spend a lot of money (unless you want to). A lot of the things that makes bikes expensive are pretty irrelevant to e-bikes The extra weight...

Where are you based ? The only problem with second hand electric bikes is knowing the battery condition. If it has been left uncharged for a period of time then the battery could be on its ways out (happened to me !). You need to just have the budget to replace the battery, so if it uses a...

Ah ok - think it has a diode in there somewhere !

For the commute you describe and your (light) weight you will change gears far less often than with a non electric bike Even with just 100w from you and a controller and motor that are quite modest power you are flying up that hill at 23 km/h

https://ebay.us/m/55brSE ?

New alternative, with good customer support https://wooshbikes.co.uk/?faro

This any use ? https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/swytch-max-replacement-battery.47486/post-718564

Yes, for example https://www.yosepower.co.uk/products/36v350w-26-28-rear-e-bike-conversion-kit-for-cassette-with-36v13ah-hl1-battery £325 for 28" wheel + kit + battery

I wondered if it was something slightly more complicated, e.g. bent derailleur hanger

I converted a cheap Carrera with front suspension, she uses it every day for work, seems fine. Obviously a bit heavier but you don't notice it when you are riding Just make sure it has disc brakes, on the advice of other forumites I upgraded this one to cable actuated hydraulic brakes (cheap...

I think some people here have managed to use the Swytch controller with a replacement battery, it sounded a bit of a faff. What version are you using ? Have you a photo of the exisiting controller and battery

Rear hub, the details are in the linked post. I think it came to about 16kg weight total including battery If you take it to a local bike shop, ask what the max tyre width it would take. I have put 2.1" width tyres on some folders and that seemed to cushion the ride

Actually thinking about it, if you buy through Yosepower, the lishui "350w" controller and display would probably be better then the 250w one The legislation is based on the motor rated power (ie your Swytch motor), not the controller. All you need to do to make it legal is set the max assist...

https://www.yosepower.co.uk/collections/36v-battery/products/36v13ah-hl-i-down-tube-lithium-ion-e-bike-battery https://www.yosepower.co.uk/collections/e-bike-accessories/products/integrated-controller-built-in-controller-of-hailong-i-battery-slider...

Go to a Local Bike Shop and ask them to sort the gears and then convert that ?

Boardman Hyb 8.6s are a great donor bike, nice and simple and light and everything fits but you would need to get the gears working properly. I've recently converted a Hyb8.6 for my friend's wife. I've also done a Carrera Crossfire for my niece - that works great, but I changed the brakes to...

If you want more power as well you can upgrade the battery from 36V to 48v, if you follow @saneagle s advice - just get a dual voltage 36/48V controller ! Lots of people here have done it Is there room on the downtube for a battery ?