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I've not heard about Dahon's Romanian factory? Do you have any links? I know previously they were having their bikes assembled by Max.com in Bulgaria. This helped them reduce their taxation/tariffs in Europe but the bikes were only assembled there, typically from frames and forks supplied by the...

Halfords currently have a promotion on where you can get 30% off a bike if you part-exchange a old Halfords bike (up to 5 years old I think) which lasts until wednesday plus with Halfords you can use cashback sites to buy halfords giftcards and the bike itself so could get cashback twice. So its...

Nothing about specific models but still interesting. Scooters are well over 2x as likely to catch fire than ebikes and ebikes are over 3x as likely to catch fire compared to mobility chairs but personally I would of thought making mobility chairs safer would be the number one priority as many...

I assume that is a Viking Hopper imported by Avocet sports. I think they can be both 24V and 36V so important to make sure you get the right type as lots of Hopper models of various specs over the years. Probably the earlier ones more like to be 24V and the later models 36V.

Can you use copper grease on the screws so that even if the grease disappears the copper particles prevent seizing? I've heard of people getting long term use out of a Tongsheng motor, how many repairs got them there is another matter. Maybe Woosh can give some insights on that as they supply...

I'd really like to see the details of every product that has these issues. Full make and model, where it was bought etc. I realise this could be commercially damaging and unfair to the company making the product if user error like using a 48V charger with a 36V battery but feel the safety...

Wouldn't the lower power output of this motor be a factor. I think it's only 40-50Nm peak torque but I would say the majority of Bosch mid-drive motors sold are between 65 and 100Nm in order to give them a clear advantage over most hub motors. The current draw from each cell would surely be much...

This information from this very site shows that fitting a kit with a twist and go throttle is fine. https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/dft-pedal-cycles-converted-twist-go-exempt-type-approval/ I've never heard of anyone being stopped for use of a throttle. They were legal to sell pre-built until 2016...

So what sort of torque does this deliver to the rear wheel? Allowing for a bit of power loss through the chain and the lowest gear Rohloff ratio? Normally with a Nexus 7 involved the mid-drive motors are down in power to 40-50Nm to prevent destruction of the Nexus 7 and even then they massively...

Halfords are huge in the UK, they take about 25p in the £ of all money spent on cycling and this equates to about 40% of all bikes sales (statistics from about 2-3 years ago). They also stated ebikes make up about 11% of their bike sales. This means an absolutely huge amount of Suntour HESC...

Did the battery charge as normal taking the same amount of time to charge? If the battery was fully discharged by being left on it may be struggling to charge normally and so cannot power the motor properly. Maybe check its output with a multimeter to make sure it is registering as fully...

I know in theory a 800Wh battery should last 4x as long as a 200Wh battery but I think in reality you will get more than 4x the range because the individual cells will be discharged at a much slower rate which gives bonus capacity plus battery packs typically have a reserve amount of charge in...

Definitely seems a good deal if you can find a cheap Apollo less than 5 years old and want an expensive Halfords bike like a Boardman or Voodoo.

That's exactly my experience too. I bought the Cityjets because they were well reviewed and discounted but mine were awful however mine may have been a bad batch which does seem to happen with tyres and maybe that was the reason for the discounting. I have Schwalbe Big Ben's on my main ebike and...

As far as I know 18A is the maximum you can set the controller of the Tongsheng which is the maximum sustained power for hill climbing etc. Anything beyond that would be momentary surge/peak as motors pull in more current initially. When you set to 18A that is the sustained maximum current but...

I think Vitesse ebikes was a brand of Moore and Large and then went into administration a while ago. In fact their stock is currently being auctioned at John Pye auctions...

If you look at the history of Schwalbe tyres you will see reference to the fact they are an importer and rebrander of Hung-A tyres because at the time Korean products were not acceptable in the market but German engineering was well-perceived in Europe and the US. You can find near identical...

Largest 7 speed cassette I've seen is 11-36T which is this one; https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07C82YGJ1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Out of stock at the moment. The image shown is not 7 speed which must be a stock image for the range but you do get a 7 speed cassette...

It seems we are in a energy density race nowadays. You wonder what sort of technology will be available in 50 years from now. Maybe 5000Wh/Kg and personal air transport will be a reality. At what point will electric space vehicles be possible and fully rechargeable? 50000Wh/Kg Maybe there will...

From what I understand from reading forums this type of ebike typically has quite a small capacity battery pack which means each individual cell is under more stress as its discharged at a higher rate compared to larger battery packs. This can mean battery pack failure happens more quickly and...