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His fork is light alloy and it has a Q/R axle, so will need filing to fit a motor. A front motor wouldn’t be my choice on a bike like that. As well as safety and installation issues, you can get weird steering afterwards, depending on the steering geometry. You don't find out until after the job...

The cheaping from the back is probably the disc touching the caliper. You can determine that by holding on the brake slightly to see if the noise changes. If that's what it is, loosen the two screws that hold the caliper to the adapter, hold the brake on hard and retighten the screws while...

I'm not subscribed, so I can't read the article directly. The gist seems to be that we're not buying many ebikes compared with other European countries. As far as I can remember, that's always been the case. If any of you are subscribed, post your comments. The headline seems to defeat itself...

It's the same stuff. There's nothing to stop you removing it all with tools, then putting it back on again if you want to check it out and know what the bits are.

I've used them several times to unlock batteries. You need to figure out how they work in order to have success. The first one gave up easily. The second one wouldn't open because I wasn't doing it right until I figured it out. The third one took a lot more jiggling than the first, but was...

Standard Tigershark battery that you can buy anywhere. I gave a link in the other thread. BTW I've never seen or heard of one of those batteries leaking. In the old days, some cells would leak, but not enough to come out of the battery. I suspect that water has got in and is finding its way...

With the additional weight and speed of the ebike kit, rim brakes wear through the rim, then you need a new motor wheel or have to rebuild it with a new rim. I don't know how many times people come on here with their unpowered bikes, and they argue about how they're happy with their rim brakes...

The wiring is sometimes different, so always best to buy everything together unless you don't mind rewiring connectors.

Maybe the freewheel was jammed by dirt so it didn't freewheel when you pushed the bike and the pedals and chain rotated. Now the pedals stay still and the freewheel is working properly. It's impossible to say without knowing what the noise is.

Post #4. Check the sizes to be sure. You should be able to fit battery controller and everything in there. You would need to make sure that the battery is held stationary in it with straps, brackets or packing - same as any bag battery.

That's a shame. The Lishui ones are crap, especially on a bike with small wheels. You can't control the power, and it becomes like a moped. I get that every time I visit my sister and borrow her Woosh Rambletta. Whatever level you select, the bike goes straight up to that speed with full power...

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I don't buy batteries from China. It's more convenient to get them from Greenlance, Yose and PSWpower, who have European warehouses. If I wanted to fit a battery on the steerer tube, I'd use the Aliexpress bag, which is a lot nicer and has a ready-made bracket for £2. At most, you have to...

It depends what they did to fix it. If they put a new freewheel on, then yes.

I always select China Post because it the cheapest. It comes pretty quick anyway. If you're buying from Topbikekit, don't forget the KT controller and stuff to go with it.

The connector is a Dean's - also known as T-connectors. They're all over Ebay and Aliexpress. The common reason for hall sensor error is the motor connector pushed in tight but not all the way to the marked line, or motor cable damage. It's not possible to help further without seeing photos of...

If your bike has rim brakes, it would be better to sell it and buy one of those cheap ready-made ebikes from Amazon, Ebay or Aliexpress, like that Varun above. If you're around 90 kg or more, it would be better to get something similar, but with 48v. Those bikes with the battery mounted on the...

There are loads of ready-made ones on Amazon and Ebay for around £500 to £600, which will probably work out cheaper and easier than finding a bike and converting it...

They're cable-operated disc brakes. They have one fixed pad and one that is moved by the cable. In order for both pads to touch the disc and clamp it, the disc has to bend. As the fixed pad wears, the disc has to be bent more to clamp it. Basically, the braking is inconsistent, and it...

You need to help us out by showing us what you have - controller, battery, motor, LCD and anything else.