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  1. egroover

    What's a good concentrated chain cleaner like Simple Green?

    Chain scrubber bath tool filled with this stuff https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gunk-6863-1L-Degreaser-Cleaner/dp/B006ZZ4AHS/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=degreaser&qid=1631222181&sr=8-11
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    Best place to buy a bafang BBS02?

    I can recommend this company, the last bbs01 I bought from them was shipped quickly from the uk, bbs02 from about £360 Greenergy Electric Bike Store https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLjwxmb
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    How to fit this battery to this rack?

    okay. so first thing, the battery should of come with metal washers, the same shape as the screw holes, check that they are not left in the box/packet...using these would of avoided the screw squashing the plastic second thing, to mount the battery further up the frame downtube if the existing...
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    Folding 36v ebike £309 Amazon New

    Swifty Liberte Folding Electric Bike https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08GM898Y5/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_FZGRP228TZTGK8EDG0NA?psc=1
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    Charging to X% - What about rigging up a voltmeter with alarm?

    When you build or convert a bike you stop worrying about this stuff. You buy a high capacity quality celled battery from Aliexpress for a quarter of the price of the equivalent replacement cost of a Bosch, Shimano etc battery and use it and fully charge it every time. 5 years later when the...
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    Samsung - are we just paying for the name?

    no special charging regime, can't be bothered with all that... used on and off, average a couple of times a week over last 3 years, less used now as have some larger capacity ones, but charged back up to full every time after use, and occasionally when on a long ride when I have taken a spare...
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    Samsung - are we just paying for the name?

    I continue to be impressed by my couple of 3 year old Chinese Cell Yosepower 13ah 36v Hailong type batteries, still going great with no noticeable drop in performance or range from new
  8. egroover

    Carrera Crossfire - Modify Gearing

    You can go with a Sunrace 8 speed 11-40t cassette. The existing Altus derailleur will handle it if you screw the b screw all the way in. You will of course need a new longer chain (go for 116 link one to be sure it's long enough)
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    Faulty eCarrera Crossfire

    thats the mk2, the latest is the mk3 the original mk1 crossfire-e had this display
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    Yosepower 350w kit? Or alternatives (cheap)

    did either bikes have an air fork? like I said lucky to get both air fork and hydraulic brakes on a 80 quid bike
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    Yosepower 350w kit? Or alternatives (cheap)

    with a 80 quid budget for a donor bike, he'll be very lucky to get one with hydraulic brakes and an air fork, but yes with disc brakes possibly. OP talks of possible upgrades later
  12. egroover

    Having a front hub motor and a rear hub motor on the same bike ?

    that kit was never £1099, so ignore the '£400 saving'
  13. egroover

    Standard 3pin ebike chargers?

    lots of these bosche spevific charging stations on popular tourist routes in Germany for example https://www.bosch-ebike.com/en/service/powerstations#bounds=3.564412735751338%7C-19.13179749999999%7C73.4930073560413%7C44.14945250000001
  14. egroover

    Advice on choosing the right kit, please.

    yep Here's it fitted to my Boardman hardtail with Hailong type 1 downtube battery and 500c display/44t chainwheel
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    Advice on choosing the right kit, please.

    Just get a Bafang BBS01 mid drive kit, has built in cadence sensor, and the kit comes with a throttle, shipped from the UK, £310.66 delivered, with a 500c display and 44t chainwheel and hydraulic brake sensors...
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    Solo elderly tourer

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    Solo elderly tourer

    A bafang BBS01 250w mid drive motor (approx £300) which uses built in cadence sensor will allow you to 'ghost pedal' i.e. the motor will provide lots of assistance even if you are just spinning your legs around on the pedals. Cheap removable downtube 36v 630wh batteries are available from £200...
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    A story of two Kathmandus

    I'd hazard a guess of 20% :p
  19. egroover

    First post

    You've come to the right place lol
  20. egroover

    Tyre pressure

    Typically, fat-bike riders use pressures in the 8PSI range for soft conditions, 12-15PSI for trail riding and 20-25PSI for on-road or urban riding