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I can understand your vexation, but as far as both the Lady Wife and I are concerned, our Kalkhoffs came with excellent brakes with which we're quite happy despite their one peculiarity. Having said that, though, we're also happy with the conventional Shimano vee brakes on our Thorn...

On thinking about this, if the brake pipe went from the lever cylinder to a splitter and thence to both slave cylinders, any adjustment of the TPA should have an equal effect on both sides. As things are, the pipe goes to one side then via a jumper pipe to t'other, but presumably the end result...

Forgive me if I'm missing something here, but what's the problem with just repeating the adjustment procedure on the side with the oversize gap? I admit that I'm not entirely clear if the TPA is supposed to achieve anything other than close up one block, but wtf - AFAIC these brakes are a...

1. Slacken off the "TPA" all the way. 2. Slacken off the top Allen screw on each side i.e. those which clamp the slave cylinders 3. Push the slave cylinders in towards the rim as far as they will go. If your blocks are not then hard up against the rim on each side, whack the outer end...

Now sorted :) I knew I'd tried pushing them in and I hadn't been able to, but I now know the reason why. In case it helps anybody else to know, the problem is a bit missing from page 8 of the service PDF. After it says "Push the slave cylinders towards the rim while adjusting them...

Cheers Blew it. I thought I'd tried that and they wouldn't go any nearer, but I'll try again later if it ever stops raining ... (d8veh, thanks but it's rim brakes on the Agattu)

I may well be having a brainfart here, but when all adjustment is taken up at the lever but there's still plenty of meat on the pad, is it actually possible to move the cylinders closer to the rim - and if so, how? I know you can move the pads up and down (i.e. radially), you can twist them...

Cheers, chaps. It's definitely not play in the forks or the steering head bearing, so I'll investigate the chain and motor sprocket as soon as I get the chance and I'll report back.

I have a Kalkhoff Agattu bought in January 2012, so I guess it's a "2011" model. It has the 18Ah battery, and it's done around 1600 miles. A few months ago, I noticed an occasional "clunk" or dull knock whilst riding normally on Low or Medium power, which seemed to be coming from the front...

I was brought up on SA 3-speeds before gladly progressing to derailleur. Nowadays it's derailleur on our "proper bikes" which we ride for fun and Nexus 8-speed on our Agattus which are our transport bikes, and that seems to me to be the appropriate use for each type. If an e-bike's aimed at...

Does anybody have any first-hand experience of the Carry Freedom Y-frame trailer, large (20" wheels)? Thinking of getting one to use with our Agattus instead of the Der Roland trailer, the towbar of which tends to foul the rear of the Agattu's rear carrier in some circumstances.

Oh please don't do that. It would seem to be a shocking waste of a Victoria sponge. If it was too stale to eat, you could always use it in a trifle. :)

Here's the PMT version ... Have a good weekend, folks.

His 'n' hers Kalkhoff Agattus - everyday transport and trailer-towing His 'n' hers Thorn Sherpas - nowadays used only when the weather's good and we just fancy a ride round on a Proper Bike Christiania cargo trike - used for heavy/big loads and for shopping when roads are too icy for two wheels

Another vote for the Magura hydraulic rim brakes, which I must admit I'd never heard of until we got our Agattus. Not quite as sensitive as the Deore V-brakes on our Thorn Sherpas, but more so than the discs on our Christiania. IMO they're everything that brakes on a utility/commuting bike...

Thanks chaps. Looks like a two horse race then ...

for a Kalkhoff Agattu which is ridden in all weathers, often with a considerable weight on board, and nearly always on tarmac. If it's not on tarmac, it's on half a mile of well-drained almost-flat bridle path every now and then as a short-cut, which is more cobbles than mud. Tyre size is...

They probably don't use electric bicycles for the same reason they talk so loud.

Thanks guys. The originator of the spreadsheet is going to host it on his website somehow and I'll just link to that now ...

Ahah! All is now clear, so thank you sir (again!).