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  1. D8ve

    Need your advise for this battery powered folding scooter

    Small wheels won't like any kerbs or obstructions. Low seat height could cause issues. What's up with an electric trike?
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    Just joined the pedelec club

    I was thinking of reporting you for casting aspersions but .... Your right it pisses down
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    Just joined the pedelec club

    Sale of goods act might suggest a bike that failed in the rain was unsutable for sale in the UK as we have had occasional showers.
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    Bafang CST Electric bike Kit + 20Ah Battery For Sale

    £250 for the lot I'm in Bristol just off the motorway Dave
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    Shortlist down to 2 (Orbea/Wisper) - Thoughts/Comments

    I thought they were luminaires?
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    Does bicycle weight really matter?

    Trex I might copy you when the insurance comes in
  7. D8ve

    how long is your chain?

    Mines about 290 links But don't worry you can help your kiddies , spares are always handy , having them stops things breaking. It's true, thirty minutes after dumping a spare you suddenly need it!
  8. D8ve

    One thousand Km!

    And lcd speed ratings are from wheel sensor where the radius is based on one tire size with set pressure and compression. Change pressure the radius will change and hence the recorded speed? Oh and the refresh rates on gps and odo are probibaly different too. Along with smoothing etc getting a...
  9. D8ve

    Cadence Sensor, Torque Sensor or Throttle?

    For me torque sensor means riding a bike with bionic legs. But I can see a place for throttle for the even sicker than I. And I'm quite sick .
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    Shortlist down to 2 (Orbea/Wisper) - Thoughts/Comments

    The pension is gold plated, but now mostly lead underneath. It's pay into and receive pension based on the payments. The full final salary thing was cut years ago. Oh and the good pension was supposed to offset lower wage. They have retained the lower wage part for public servants but...
  11. D8ve

    Newbie - very much need advice!

    Good bike unpowered means powered is easy. I.e. ride it with power off to test. Most midrange bikes are Chinese parts! Simple is easier to fix. Self build is similar cost to buy prebuilt. until you gain experience then cheaper for equivalent. Geek means make yourself for max fun, pose value...
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    Shortlist down to 2 (Orbea/Wisper) - Thoughts/Comments

    He said he researched and test rode bikes for a year!
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    Shortlist down to 2 (Orbea/Wisper) - Thoughts/Comments

    MR sheldon brown. RIP ( bookmark http://sheldonbrown.com/ him if you haven't already) says hydroplaning doesn't happen on bikes as we are too slow. Think circa 70 mph. If the wind cheating battery lets you do that then I want one! Ps would you do 70 in the wet or save it for dry days?
  14. D8ve

    29er+ conversion kit. Range required 45 miles

    I suspect that everyone else's 13 amps are with 36 volts giving around 50% greater wh.
  15. D8ve

    What is the best bike for.......

    For kudos to maintain profitability?
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    B-H Emotion Sport electric bike. In Newquay Cornwall.

    Look at how much I got for mine. Under 500! It will be assumed that the battery has no real life left. Then it's how much for a new one? The retail value is way beneath the ride and quality of the bike. They are great easy riding bikes but there is little demand when a new bike can be had for...
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    Just bought a vintage LaFree as a first toe in the electric water

    There are quite a few models of the lafree around, which one is it? They are good bikes for the time though
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    Currency Market Fix fines banks £3.6billion

    If we all owe millions. Who do we owe it too? Is there 68 people with half the worlds money in there pockets to lend?
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    Need help on new tyres

    Marathon plus on my bike. Road and perhaps gentle cinder trail
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    supercapacitors + battery

    But a SLA run down to 1% charge may not recharge at all and will have a reduced life span. Lithium is much more tolerant of deep discharge