Search results

Spent ages taking apart the throttle and swapped the wires, put it all together again. Now the 3sp switch housing has cracked in half when putting it back on the handlebars. Must have overtightened it. I am completely sick of all this. As soon as I get one thing sorted another problem arises...

Sounds good Morphix. Just a thought - would it be possible to identify any of the points which have an on-bike charging option ? I realize it doesn't affect everyone but my guess is that I won't be able to use many with my Trek because the battery is built-in and it's not straightforward to...

Well I almost got it out for a test ride with battery & controller rigged up in the box tonight. Have to admit I was a bit apprehensive as it's been off the road so long and the last time I actually rode it in its previous incarnation several weeks ago I ended up with the bike over on the...

^^ Hi and thanks. I wondered how something like that would ever fit in full rather than just as halves. The M8/M10 bolt head might be a bit severe to accommodate internally ... would have to get one and play around with it :). In the end I couldn't get to a plumbing store in the usual "trade...

I bought a BUMM mirror - and it turned out to be a BUMM fit. The eBike ones were so small as to be basically as good as useless. So got these which are much better and also have convex glass : mirrycle.com: mirrycle mirrors They're sufficiently adjustable to even be useable on the end of swept...

I'm hoping it'll be OK with just some decent padding round and a bit of ventilation from the cable holes. It's a trade-off against water splashing up and getting in the box. No easy answer except to leave holes open which I am a bit loath to do, but some permeable foam is probably a good...

Maybe that'll prove to be the killer. You're either too old, too young, used to be the wrong sex (no, that came out wrong - I mean before the anti-discrimination thing happened :p), a deemed delinquent or there's always something else that makes the insurance some ridiculous sum. I went for...

A new contender :

You're joining Morphix and I in the luck stakes :(. Check out those complete XT Shimano brakes with combi-shifters I linked a while ago .. £80 brand new for the whole set. I've got exactly the same ones on my bike - they were hundreds when they first came out. EDIT :- just read your post...

Indeed ... but a similar thing could be said for a lot of the groupsets. And they still cost about the same as a moped before you've even got a frame to sit on !

I agree entirely.... and the presence of stormwater grilles every few metres in cycle lanes makes it even more gutter-like there than on normal roads without the lanes ! I ride fully as part of the traffic flow but have had the abuse approaching junctions to turn right where vehicles don't want...

... along with the inevitable occasional 2 fingers and abuse shouted though white van passenger windows !

^^ That's very interesting, especially the last one. I take the points about traffic to an extent, but as I ride my bikes on the road almost all the time then certainly in and around urban areas it makes little difference. I guess the main downside for me is the usual one with bikes of...

Uurgh .. that might be a problem. How is the pin as far as fitting in the end of the inner core ? The hose end should be the same diameter as the pin (or near as) if I remember right. Trouble is my guess is that if you size down the outercable to fit switch diameter it may not fit your...

Well the test run was a narrow path leading to barriers at a dead end on a slope. No way to turn bikes without getting off and turning them round. You can't turn anything without a turning circle. So perhaps more of a consequence of the testing arrangement itself than reflective of more usual...

Seems crazier and crazier what bicycles cost. I didn't even see the "city cult" thing. It just looked like a nice bike to me, better than many in its styling (a friend just bought one and sent me a link) ... if I had a petrol scooter it wouldn't be less than a 125CC. Seem to remember they'll...

Just seen this. It's not electric but it's road legal it seems and 125cc. Minibike POLINI Moto 125 XP4 | SIP-Scootershop.com When you consider a good 250W Kalkhoff or a nice carbon road bike with high end components is at least 25% more than that it really does make you think, doesn't...

^^ very interesting, thanks. That's a good 10A DC-DC converter. If you can could you please measure the max dimensions and post up ? Always useful to know :). Yes you're right my troubles 50:50 about seeing as well as being seen. Though the high beam headlight was as much to alert drivers to...

Good stuff ! I think they'll likely cut out before they over-discharge. d8veh can advise. (EDIT :- he just did whilst I was typing !). Do you mean your wheel's out of true ? You can work this out with a spoke key yourself or a decent LBS will likely do it for about a tenner. The $1 BMS spoke...

On most bikes it most likely is. But when slightly oval pegs and round holes come together you can't be sure just how much sanding you need to do till you start trying... :).