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I'm proficient with a patch kit so I will get the cheapest variant, not afraid of the odd flat. My sort of riding doesn't really justify anything other than bargain basement tyres, especially at the rate of wear on the rear with full pannier and grabby back brakes

A jack of all trades is exactly what I need, my mind is made, cheers!

I don't think they would work for me, their reputation is legendary but I just don't believe I'd enjoy the feel of them. I always carry patches and a tube, and always found the more heavy duty puncture proofing to feel like turd. My rear tyre is a homemade studded tyre with the tread of an old...

It's more glass I seem to encounter and schwalbes seem to hold up. Agree on the thorns though partner got a few through her city jets. As we ride more urban these should work for me, just need the knobs for the occasional brief sections of trail, grass etc

I need to get these studs off and run some normal tyres. I need some knobs to get me through the odd patch of mud, but fast rolling. Are these a good budget choice? The impac version "smartpac" also made by schwalbe can be had for less than 25 quid with a pair of tubes. I don't do any "serious*...

Didn't even see your post earlier. Tbh the core isn't actually much thinner come to think of it, the original wires just have more insulation on them. I think those connectors are a bit crap, they didn't fail at 36v but they did shrink shut. The controller I'm using is dual voltage so no...

I like connectors, throttles like to break in particular, keeping things modular makes replacement easier. I could probably solder the motor as that's unlikely to go, but I'm planning on swapping to a KT controller soon. Any issues in future I may try your approach

It's only a 20amp controller, but I have soldered the shunt a little, don't think I've added more than a couple amps. The wires themselves are coping fine, just the connectors that are burning out. Could be because the controller is in a box, maybe adding some holes for air to circulate would...

I was using those red plastic bullet connectors for phase and power lines. Yesterday they all decided to melt at once and I was getting some shorts. I have replaced them with the more common kind of bullets seen on ebikes. Is heat in the wires normal or do I need a thicker guage? I extended my...

Ok so I definitely need a KT controller as they limit current rather than speed with the pas settings. The shunt mod has murdered the battery life, probably robbed it of 8 miles, Pas levels have little effect as it's mostly speed limited, amps are only reduced on impractically low settings. Mind...

When I was down London I saw a number of rickshaw type things with big front hubs on them that were likely to be "illegal". They didn't have licence plates or anything like that, so it's either blind eye or they have sought special permission, probably the former tbh. Police don't seem...

The connect is a 24v bike so I'd highly doubt it'll be able to go any faster. If you can find a 36v battery and controller that will fit you would get a significant boost from that

All the ones I looked at certainly had a hall plug

It still barely gets warm, it seems pretty robust. Besides it's an excuse to upgrade if it catches fire lol

KT it is then, can get a 9 MOSFET 25a one with kt LCD 3 for less than 50 quid on AliExpress

The system is locked tight, also the rpm only allows 20mph anyway and that drops off as the charge levels out. To truly get more speed you need a new controller and 48v battery. That said even with 36v the ride is much more pleasant with a Chinese controller as it allows full assistance at its...

Hehe, I think a bafang ultra will cover my needs, or a big nasty hub

Just done a mild shunt mod on my 6 MOSFET 48v controller to see if there are any gains. Indeed there are, acceleration is noticeably improved and it holds speed on the throttle a little better, and this is just from a thin tinning of solder around the middle. So to make these gains permanent I'm...

Been caught out without power a few times including a good few miles from home with a child trailer attached. Managed fine, but was glad to have the power back afterwards. I have no desire to go back to normal cycling, if anything I want more power. So I've just done a shunt mod and the torque...

Off-road means nothing unless it's private land, just don't ride like a fool and you shouldn't get any bother. My Carrera Vulcan is derestricted and overvolted and does 25mph, more if I peddle really hard or go slightly downhill. The 16.8mph cutoff the bike comes with feels like crap, a reform...