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Otherwise known as stress relieving - like humans, spokes need the stress taken away or they might snap:cool: Google it and you'll find a wide variety of techniques, including some that may well destroy your wheel! Re the insulation tape - a very popular substitute for proper rim tape, except...

Velox cloth rim tape must be one of the most tested and proven products on the market, there is very little point in going for anything else - as many riders have found out when trying the 'latest' alternative. Alex - as you said, the wheel is tubeless ready, the plastic sealing rim tape was...

Aluminium nipples were developed for weight-conscious roadies, not for coastal dwelling e-wheels:) To get the best life from them, spoke lengths have to be optimised to support the entire length of the nipple, but they will usually fail much quicker than a decent conventional nickel plated brass...

A cheap, solid wrecking bar like thisRoughneck Wrecking Bar 18" : Tooled-Up.com plus a scrap length of chain wrapped round the cassette and hooked into the end of the wrecking bar makes an indestructable chainwhip. Combine this with a cassette removing tool with a 1/2" drive to take a 12" (or...

I think I mentioned that I've got a decent, spare Shimano 7spd 2 lever shifter:) Depending on your handlebar setup which type of shifter suits. Some have the levers below the bar, the simpler Tourney button/lever shifters are above the bar and avoid hitting throttles etc.... Alan

The Tiagra derailleur should be ok with your new freewheel as long as it has Shimano compatibility. The shifter simply needs changing to a Shimano 7spd. The Tiagra is a decent mid range unit, the Tourney units work well, but are not the same quality. Unless you want to change for cosmetic...

D8veh is correct about the 2 fittings on the Tourney units, one is for conventional hangers, the other is for frames without a hanger - both types are sold here Shimano TX35 Tourney 6-7 Speed Rear Mech Your bike uses a normal hanger, like most modern bikes. The other thing to watch out for with...

An expensive oddball of a bike, but one or two interesting features for some DIYers..:cool: Hanebrink Review: The Original Fat Electric Bike | ELECTRICBIKE.COM Alan

Yes, a bit heavy if you want to keep it all as lightweight as possible. I'm using one on an aluminium 26" wheel frame with the front Q100 250~350w. It lighter and looks neater than the equivalent Bafang, although my present controller settings seem to give a bit more low end 'grunt' with the...

I use these as a cheaper(not cheap!) alternative to a SpeedDrive.METROPOLIS components Easy gear change with a front derailleur shifter on the left side of the bars. It's a nice simple, heavy duty unit with a 1.6:1 ratio. Alan

Large chainrings....at a price of course...... PARTS & ACCESSORIES :: Components - Gears - Chainrings - TA :: Spa Cycles, Harrogate - The touring cyclists specialist. Alan

It looks like the GNG kit....250W (Brushed) I think I read that someone in the UK was importing a batch of them, maybe this is the guy. Alan

Nope, I wasn't intending you get the hub anodised! Just commenting that anodising is the best way to ensure the hub will survive in a much prettier state than a painted one:) Mind you, I've got a couple of customers who have stripped down motors, then had the casings machined and anodised or...

Just to clarify the potential problem with the fork. It has a horizontal dropout with a very narrow lower section. The additional load of a motor, plus the extra stress from the required high torque of the wheelnuts,could place an additional stress on the 6061 aluminium forks that in the event...

I've always been wary of buying cheap frames on eBay, but sometimes it's the only place to find the unusual at a decent price. These Barracuda cruiser units had a decent reputation from the retro builders and I wanted to build something a bit different for a winter bike, so I bought the 2nd...

RST Trekking suspension forks would probably do what you need as they take 1" or 1 1/8" interchangeable ChroMo steerer tubes. May be a bit too expensive as the forks plus steerer would be £60-£70, but it's a practical solution. Rose Bikes stock and sell them, no doubt other dealers have them. Alan

Hi Dave, Thanks for letting me know. I'll stick to using another frame with a 68mm BB, makes life simpler. Alan

Hi Dave, The kit specifies it's only for bikes with 68mm BBs. Does it look as if it's possible to do any mods to make it useable with a 73mm BB? Apart from reducing the BB shell to 68mm and recutting the threads in it... Alan

Been one of those days when I've been ahead of myself all the time...:cool: I though Christmas seemed a bit too close....... Alan