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I haven't drilled either yet. They're just laid out approximately where they'll go. Will make sure there's no more chiselling away at the sides before the inserts go in or holes drilled anyway. Was actually intending to do it the other way around. The softwood needs pilot holes drilling first...

^^ I'll have another play with it if I get time. From what you've said I think the derailleur cannot have been parallel with the front chainring like the guidance vids tell you to get it - must have been angled out from the seat tube on left as you look at it from the cranks because the...

I think the only real difference between the 350W and the 500W is effectively the torque - the latter having a bit more capacity to deliver "grunt" up the hills with the right controller and battery voltage than the former (as opposed to being capable of any kind of higher speed if...

... except I don't wear any kind of socks you can tuck trousers :p ! It's chainguard on or shorts on the bike whatever the weather from now on - only 2 options that'll work for me. Derailleur with no chainguard is a daft arrangement for riding in trousers. Think I may have sorted the guard -...

Are you trying to politely say that most people have fat thighs, so the chafing would be terrible and they'd wind up with a gait ?

It's not my style. There are far nicer bikes in brown ;)

Refitting front derailleur ... what a faff !!!! Still not got the hang of it :rolleyes: Tell you what, people can say what they like about hub gears but I've yet to see many things quite so fiddly as fitting and adjusting a triple chainring derailleur around a BB-mounted chainguard with a new...

I know you've got some, Dave - if anyone else wants one (I had to buy 2 but only need one for eBike), let me know as it's going spare.

In case anyone has to replace front gear cables on a front derailleur on an older XT combi-shifter .... http://forums.mtbr.com/attachments/drivetrain-shifters-derailleurs-cranks/343986d1205793729-xt-st-m760-left-side-shifter-question-xt-dual-cable.gif Thank heavens for internet forums and...

I believe it's a challenge to get the bikes with more powerful motors registered, insured, MOT'd when they are self-build / kit bikes. By no means an easy route - but the "S-Pedelec" type bikes are so crazily expensive you have to shell out a lot to get one that can be readily prepared to be...

Few detours last couple of days. Bottom bracket bearing cup removal to attempt fitting chainguard went fine till last 3 threads of drive side. Some of the bearing cup metal decided to dislodge itself onto the bottom bracket threads in the frame and stuck solid as Shimano external bearing BB cups...

age 28 - blooming 'eck, wish I was 28 again.

If you don't have hill issues, that's the rub at the other end of the rules - on lightweight bike kits, the 15-17mph cutoff kind of scuppers it if you want assist at all speeds. My Kalkhoff accelerates to that speed so fast and so easily in normal flattish riding conditions, I barely have time...

... and there are those moments when you wonder whether you've just got your priorities all wrong ....

Possibly. I haven't tried the Tongxin motor so can't comment on it. Dealing with headwinds and not being so tired out are different considerations to saving time and as far as those are concerned, I'd say yes - but only to a limited extent because if you keep up >15.5mph you won't be getting...

Possibly. :). Not sure what you mean by assist No 5. Is this the bike you have : http://www.cyclotricity.com/stealth-electric-cycle/ ? Are you using the bike on PAS mode or with the throttle when you tire quick up hill, or does it happen in both modes ? Your gear combo is Medium up front...

^^ it is true. Unfortunately the 20-30% slopes standing between you and where you want or need to be are the ones which wind up being the tail that wags the eBike dog for those in hilly areas and roads steep enough to make riding any legal crank drive an endurance test are many in some parts of...

Derailleurs can take a great deal of getting used to - do you have 3 front chainrings (by the pedals) and a 7sp rear cassette ? If so, I've only ever used a 9sp or 10sp cassette (27 - 30 gears) so not the best person to comment, but : The smallest front ring is sometimes known as the 'granny...

You need a 20Ah battery with that particular CST motor / controller and the combo isn't light. It's got more than enough 'under the hood' to compensate for all that weight though :eek:. A straightforward mountain-mounter, plain and simple, and only needed to reach the riding areas. Triple...

Lightweight 'legal' kit then, if it's just to turn on occasionally for a bit of help up a hill off-road without being a beast round your neck most of the rest of the time when you want to ride unpowered on flat / DH. It won't have 'grunt' but it'll take the edge off the effort and allow you to...