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It's also about getting low enough in the lowest gears. Even the C11 is more useful at the very top than the very bottom of the range (but it's better than the C8 at both ends). Trouble is also that with crank drives motor isn't punchy enough in lowest gears. Powerful hub drive with throttle...

I think you'd get that from what's classified as a LPM more readily than one that's classified as a bicycle in the UK. Basically, for long steep hills I personally don't think any e-Bikes classified as bicycles here will give you proper 'grunt'. Longer term, and having tried out both high and...

Lol. ... perhaps if one's nuts are compressed tightly against one's nether regions by garments of a certain stretchy material, oft acquired at eye-watering expense and formerly a favourite of Dolly Parton and Olivia Newton John, cushioned by a sewn-in pad made from a material that has a dual use...

It does indeed depend on the person - you don't need to do team sports to be very sporty, flecc - marathon runners are a prime examples. You have to enjoy hard physical exercise to actually enjoy riding up steep hills. I don't mind short bursts of effort but long very steep hills over a mile...

I do for large stocks of stuff, but never really bought into all that for fresh food. If they could be trusted to bring stuff that wasn't expiring within 2 days of being delivered, or turning up with what you actually ordered, that's an option. But most of the time I can't be bothered to wait in...

Been hunting around and found some 2-core mains flex I could use to extend wire between battery and charger socket instead. Got blue and brown wires but hey ho. It's rated 6A and I have a 4A charger. Is this sufficient to be used instead (it's much neater) ? Will most chargers fall within that...

Well, there are many reasons but for starters because : 1) We may as well be living in the Alps owing to the fact that every journey requires navigation of exhausting hills and even regular cyclists short of sport-mad masochists get fed up of slogging it every time they go out for a ride; and...

Yes, it's in the "expensive toy" category. A bit like a jetski, or a JetLev : http://mauih2o.com/jet-propulsion-flying-jet-ski-engine-power-pack-mauih2o .. only nowhere near as much fun :eek: :).

£1,600 extra cost for looks, at the expense of any notion of real performance or sensible practicality for all but a very specific type of use (go out for ride, come back and stow away - do not pass 'Go', do not collect £200 and don't even think about stopping for a spell in the tea shop unless...

Feel the same way, Artstu - I nearly fell over in horror when I had to come to terms with what a really good bike with excellent range and scope to be pushed beyond the limitations of most others would set me back. However, on balance I don't regret spending it. The bike's done everything I...

Well, I'm still at it. Sides re-cut more accurately, total width between the pedals now fixed at 12.8-13cm including plywood sides and gradually getting to grips with what needs to go where - and also where I can add supports between the 2 face sides without losing too much useable space on...

You can rent Kalkhoff Sahel bikes in Devon coupled with a wee holiday. However I'm not sure where else will rent to you for a week. Personally, think your plan is along the right lines. You need a fast wind powerful motor to get higher speeds on a converted MTB - and this will come at the...

Which kit did you buy, what's your wheel size and what battery are you using ?

They're individually silicone insulated and I'm intending to shrinkwrap over both of them and also silweld over the top right along the length between the splice join and the coupling so should be enough to ward off any abrasion against the plywood sides of the box. some foam wrapped around...

Quick question if someone can help .... I'm going to have to extend the very short wires leading to charger coupling on my BMS battery in order to enable them to reach their socket point, by splicing in some additional wire length. Unfortunately the size of the battery and position of the...

Hi Gerry Be interested to hear what you think after Redbridge. What sort of speeds do you usually ride your road bike at ? Because if you've only a couple of steep hills I'd hazard that the additional weight of a conventional eBike (rather than a very light weight conversion of a fast...

Most likely - Doing a series of firm controlled stops from 15mph to standstill (not being light on the brakes) will help set the pads and also prevent squeal developing. That's interesting. It's exactly what I do, RobF - same with Impulse system so definitely down to technique with the hub...

Well, put in 3 1/2 hours tonight and getting things closer to what I can fit. Think I'm finally bottoming out every millimetre I can squeeze out of the triangle space. The panel side the battery and controller need to slot into is the real b*gger - other side is very easy in comparison...

Good luck, Mrke - I'm sure you'll find something which you get on with.

Lol. It's been a catalogue of challenges and set-backs at every step with this one, d8veh, hasn't it. I could not get battery dimensions from BMS without importing and "sucking and seeing" what turned up I had not choice but to take a punt, hope for the best and see what came. That's a risky...