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  1. jimriley

    Bbs01b ah setting, motor rating.

    I've just tried the Speeed app, on the initial motor info page the motor is rated a 20ah. I have on occasion gone up to 17ah but had read here that any higher might not be wise. So what is the problem with going up to 20ah if that is what is in the motor spec? Just in the grounds of the mansion...
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    Crystalyte hub kit on tandem

    My Double Vision Recumbent tandem has arrived, had a play with it today. It has a crystalyte 36v front hub, 9ah soft pack battery, twist throttle with battery indicator. It's quite an old kit. No markings on the case, having looked at the website it's probably a SAW 400 4012 or similar, with...
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    A new toy...

    I've got a Double Vision Recumbent tandem off ebay! Front hub motor, not a clue what, controller is a V-fiet? It will be 2 weeks before it arrives, the seller said pay him after delivery. Can't wait.
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    Nail traps in Daresbury Firs.

    Take care out there. https://road.cc/content/news/nail-trap-laid-down-against-cheshire-cyclists-280115
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    Sinclair c5 revisited

    Sir Clive's nephew has come up with an e trike in a shell. I dread to think how that shell would fare in a minor prang like my recent entanglement with a tram line - out with the body filler and spray paint...
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    Bbs01 and gearing ratios.

    Hi. I've been playing with the gearing on my hybrid. Originally 700c with 34-13 x 7 and the bafang 46t front cog. Restricted to 15mph. The first change was to fit a 34-11 x 7. That increased the top speed derestricted, in the grounds of the mansion obvs. It had to be tried though. Don't intend...
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    Wiring a brake light.

    Hi. I am awaiting delivery of a rear light/brake light from China. I've fitted a front light with beam pattern, also a horn, I took a fused spur off the battery out wires. So the tail light will be joined to the headlight. I also fitted a USB feed for the phone and to charge the see.sence...
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    Pedalling, cadence, gears and assist levels

    For years I've been in the habit of pushing a big gear slowly, using the 21 gears as needed, rather than regular cadence and using the gears that way. I have read a little on cadence pedalling but never really learned it. So now I have 7speed rear block,3, 5 or 9 assist levels, currently 5...
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    Silly mistake.

    Silly mistake I just made. Went to take the battery off, stuck my key in the charging socket. Oops, brief flash. What have I done, is there a fuse? Display won't power up. Charge lights on battery still work.
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    Ready to go.

    Bbs01 arrived yesterday. I put the bar end handles back on to protect the display if I have to turn the bike over. Fitted bottle cage on seat tube with an extra rivnut. (I got a rivnut kit from amazon). Thanks to whoever suggested it, I put the spare wires in a sunglasses case, neat and tidy...
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    Bbs01 arrived and fitted, a question...

    ... About the charger and battery. Showed full on display, dropped a little on test. So my question about battery, the on/off doesn't seem to turn on/off, just lights up the level indicator. I plugged in charger, red light on charger, nothing showing on battery, unless I press the on/off...
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    petition to increase the speed limit

    Just came across this on EMTB forum, increase the speed limit to 20mph. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/332333
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    £50 bike repair voucher from tonight

    From the .gov website. I'd rather spend it on parts and do the work myself, maybe a spare chain and rear block, slime tubes, tyres etc. The scheme says the LBS should do the work though. Hopefully they will be snowed under and will be happy to do just parts.... GuidanceFix your Bike Voucher...
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    Gear changing?

    I've got a Bbs01 on order and getting my head round it all. Mr woosh says I don't need the gear sensor. A couple of hints I've come across, that the gear sensor has a bit of delay, that blipping the brake can cut the power. So what's the craic, what's best?
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    Hello from Littleborough Lancs

    Hi, Just joined this and other ebike fora. (there's the first thing to debate the plural of forum!) Got a Bbs01b 250w on order to fit my hybrid bike. I might also try it on my giraffe unicycle. (Not!) I do a mix of off road on local bridleways, canal towpath and roads, a few hills around here too.