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Thanks for all the advice peeps. I ordered a pair of Shimano M355's from Chain Reaction. £40 delivered. I ended up buying a front and rear separately, as that way they come with long hoses and spare olive/insert to shorten them. My 21" framed 26'er needs at least 1400mm hose on the rear. Many...

Yup, works for me too....

Second vote for Tapatalk. Much better than a browser. Edit: Feckin auto correct wants to convert 'tapatalk' to 'rapscallion'.

KD, why not check in to a Travel Lodge in Dusseldorf for the weekend, knock up a rough design for your next bike, give it a suitably Teutonic name then plaster it with 'Designed in Germany' stickers? How about the Kudos Doppelganger, Schadenfreude or Weltschmerz?

OK, apologies. I thought you were trying to get a protective earth to it. Earth is a bit if a misnomer on cars, its more correctly called common, 0v or Negative. On bikes it's even less correct, as generally there's no chassis connection. Nothing from either is connected to earth in the true...

It doesn't need earthing.

Roughly speaking: Age:Whelesize 2: 12" 3: 14" 5: 16" 7: 20" 10: 24"

When I ride with my son (now 8, but riding since about 2) we use a Trail Gator. This connects our two bikes and allows me to tow him when he's tired, then un-hitch and let him ride. I have considered adding a limited electric assist to his bike, but as already pointed out, it is illegal. If I...

Since you don't have to tell anyone (other than a select few) about spent convictions, your friend could simply answer 'No'.

I agree with others, KD's analysis is spot on. I said it a few months back, but home builds can save money. You can now get a CST kit in the UK for £550 or so (the price varies, Woosh and Oxydrive) or about the same landed from China. Then add a SH half decent bike (£200-300) and you have a...

Nealh is correct, you have confused the 'controller' with the throttle/light switch. Normally, electric bikes comprise the following components: Motor, battery, controller and sensors (some/all of Pedal rotation, throttle, brake, speed, torque). The controller is the brain in the middle that...

From 0 to 24 miles a day you'll need to invest in a new arse. By day three you'll feel like you've done a week in Shawshank.

First, you'll need to confirm that you have a throttle input on the controller. They are mostly 3 wires (+5v, 0v and signal). Take some pics of the controller connectors and post them here....

I've probably been unlucky with mech disks. First pair worked OK (QMD quad) but went in the bin as pads were £20/set (£40 in total!) and hard to find. Next were some Shimano ones, pads didn't last long, then found it difficult to find spares. Then I have some Avid (poss bb7's) one of my...

I'm away for the weekend in Cornwall, and I brought my newly refurbished (manual) MTB with me. During the refurb I put on a pair of mech disk calipers (I know, know) largely because they were laying around, and almost new. The boy and I had a nice ride in the forest yesterday, climbing about...

My post was in response to Mike Killay's suggestion of using a 250w controller to achieve legality. Impeccable logic BTW Mike, just not how the ridiculously simplistic law is set out. Also, the OP mentions that she has asked for a price to swap the motor to a 250w version. I've just looked...

Second that. I have a CST and use it to tow my son on his bike, so pretty much an articulated tandem. Together, I estimate our combined weight at 22 stone. It still pulls like a tractor. (Here in the West Country that's a good thing!)

No it's the opposite. To be legal you need a motor rated at no more than 250w. Doesn't mater that you run it at 42v and let it have 20a (840w). If the OP sends me the motor I have special device that can de-rate any motor to precisely 250w. It's made by 'Dymo' :-)

You need to make the dropout 2mm deeper to accommodate the 12mm of the new axle. It'll be 10mm across, which just means taking the paint off (perhaps a smidgen more). You don't want any lateral slack, as that's where the torque is applied. For what it's worth, a well fitted axle, 250w motor...

I've done it more than a few times. Normally a standard drop out needs a bit more depth, and a touch more width to fit a 12mm axle, which is flattened to 10mm at the sides. Most round files are tapered from about 9mm to 12mm. Start with that, filing the dropout deeper. Then use a flat file to...