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Battery might just be out of balance or repairable. Other's (mostly d8veh) on the forum have had success with bringing them back to life, as have I.

If you decide to go ready built, it might be worth looking at the Kudos Cobra or Tornado, and comparing to the Burisch. I seem to recall Kudos bikes having better components.

Nope, otherwise I would have put one in. I get myself involved in all manner of projects, many of them involving water in some way. Mixing silicone and fabric could be a useful 'tool in the box' for some current half thought out projects.

Silicone as a fabric waterproofing agent, I like the sound of that. Will do some googling.....

Oogoo is an alternative name for silicone sealant mixed with corn flour.

I use Oogoo (in place of Sugru) because of availability. I always have the ingredients in abundance in the house, so it makes sense. Also, I can make it any colour I choose. Sugru is a harder to get hold of, I assume because it is not approved for use in the EU (no CE mark apparently)...

You can make a cheap alternative by mixing silicone sealant with corn flour. You can colour it with poster paint. Google oogoo for details. You have to use the cheap silicone that smells a bit like vinegar (screwfix and toolstation, less than £2 a tube)

Most controllers have a low voltage cut out, so that would protect the battery from being discharged fully while in use. On the SLA systems I've seen, this is all that is used. The self discharge rates of SLA mean that you should top them up every now and then if not used - when I was using...

I have fitted Schwalbe Fat Franks (2.3) to my bike, and they are pretty good on road, and passable on gravel. The Schwalbe big apples are reputed to be about the same, although you can get them in 2.3, 2.15, an 2.00 (i think). Never gone above 30mph though.

You would get more interest on eBay if you include more information about the bike. Include info about range, battery size, speed, legality. Suggested uses, ie commuting, shopping, sport, pub crawls. Include more photos, preferably good quality ones taken in bright sunshine, and if poss with a...

Put simply, no. Push or pull, its all the same to physics. The extra wheels and weight are an issue though.

The idea is broken, let alone the link! 'Its a folding bike so you can take it on a train'. Genius.

Sorry, I don't know where to get these pads, but I had a similar problem with my bike. It was fitted with Quad QMD mech disk calipers. The replacement pads were nearly £20 per pair. For £25 I was able to buy a complete new Shimano caliper, including pads. Worth thinking about if the pads are...

Excellent use of an irrelevance sir, loving your work!

A used battery might drop a little from the 41-42 volts when at 100% SOC, but not a lot. Really, the voltage indicates how full the battery is, not how much capacity it has. As the battery gets older, it will still be 100 full, but its capacity may be reduced. Imagine a bucket that gets...

You have to remember that voltage is only the indicator of state of charge (SOC). In a 36v (nominal) system, the battery holds100% SOC at about 41-42 volts, and approaches 0% somewhere about 33v (that might be wrong number, someone please correct me if so.). The relationship is not linear...

Hmm. The obvious question then: Is it a £760 bike (in which case you break even, although your choice was limited), or something else?

Our of interest, roughly how much have you saved with the C2W scheme?

I think you will like that Kudos. Very nice machine, and excellent value. I wouldn't be too worried about how many gear ratios though. I have 24 on mine, and I only ever use three. I keep the rear on the second smallest cog, and use the front to give me 3 ratios.

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