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I think a new battery is the way to go. They have a very good working life, so the cost per year is sensible. I seem to remember flecc posting a picture of the Panasonic battery internals and the individual cells looked like thin flexible sachets which may prove difficult, if not impossible to...

Hi James It's nice to hear from you again and I hope that you are well. You raise some interesting points, firstly that you found forks which utilise coil springs too firm. This is something which had crossed my mind and I was wondering if the roads aren't uneven enough to actually work...

I thought that might be the case. Thanks for the link, I'll take a look.

I've decided to throw a bit of money at my ageing Pro Connect. Not too much mind, because I am a skinflint. I would like to upgrade the front brake to a hydraulic disk brake. At the moment, the bike is equipped with a cable V brake. I'm assuming that this upgrade will necessitate the...

Fortunately, I just caught a thread entitled The Kudos Ambassador Scheme this morning before it fell victim to the censors. For those that didn't get the chance to read the thread in its entirety, the salient point is that a person posting under the name of Whoare was making disparaging...

Number 26 and a bag of chips. Does that count as Chinese?

Would it be easier for them if we all learnt to speak and write in Chinese? After all, we will have to once that they have taken over the world.

Well if you are learning as you go along Alex, no one can criticise you for that. It's only by delving into the unknown that we do learn. More power to your elbow.

Which Panasonic unit is the dongle for? Is it the older version used on the Lafree, the standard 24 Volt version used on the Kalkhoffs from about 2007 onwards, the S Class 24 Volt version or the latest 36 Volt Version? Just curious.

I don't want to knock anyone's enthusiasm or their desire to learn and ask questions on subjects which they are unsure of, it's all good stuff and no one should ever be put off. I do have to agree with hech though, this thread does seem to be going around in circles. I think that you are...

Sorry Alex, my mistake I meant 10W, so with my 9 Volt supply, the current from the DC-DC converter will be about 1.1 Amps per emitter. I think the claims of 1800 Lumens are a bit far fetched, more like 1000 I would have thought.

I'm also wondering why you would want to increase the size of the chain wheel. Doing this will make no difference to the assist cut off speed and will effectively decrease the pedal cadence for a given road speed. It might be easier to alter the size of the rear sprocket in order to achieve your...

Alex, I simply feed the two lights with 9 volts from the DC-DC converter which I linked to. I have not modified the lights in any way and use the on / off switch on the light to switch them on and off. The lights have a single T6 LED in each one, which I believe are rated at 3 Watts, so that's...

I've been banned from all dating sites until my sex drive diminishes to a socially acceptable level. (Only joking, luckily I've been married to a very beautiful and kind lady for 19 years.)

Those are 50 Cycles prices. Buy direct from Getmany and save £130, maybe more. I only spent 30 seconds looking at prices, with a bit more research, it may be possible to find the batteries even cheaper.

£395 My original 10 Ah Panasonic battery will be 5 years old in June this year. It's done about 13000 miles and still has sufficient capacity for my 20 mile round trip commute. If the 18 Ah battery is as good, it's a fair price for that sort of performance and begins to make economic sense. I...

The price escalating ratchet mechanism seems to be working well. Didn't notice the price of goods tumbling last summer when the pound was rallying against the Euro and Dollar. People in salaried employment are expected to manage their finances and living standards according to parameters...

Tragically, no

I'd rather use the bike's battery. The latest Cree T6 LEDs use very power and have no significant affect on range. These cells weigh in at 2.3 Kg each, which is too much for lighting. They might be useful for other applications though.

Put it in the same dustbin as Stephen Beard's motorised pedals.