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Thank you all for the knowledge that you have all imparted on a bicycle numpty like me. I have checked the gear cable set-up as described in the technical document and the two yellow lines were a full line width out of alignment. A quick adjustment and the crunchy gears (the original topic of...

Sorry to be a pain Flecc, but do I need a special tool to remove the sprocket? I would like to get everything together before undertaking the job. Thanks Tom

Thanks John C. Is it an easy job to do yourself? Any special tools require? Do the gears need setting up again, or is it just a case of unclipping the cable as described elsewhere on the forum? Any pointers / tips most welcome. Kind Regards Tom

I'm sure it has been asked a million times before, but can anyone point me to a link providing information / help with changing the rear sprocket on the Pro Connect? I have tried the search tool, but no luck. I am going to try a 19 tooth sprocket. Thank you. Tom

I think around Tuesday the 15th.

Thank you Flecc. I did mean the chain wheel, exactly as shown in your photograph. Kind Regards Tom

Thanks for the tips / info. I must admit that I had not ridden a hub gear bike for many years and my gear changing technique probably wasn't quite right. I haven't made any adjustments, just followed Scotts advice and things are much better, but I still do very occaisionally get the clunk and...

Thanks Flecc, I'll give it a go tomorrow morning. I think the spurious changes of gear ratio point towards the cable needing a very slight tweak. Kind Regards Tom

Thank you for the replies. I see that lowering to a 16 tooth sprocket has quite an impact on range. I think I will lower it, but not to 16. My trip to work and back is 18 miles, so I'll probably go for 18 or 20, if they make such a thing. I have just checked the tensioner and it seems to be...

I am finding that my Pro Connect is occasionally making a nasty banging noise from the drive system. This is accompanied by a judder on the pedals. It usually happens in the range 3rd to 6th gear. I think it is the gear hub slipping. Also, I sometimes detect that the gear ratio has changed...

Is this the same type of battery that will be supplied with my new Pro-Connect when I pick it up tomorrow? Or is the battery mentioned above a new development? Thanks Tom

Had a phone call from 50 Cycles yesterday to say that my bike had arrived in stock. Only 5 working days from when I ordered it. Trouble is now, I am waiting for my Cycle Scheme voucher to come through. How frustrating!

Thanks for the update Scott. Good news I'm sure.

After much deliberating and trying of different bikes, I have decided that a 53 cm Kalkhoff Pro-Connect will suit my requirement the best. I ordered it and paid my deposit to a friendly bunch of chaps at 50 Cycles Loughborough just over a week ago. The bike wasn’t in stock, but they said they...

I am going to buy an electrically assisted bike within the next few weeks and have narrowed it down to one of two. The Giant Twist 1.0 or the Kalkhoff Pro-Connect. Which is best? Today I went out for a couple of hours on a friend’s Giant Lafree and was thoroughly impressed with it. I am...