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Thanks Flecc. It could well be what you are suggesting. I'm not too worried about my new battery because it is delivering what I expect in terms of range on a standard setup and the diagnostic is indicating that all is well. Hopefully, the same will apply to Musicbooks' situation. Regards...

Hi Musicbooks Have you done the diagnostic capacity test? I couldn't work out from your post if you had or not. Just to remind you in case you have not done the test, this is what I believe is the correct procedure: 1) Make sure the battery is fully charged. (Don't know if this makes...

James I like the idea of a 700 mm Penny Farthing. Sounds like fun:) I might have to get one. I thought your original question was, Also, anyone know the typical torque required to get the wheels moving on a flat, in first gear? I'd assumed you that were using a hub type motor which I...

This depends on a number of factors, the major three being: 1) Mass of bike plus rider. 2) Rolling resistance of the system. 3) Acceleration of the system from rest. I would think that you could assume (1) to be in the region of 110Kg, (2) a quick google search suggests 2.9 Newtons...

I had the same experience. 4 lights during the test regardless of charge state.

Scott I think Walkerman is saying that he only had one light remaining after 13 miles, and that when he did the "10 second hold on the button" battery capacity test, only three lights came on. Or am I being thick? Regards Tom Posted by Walkerman I got home this evening having...

I see a couple more people have started to report problems, so I would tend to agree with this. A friend who has a Giant is still on his first battery (NiMH) after 4500 miles and 3.5 years. The battery is still good enough for his 20 mile round trip commute and he doesn't need to recharge it at...

Well, personally I find it quite interesting to pick through this sort of information. Please continue and don’t mind me.

50 C have replaced my battery. I drove over to them this morning and they tested it and exchanged it for a new one whilst I waited, so I am relieved that I won't be off the road. :) Faultless service again from 50C. Thank you.

I think F1 teams are experimenting with this type of KE recovery using fly wheels or capacitors. I think it might even start to appear next season.

But if that were the case, you would end up pedalling downhill and the resistance to pedalling down hill would be similar to pedalling along on level ground. This would make for a miserable cycling experience.

James Your calculation of PE looks OK to me although the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/ss. Assuming that everything is 100% efficient (which it isn't and is far from it in certain instances) and also that energy can neither be created or destroyed (only transformed from one form to...

Make tha Pro Connect as well. I’m afraid that my battery is showing signs of deterioration as well and I will be contacting 50C next week. When I first had the bike (Pro Connect) it did 36 miles on the first conditioning discharge. The second conditioning discharge took me a shade over 40...

I bought one of these the other day. Decathlon - Hat B'TWIN - Hat/neck tube black B'TWIN - cycling in cool weather conditions. Can be worn under a helmet or around your neck. and wear it as a neck tube with an Aldi membrane hat under my cycle helmet and it works very well.

I think what is needed here is a statement from 50 Cycles. A statement saying that those of us with the 24 spoke wheels are not exposed to any greater risk of suffering a wheel failure than those people who have the revised 36 spoke design would be appropriate. If that staement can't be given...

This is just the sort of incident that worries me. On my commute, there are some downhill sections where the speed can reach 30 mph + and it is frightening to think what could happen if the wheel collapsed as described above. If the chances of the same thing happening on a 36 spoke wheel are...

Are you absolutely sure that you are in 4th gear when the yellow lines are together? Sorry if I am teaching………… etc etc. It’s all I can think of to help.

Rode 9 miles into work this morning. Temperature at work was 0 deg C and thick fog. Will be setting off home again in about 30 minutes time. Temp currently 1 deg C and thick fog again. On the plus side the wind is ony 3 knotts and it will be a tail wind! My Aldi winter cycling gear was OK...

Sorry dazzie, I think it's my fault for going on about the back wheel. I should have put my comments in another thread. regards Tom

Well, there must be a reason why Derby Cycles changed the rear wheel type on the Pedelec version of the Pro Connect from 24 spoke to 36 spoke. Flecc’s suggestion that it was an oversight during the transition phase of this model from non power assisted to power assisted sounds feasible...