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    Meeting with Bosch

    Bosch batteries are fairly priced, no question about that. But is a Bosch battery better than a Chinese one? this notion has no basis in fact. Many Chinese batteries are built with Samsung, Panasonic or Sony cells - same quality as the Bosch. Unlike Bosch, none of the Chinese batteries have...
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    Blue "Electric Lock Wire" on Conhismotor Controller

    did you check the voltage of the blue wire on the working MXUS controller?
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    Blue "Electric Lock Wire" on Conhismotor Controller

    on some LCDs (like the King Meter), the lock signal is optional output from the LCD. Try connecting a 10k resistor between the blue wire (controller side) to ground. It may get your motor going.
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    Meeting with Bosch

    The bike comes with 2 year warranty, the battery will last at least that long before requiring a replacement, then this issue is who can service the bike and whether another make of battery can be used. The design protection on the case does not extend to fixings but the software could be the...
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    Meeting with Bosch

    Bosch are going to support the classic motor for few more years, do you think many brands will continue producing bikes with the 2011 motor?
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    Meeting with Bosch

    water drainage? to pass a chain?
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    Meeting with Bosch

    This case seems to have lots in common with the practice of using a chip to identify the toner cartridges in printers. Article 85 of the Treaty of Rome forbids any arrangement that reduces competition without the customers getting a fair share of the benefits. In that sense, another manufacturer...
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    Meeting with Bosch

    safety concerns and warranty are shared by all manufacturers but nobody else goes as far as rendering the battery unuseable or the motor refuses a replacement battery. Could this be interpreted as a restrictive practice? There was a parallel in the early history of IBM PCs with compatible BIOSes...
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    Meeting with Bosch

    I wonder why Bosch have made their batteries tamperproof.
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    Cyclamatic FoldAway : Powering it up ?

    it's usually not cost effective to modify a high volume bike. You'll need to buy a new 36V 10AH battery with new charger, about £200-250 and a new 36V controller, about £20-25. You can of course recoup some of the outlay by selling the existing battery and controller but there is virtually no...
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    Blind spot

    maybe there is, natural selection.
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    Oldman here

    the guy is 78 with only one good leg, honestly.
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    The Copenhagen Wheel

    what's good about it? it's not cheaper than the 8-Fun kit, it does not take your cassette or freewheel, it cannot have a throttle, it's ugly looking, it's easily nickable, it's got the wrong weight distribution and by the way, if you forget or lose your phone, your bike is locked.
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    Oldman here

    you need to put your body's needs first.
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    Electric2011 Dahon Jetstream P8

    somthing like this?
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    Oldman here

    he probably can ride this CD:
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    Blind spot

    fit a proper loud electric horn/siren - that'll get the driver's attentention.
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    Another new German e-bike motor maker

    working link Bike Europe - MIFA Partners with Automotive Electric Parts Maker
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    This looks interesting.

    all in one solutions are going against the grain. While wheels have to be light, heavy batteries added to motor wheels impair handling. The motor has also to be placed at the centre of the wheels, forcing the heavy batteries to the periphery, this increases the momentum of inertia and waste a...
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    The Bike Test.

    nah - she is easily impressed by a man who shows a little initiative. I may be in with a chance?