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Here's my advice: Don't. I guess you want me to qualify that, so here goes. You didn't say which 1000w motor you want and why, so I have to make an ass out of u and me when I assume that you're thinking the way of most others, that you're going to get a bicycle that rides around like a normal...

It's impossible to say without knowing what the oncoming traffic situation is. If I'm riding along a road with no traffic coming the other way, I often ride about 3 ft from the curb, but when I hear someone coming from behind and see someone coming the other way and the road is wide enough, I...

A bigger battery means more weight. It takes about the same effort to ride a 9kg road bike as it does an MTB style electric bike on level 1 assist. The lighter the bike, the less power you need. Different people want different things from their bikes. I'd say that you should choose your battery...

I saw this when I was out shopping today. Plenty of gaffa tape to make it truly authentic. It has plenty of switches for indicators and the many lights. It has two throttles - one for each motor, and to think that some people are worried about using one throttle. I didn't notice at the time, but...

You can't make any rule, except to apply common sense and not to put anyone in danger. I was driving out of Chelmsford recently along the B1008, which is quite narrow and gets very busy in both directions during rush hour. The traffic in my direction suddenly became very slow. After about 10...

The setting is the LCD, but I've never seen confirmation that it works. There's a fair chance that it will work in your controller, but you should check it using the watts read-out on the screen. Lift the wheel off the ground, spin up the motor with full throttle, then slow it right down with...

This is so funny.

I think 22 amps is a bit high for your motor at 48V unless you know what you're doing.

You can make the Cyclamatic a lot smaller by adding folding footrests and either quick release clamps on the stem to turn the handlebars inline with the wheel or carry the right sized allen key on a sting or something to do the same.

There is no standard for wiring, except EN15194 mentions that cables shouldn't go round sharp corners, you should use grommets and things like that.

What's wrong with it? How did it happen?

That's weird, its a Lishui Controller. I thought Yose supplied KT ones.

Try this one: https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/categories/electric-bikes.1/

I don't think you can make any rule about what you should do or what you can expect from drivers. If you cycle a reasonable distance from the curb, some drivers will be too scared to overtake and some that will want to teach you a lesson about why you shouldn't be that far out, though most...

It depends which controller version you have. What's written on the label?

In the 10 years I've been building and converting electric bikes, I've run 36v motors up to 64V and doubled 24v ones to 48V. I've never had a single motor failure, nor have any of the guys that I built the bikes for. That must be over 100 motors by now. I'm not including when my GNG crank...

I thought you said that you knew about electrical things. How will too much current go through the motor when his controller limits it to 17 amps? In case you don't know, for the same power, there is less current at 48v compared with 36v. Here's the formula for you. Power = current x volts...

I've tried so many pumps of every type that I've lost count now. Some work on some tubes, but not on others and they nearly all let me or my friends down in our time of need. There is one which I can always rely on, so I recommend it very highly...

There's always a way to bodge a pedal sensor. All you need is the magnets going round with the pedals and the sensor on a bracket to hold it in the right position. you can make your own bracket. You can glue the magnets to your chainring, but they have to be the right way up. Test which way the...

I've built several two and three motor ebikes. Two motors are only necessary for off-road or similar slippery conditions. A single motor can provide all the power you need and will be cheaper and lighter. Your motor will probably give you enough power and speed if you step up to 48v. I'd do it...