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    Which? review of ebikes this month

    I guess they used normal cyclists to test instead of experienced ebikers. I never get the idea that an electric bike should be like a normal bike. If that's what you want, you canget it 100% by using a normal bike. Again, the idea of perfect weight distribution - why do you need it? Most people...
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    Izip ezgo bike

    One word of warning. Whoever does it must use a meter to check which way round the positive and negatives are on both the battery and the charger cable. Do not go by the colour of the wires because I have seen brown used as negative and blue as positive on many of these chargers - something like...
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    Samsung 18650 Li-ion LiNiCoMnO2

    Probably. It depends whether they're genuine ones. Also, there are lots of different 18650s made by Samsung, so it depends what you mean by good. Some have high power, some have high capacity and some have long life, but you can't have more than one of those characteristics at the same time, so...
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    LCD3 and Alarm with LOCK function?

    The function is independent of the battery. If you do a direct short of the phase wires without the controller and battery connected, you'll see how effective it is. You'll struggle to turn the wheel. The controllers that have the lock function need at least some charge in the battery to work...
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    Which? review of ebikes this month

    I guess they didn't include decent bikes like Wisper Juicy and Oxygen that are probably more comfortable, more user-friendly, more reliable, more durable and cheaper than the bikes they tested, or was it atest to find the best system for off-road bikes?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Hold on a minute - the EU didn’t start until 1993. We have the EU now and fascism seems to be rising pretty rapidly as far as I can see, so is your argument valid?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Don't you realise that it's the EU that has caused the fascism to rise up.
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    Izip ezgo bike

    The charger with that connector is extremely rare these days. The charger itself is as common as muck and cheap. Here's a charger https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/24V-2A-Pride-Mobility-XLR-scooter-battery-charger-VRLA-SLA-GEL/263957005070?hash=item3d7510430e:g:JqgAAOSwlgFbqfm~&frcectupt=true and...
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    29x2.2 low rolling resistance tyres

    That's a figure of your imagination. I've never said anything like that. Yeah, yeah. yeah. You're at it again. Nobody said he should. Look back and read again.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

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    E Bike Supplier

    I've known them for years. They're really nice guys and give a good service. They have a special system for repairs (in the unlikely event that you need some) when you buy a bike by mail order, which is very convenient.
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    Purchase of folding EBIKE new to Pedalecs

    Why do you want a folding bike? There may be other options.
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    E Bike Purchase

    This one's not for touring, so might be what you're looking for. https://www.electricbike.com/m55/
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. and the Russians interfered with the USA election to get Trump elected.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You have to look at how the MEP voting system works. It's the number of people that vote for you that counts. A rough calculation shows that 9% of the total vote will get him his seat. That's about 200,000 votes. He still has nearly half a million subscribers on his Youtube channel, even though...
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    Bafang gear sensor

    Is there not a setting in the controller to adjust that, like start current?
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    New to pedelecs and need advice on what sort of bike I should get

    It could be after the first time you leave it out all day in the rain, depending which bike you buy. There aren't any electric bikes that I'd be happy to leave out in the rain. Some are more resistant than others, but it's not possible to give any realistic data to make a decision. The only...
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    speed limited controller or display?

    If you have a throttle, you can test the speed with the LCD disconnected. To switch on and operate the controller without the LCD, you bridge the red and blue wires, which will switch it on, and the two wires that aren't red, blue or black (normally green, yellow or white), which gives the...
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    Battery advice wanted.

    You have a simple connection fault, which you should easily be able to find with a voltmeter. When you have no light, check the voltage on the battery's charge socket and the charger. That will tell you which direction to go. It's not unusual to get severe burning in the jack socket in the...
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    LCD3 and Alarm with LOCK function?

    All it does is short the phase wires. You can do the same by adding a switch across any pair. The more pairs you short, the more it locks the wheel, but one pair should be enough to make the bike unrideable. It needs to be a switch with a decent current rating. I would go for at least 10 amps...