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  1. anotherkiwi

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    She will have to get elected first. She has no power to force anything at the moment.
  2. anotherkiwi

    Food and cycling

    My long distance rides always include pintxo stops and either una cana con limon or vino del ano depending on the temperature. :rolleyes:
  3. anotherkiwi

    Speed matters

    Yeah I can see that now. Take up the slack first.
  4. anotherkiwi

    Holy flaming Tesla Batman!

    Yesterday a Tesla S90 self ignited and burned to a crisp just up the road in Anglet during a test drive. Loud popping noise, white smoke then lots of flames. No one injured, test driver his girlfriend and a Tesla "hostess" on board.
  5. anotherkiwi

    Newish rider from Hong Kong

    No fly is the answer to your question and battery transport regulations are tougher by the day.
  6. anotherkiwi

    Speed matters

    I really don't like that curve in the brake wire... I would have thought a straight pull would be more efficient?
  7. anotherkiwi

    Mini bottle battery

    Doesn't Insat provide those too? d8veh LiPo is all about DIY and we don't have an Insat on this side of the water. I can't even get LiPo from the HK UK warehouse!!! From what I have read I would have no hesitation using their services. I have yet to try a high discharge Li-Ion battery, what...
  8. anotherkiwi

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I don't think there are any leaders in the EU stupid enough to hold a referendum. Top marks for that wake up call! I really think The French should give Calais back to you. They'll keep Bordeaux, it belongs to the Chinese now anyway...
  9. anotherkiwi

    new tyres

    I beg to differ... I can see daylight between the tyres and mudguards on this photo so a 2.00 wide tyre instead of a 1.95 (that is 0.05 of an inch!) is going to fit just fine. I am running 50 mm Big Bens inside 47 mm mudguards and there is 2 mm + clearance all round. I can get away with...
  10. anotherkiwi

    Speed matters

    Hub motors don't have the run on problem mid-drives have, especially if used with a modern sine wave controller. I never mounted cut off switches to my hub motor bike and never ever needed them in 3200+ km. I am mounting a cut off switch to my new GSM powered bike. If you feel you have to, you...
  11. anotherkiwi

    Building the wireless bike

    I'm not arguing that it isn't good just that it doesn't get rid of the speed sensor wire - GPS doesn't work well under wet plane trees I have discovered. And I prefer my bike app with very good cycle maps for where I ride. If speedict sent battery data over ant+ the cheaper one might get the...
  12. anotherkiwi

    Which bike from a choice of 3??

    That just means you were in the wrong gear, even on a pedelec it is important to be in the right gear.
  13. anotherkiwi

    De-tune a Bafang CST 500w or possible swap?

    It should run just fine you are supplying 15 Amps peak which is more than enough to get 500 Watts. Maybe the controller won't enjoy being asked for peak Amps for too long a time?
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    Building the wireless bike

    Nothing wrong with Speedict (Mercury, Mars) if you can live with 1 km resolution, I prefer 100 meter resolution, especially for an odometer. Pedal cadence @ 100 rpm is a bit low for some also I guess. My quest is for sensors that use the computing power of a smartphone/tablet and which have...
  15. anotherkiwi

    Mini bottle battery

    http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=37501 A couple of these fit in a box slightly larger than 160x50x82. I have been thinking along the same lines - a small battery for around town / going to the shops and a larger one for the road. With my riding style and hilly...
  16. anotherkiwi

    new tyres

    Or Big Ben which are Big Apple with textured surface, very comfortable "LEVEL 4 RACEGUARD Double layer of Nylon fabric. Good protection for light, sporty tires."
  17. anotherkiwi

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The US has fallen into decadence and only capable of perpetual war, the UK has committed economical suicide, the banks are using Greece as a high end pyramid scheme - "bail them out so they can pay us back". When Greece is done they will use either Italy, Spain or Portugal to continue vacuuming...
  18. anotherkiwi

    Moustache Samedi 27 x2 tandem

    I think synchronized would make starting off easier and 90° cranks make things more regular at cruising speed. There, I've just invented something, on the road pedal crank feathering :rolleyes:
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    Hiya folks, lightweight ebike options

    There, above, you have the two options: DIY or e-bike + lightweight = money3 <- cubed (damned BB Code don't have sup text)