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http://www.hobbyking.com/mobile/viewproduct.asp?idproduct=81602 They cost 1.20€ for 5 but then you get clobbered for p&p... Like when you buy from China.

:eek: And it didn't explode? :rolleyes:

Does anyone have a 4S (5pin) JST-XH female plug to spare? I have to replace one which has bad contacts. Of course they are out of stock at HK EU where I am about to place an order... But they are in stock in the UK bla bla bla... Cost and price of stamp reimbursed via PayPal TIA

I think that in stop and go city traffic there is no gain over a legal 250W pedelec, or so little as to make it not worth while. A 45km/h bike becomes useful on the open road.

How did you do it? You know we need to know :p

You can charge every two or three days no problem. The bottle battery was on my first bike for over 12 months because I charge at the bottom of the stairs.

They are usually much smaller and a bit lighter.

No it is a Direct Drive. "1000W brushless and gearless rear hub motor (comes restricted to the UK/EU regulation of 250W power and 25km/h speed by default. Reaches up to 50km/h once de-restricted to the 1000W mode.)" Geared hubs have a reduction gear inside so that they can spin internally at...

They are German so they are applying the Factor 4 regulation apparently. Read the article on Bike Europe about Factor 4 about half way down the page

As the Euro goes down against the Dollar HobbyKing prices rise, on items in stock... :confused: We have pedelecs but our fuel prices are affected by currency fluctuations just like petrol in the local petrol station. How reassuring.

Or keeping up with the lycras downhill and passing them on the uphill... :D

There are a couple of good reasons to use LiPos, price is one and lack of sag when climbing the other. They require a bit of discipline but the danger of using them is less on a bicycle than in a toy which is prone to crashing as long as you respect them and don't use them below 3.6 V and charge...

The first thing I did on both was bin the tyres! :D Both bikes were given to me. First bike a friend gave me it had been in his attic 8 years, imagine the state of the tyres... Put Michelin City with Schwalbe tubes on it and the rear gave up after 3200 km, the front is like new. Hub motors are...

Got paid in pounds again - down 9% against the dollar... The kiwi advantage in engineering - we had 44 gallon drum rafts, you could cross the Pacific on one of those! I built my first boat at age twelve from a NZ $22 ply kit, a small fortune at the time. At the farm sale 20 years later it was...

Two really nice bikes. They are in stock at my LBS. Might I suggest just before you get to Agen at Buzet turning south down the Baïse to Nerac and the route from Nerac to Agen

Ouch! Never leave home without a repair kit or a couple of spare tubes! As a father of three boys I have long since decided that life was too short to save money buying supermarket tyres and tubes... Next time may be sooner than you would hope. That being said I think they may have upped their...

The first site I saw was saying only 300 Ah so I correct the estimate I made earlier to 36 miles.

You are riding in traffic? I average about 25km/h (at least I did on my hub motor) but it isn't as flat around here. I am going to buy a mount for my GPS (a.k.a. smartphone) so will see how fast I go on my new steed. As it is more comfortable I have the impression that I am going much slower, no...

The advantage of the prime is the Yamaha motor in the hilly area. And the comfortable riding position, you aren't doing the Tour de France :D I think it will be very suitable. You will be keeping an un-powered bike I presume? The battery is a bit small but if you are a cyclist and pedaling you...

I now ride a "woman's" frame a.k.a. mixte. Because with two full paniers and/or a trailer attached throwing a leg over in town was getting boring. And I am at the "I don't care what you think" age, as are the young ladies riding diamond frame fixies are I guess... No that would probably be: "you...