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What does the general press know about computers? They are the things you write articles on! You mean they have them in cars too now? When you go to your garage what does the mechanic do? Plugs into the ECU (car world buzz acronym for "computer"). The software controls the hardware. The press...

Yep you found it! That used to happen to mine if I touched it with my foot while pedalling. You should be able to adjust it by hand so that it runs parallel.

No it is software. They provided a copy and VW loaded copies of it into the on-board computers of all cars they thought might need a helping hand o_O

New Allianz TV ad out soon: "Every time you hit the road on your pedelec an Allianz insurance agent lights a candle and says a prayer" Govt road safety ad: Group of senior citizens in leathers and cut off denim come screaming towards the camera on pedelecs pedalling like madmen and women. One...

Welcome to the club! You managed a very good average for such a heavy bike! What would be better suited would be a ladies (low bar) 28" hybrid/trekking or sports bike with a mid motor, such as the one I am going to build for myself. You could expect to do your commute in an hour I think. My...

Ahem... s-pedelec territory the average speed of any motorbike is WOT... :cool: I think that since I have a pedelec my around town speed may actually be slower than before but I have more load to carry or am not dressed for cycling or... I am doing stuff I didn't use to do and going farther...

Every tenth cyclist killed in a traffic accident rides a pedelec Eight out of every ten traffic fatalities are over the age of 65 Risk of death is twice as high as riding a normal bicycle Interpreting these stats is for once very easy. More old people than young people ride pedelecs. You have...

Try a large range double - your current big cog and small cog. Yes changing from one to the other will be painful but they are the two you will need. One when the motor works and the other when it doesn't. Best idea is a spare "get me home" battery.

Thanks for clearing that up EddiePJ I was wondering what the hell was going on and in a pea-souper of a fog about your relationship with that person but hey! you got fog season too! :D

I have been running the numbers on my bike and future upgrade(s). Changing the chainset big cog from 42 to 48 will earn me 5 kph downhill slightly less on the flat where my cadence goes down a little. But that change will seriously modify my average speed over my 14 km commute. Moving...

KTM Industries was talking about the new Performance CX high torque motor for handling hills. He gave that figure so I guess we have to trust his insider knowledge

How does it read in KPH? Yes, I am thinking bad math in the conversion done in the firmware.

For sure you will have some trouble selling them on here as they are not round and we all know it now... :p

The tyre diameter you gave was 622-40 that is a 28". Depending on the make of tyre, the direction of the wind and the age of the captain you will get an approximate speed to within + or - 10%, the legal limit, the technology cannot be more precise than that. My speedo reading is within 2 kph...

It is easier to do on a trike because the chainline is less precise because of chain length. There are kits/howtoos for double chainrings about.

25 Amps X 36 Volts = 900 Watts 610 Watts / 36 Volts = 16.94 Amps

I am trying to make the current one a better bike. I do have a job but it is a survival job which has nothing to do with my real work skills, times are hard, your bikes are a dream which would only become accessible after a decent lottery win. I am just patiently chipping away improving when I...

In France the road code applies to all who use the road which includes bicycles and... pedestrians! A pedestrian can be fined and, if she has one, lose points on her drivers licence for not respecting the rules of the road. Local laws define lower speeds than the national fixed speed in...

"The speed limit in Richmond Park is 20mph but whether the rules should apply to cyclists has been questioned." So you have one speed limit for cars and another one for bikes over there? The law is the same for everyone here, much easier to understand... :p

It isn't a bicycle it is a scooter. There are even more head injuries for children riding scooters than skateboards. Add electricity and... it is a motor scooter, just like a Vespa is! Helmet, insurance etc, no problem about it being legal it just won't/can't be a pedelec.