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That is insane! Reducing braking requirements = increasing risks in my book. My feeling is that disk brakes or hydraulic rim brakes should be compulsory on any bike over 20 kg, EPAC or not, I don't know what you gals and guys think...

I'm jealous, mine has wires all over the place... Will take a photo when I have finished the last niggly details.

I found a DoC on the Decathlon site: http://www.decathlon.fr/content/Documents/btwin/Certificat%20et%20notice%20VAE%20700/Declaration-conformite-CE%20OR700E-Moteur%20AR.pdf This is one of their "town and country" bikes with a Bafang rear hub motor and rack mounted battery which is just like...

EN 15194 is there to protect industrial interests, the day that the EU decides they want no more Chinese kits on the road they will pull the trigger. OK that is a little harsh we know it is there to protect the consumer, the EU loves you! "Pedelec manufacturers can issue of Declaration of...

And the only real problem with controllers is that they are not user tamper proof as per EN 15194. When it comes to kits the only ones not playing the game are the people selling the kits. It is so damned easy to spec a kit for the European market - set the controller for one rim size and...

Nor engineers and often not even users. In my book the latter is problem. We saw what happened when the judge knew a little about computers and programming in SCO vs IBM... Even a lot of "experts" are not users...

First impressions of the kit after just over a week on the bike. I have just managed to empty the battery completely for the first time (I had to charge before it was empty the first time around because I had a trip to make). This is the Samsung cell 10.4 A bottle battery. I got about 75km (the...

Measure the dropouts in your frame for the axle size. I filed mine to the correct size (with the most expensive file I have ever bought - I was in a hurry...) and also drilled my trailor attachment to fit. The photo on the kit page shows a steel PAS ring but the right hand tab shows a "tools...

I think the PAS magnet ring is split, you may not need the BB removal tool. Answering my own question in another thread about a 12 magnet split ring and tool free PAS I found one in Germany at 25€ or so.

flecc with all due respect I beg to differ on the danger not being in the front as well. Living in a tourist resort you have to put up with people who don't know where they are and especially where the hell they are going. These people will do sudden stops and turns when you are busy watching...

I don't have that problem with my rear hub drive. I didn't mount the rear brake cut off lever because during testing I noticed that the motor stops instantly as soon as the pedals stop turning. And in town I tend to use assist level 1 or no assist at all. Of course a throttle is a no-no here so...

Will it take 48V (1200W)?

It's a shame they don't sell food to put in it...

At £450 + £30 postage it is 9€ cheaper than the Ciclotek kit I bought. Is it a sine wave controller? Couldn't find that info on their site. Two things that make it the best kit: PAS sensor - the best one I have seen, is it compatible with the Mxus or just the Bafang? Where can I buy one like...

I thought that too until Saturday when I rode up a 5% gradient which is about 3 km long at 25 kph without breaking a sweat. The 250W motor was drawing between 250 and 500W all the way up and at the top the motor was as cool as a cucumber.

For me it means recovering a practical means of personal transportation after several years without. I live in a region with very bad public transport which is just next to a region with fabulous public transport. Between the two is about 13 km of hilly road. I have done it on the push bike. I...

In France you lose points off your drivers licence. Same thing if you commit a road code offence as a pedestrian.

FIRST RIDE REPORT OK so it works. Even quite well! 1. Gearing: I used four gears, 4th was the lowest on my 10% gradient test hill. Mostly 6th and 7th with a bit of 5th on the steeper bits. The chain line is not perfect and I will have to reset the rear derailleur for the new freewheel. 2. Sine...

You are a genius! Remember how I took the bearing cover off another freewheel buy mistake? I just dissassembled and reassembled the freewheel! Et voila, it turns. For the gearing I thought long and hard. I am not after speeds on the flat over 25-27 kph and have been watching my riding habits...

Who wrote final straight? This one does not want to be an e-bike... HELP NEEDED PLEASE So I bought a Shimano mega range freewheel, the one with the 34 tooth granny gear. It has a nice (I thought) black plastic spoke protector. I screwed it on finger tight. The damned thing is stuck to the...