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  1. Woosh

    Confused by all the choice

    1) the wheel size. The Oxygen MTB has 27.5, the Woosh Rio MTB 26 inch wheels. Both bikes have the same motor, so the maximum noload speed of the Rio MTB is 23mph, the Oxygen 24mph because of the bigger wheels. However, when you consider torque, the smaller 26in wheel give you 6% more torque...
  2. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    why? the EFTA Court works in a similar way and EFTA is less important to the EU than the UK.
  3. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    in time, yes, and the timing is still not right, 3 more years may be.
  4. Woosh

    Indexing issue since swapping to a electric hub

    has he replaced the outer cable? Some times, the outer cable frays through at the shifter, you can see how the damage can occur at the ferrules:
  5. Woosh

    Confused by all the choice

    that's not good if you have steep hills. When you ride on a flat road, the power requirement is less than 200W, your bike draws about 5A-7A from the battery. But when you climb a steep hill, the bike will pull as much current from the battery as the controller is set at, that is 17A for the Rio...
  6. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    it does look that way. Would TM's strategy be to punish the brexit voters without losing jobs and conservative members to UKIP? If it is, then she has managed it quite well really. She would have been out on her ears two years ago to suggest a soft brexit even if in their heart, the hard...
  7. Woosh

    Confused by all the choice

    the mileage depends on two factors: how hilly is your route and how fast you ride. Several members reported 50 miles for 13AH and 65 miles for the 17AH on pedal assist. We tend to give a ball park figure of 10WH per mile, 36 miles for 10AH, 45 miles for 13AH, 60 miles for 17AH at normal 15mph...
  8. Woosh

    saw a fairly decent set yesterday

    sorry to go slightly off topic, a word about self build batteries: if you make your own battery, you may not need UN38.3 testing but if you sell it, you will.
  9. Woosh

    Confused by all the choice

    I'd suggest the Woosh Rio MTB or Woosh Karoo. http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?karoo http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?rio-mtb The MTB is more versatile, go anywhere, the Karoo is perfect to keep your legs in shape.
  10. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the hard brexiters will come out with plenty of reasons why we shouldn't be order takers, a vassal state etc, and I predict they will do the work for remainers better than they ever could. The hard brexiters will demonstrate that there will be a high cost to brexit, a lot of brexit voters won't...
  11. Woosh

    Confused by all the choice

    what's your weight and height Jeremiah?
  12. Woosh

    Confused by all the choice

    The main advantage of Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries is the number of useable charging cycles, 2000-7000 cycles against 800 for Lithium Ion Aluminium Manganese Cobalt batteries that are commonly used in e-bikes. The disadvantages are many: cell voltage is 3.6V fully charged against 4.2V, so...
  13. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Barnier likes the new plan, it solves several problems for both sides. NI border, future cooperation etc. Guess who are unhappy?
  14. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    white smoke at Chequers. TM's softer version of brexit as been agreed. This means UK will adopt EU's rule book on goods forever by law.
  15. Woosh

    Newbie advice - Conversion Kit for bike with Hydraulic Disc Brakes

    nothing else unless you have hydraulic brakes or one of those brake lever and gear shifter combos, then you should fit a pair of stick on hydraulic brake sensors (£16). http://wooshbikes.co.uk/cart/#/product/uid-104-hdbs/pair-of-hydraulic-brake-sensors-for-bbs0102
  16. Woosh

    Getting a mxus xf07 to fit an older bike

    The XF07 is made for 100mm dropout. If the wheel does not go in, take some pictures of the arrangement of the washers first before removing and re-arranging the position of the anti-torque washers (the one with a thick tongue, the tongue must always go into the opening of the jaws). If in...
  17. Woosh

    30 mile each way commute, which bike is best?

    geared hub motors are limited by their construction. You can test this if the bike has a throttle, just lift up the motor wheel and turn the throttle up to full to see how fast its noload speed is. The Oxygen has a maximum noload speed around 24mph on 700C wheels, that is the maximum speed when...
  18. Woosh

    The Last Wisper Sneak Preview of the year. 12kg Road Bike

    the difference in battery consumption for a 10kg difference (bike + rider) at 15mph is less than 1WH, I wouldn't think people will notice. They would notice the difference in acceleration and hill climbing speed though...
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    The Last Wisper Sneak Preview of the year. 12kg Road Bike

    on the way down, the heavier bike + biker will have transformed more potential energy into kinetic energy. If it is the same biker and in same atmospheric condition, the heavier bike will win on the downhill leg. On the uphill leg, the heavier bike needs more energy to climb, so the lighter bike...
  20. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    that's about the best bit of news for the hard brexiters this week. it is now clear that if the cabinet cannot agree on what they want (besides collective suicide), Parliament is going to vote to require the UK be in a customs union leading to extension of A50 and no brexit. No no deal brexit...