Search results

  1. Woosh

    Is the ebike market moving upwards?

    In Southend, if you look around at the bike parking places, the black and the silver Wooshes are still the most often seen, then the blue gray wooshes, followed by the Thompsons and Cyclamatics. No sight of any posh bikes. I see sometimes Wispers going up Queens Road. They could well be testers...
  2. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I think there is a consensus for a transitional period. It's afterward that the 3 groups differ. Rees Mogg wants shortest transition, then WTO. No deal necessary and get away with the smallest possible divorce bill. TM wants reasonably long transition, then a free trade deal. Divorce bill...
  3. Woosh

    The more I read the less I know

    it's usually prepped and sent the next business day. Yes. The diameter of the BPM is 160mm. You can sometimes just about to get away with it but it's nicer to have 180mm rotor. If you change the rotor, you need also to change the caliper mount for 180mm one. That's the main reason to use the...
  4. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    here is someone who wants to stand in the middle of the road: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/aug/11/two-cabinet-ministers-interested-in-new-anti-brexit-party-james-chapman
  5. Woosh

    New Bafang

    Good find, Mark. Now that's a worthy competitor for the Bosch CX. I was also attracted to this article on the same website, about a very lightweight motor, freehub fitting, still delivers a very useful 45NM torque. Bafang MINI-Hub Described as the solution to “e-bikes for millenials”, Bafang...
  6. Woosh

    Hi from the Isle of Wight!

    Good morning N0bs, I would recommend the £499 XF08C kit. http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?hubkits You get to keep the nice Octalink bottom bracket and Deore gearset. The only thing you need to buy in addition to the kit is one or a pair of hydraulic brake sensors. You can of course your own brake...
  7. Woosh

    Wisper eMTB sneak preview

    I think I would side with Wisper on this one. If you set out to put a toe in a new pond, it's probably safer to go for the best motor available. The Shimano E8000 kit is not only excellent (they are the XT class) but also freely available. That means you can source them easily without worries...
  8. Woosh

    The more I read the less I know

    We haven't decided yet. I don't think the 48V bikes are illegal, as long as they are restricted to 15.5mph.
  9. Woosh

    The more I read the less I know

    there is one thing you need to check afterward: the chainline. Sometimes replacing the 8-speed cassette wheel by an 8-speed freewheel motor moves the chainline is slightly out of true by 1mm-2mm, we correct that by adding a 2mm spacer between the freewheel and the motor. You don't know for sure...
  10. Woosh

    The more I read the less I know

    yes. They are in stock. You can get it with 15AH battery or 17AH battery. I am hoping that the 48V kits will get popular next year - it's a bit early to talk about it at the moment. I have ordered BPM, SWX02 and XF08C wheels to go with them. I need to remind you that we can't guarantee the...
  11. Woosh

    The more I read the less I know

    that's about the most torquey hub motor we have Anthony. At 48V, you have the same torque but can go a little faster.
  12. Woosh

    The more I read the less I know

    it's very similar to the current kit, except that the battery and controller are running at 48V instead of 36V. You can use them with 48V motor or 36V BPM motor.
  13. Woosh

    What's the Q128C like at low speeds?

    anything over 12%, you are better off on a CD kit.
  14. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Don't jump for joy yet. The UK is about middle of the corruption league table.
  15. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    that study is not understood by the journalist who wrote the article. Basically, up to 2004, corruption (only part of it involves the EU administration) is estimated to cost all economies in the EU about 125 billion Euros a year. In 2016, the EU wanted an update - the new company that was tasked...
  16. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    what do you believe the answer be? Is their intelligence so subnormal?
  17. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    that is to be expected. However, I find that remainers on this thread continue to treat brexiters as if they were all idiots. The referendum did not ask 'what do you think is better for the country?' They may turn out to be wrong on facts but please, they know what they want.
  18. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    after 44 years, if as you say, the majority does not know what they are leaving then may be the explanation is that what they are leaving does not matter much to them.
  19. Woosh

    The more I read the less I know

    if you can wait, the 48V kits and batteries arrive in October.
  20. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    DC wanted to buy votes, he may have crossed his fingers while he made the promise of an EU referendum. He should have known that crossing his fingers could well be not enough. the price has to be paid, and it was. Would you now say that the plebs are not OK to vote because you don't like the result?