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The crank drive units of this type are the best e-bikes for water resistance. Having so much of the system integrated in a sealed crankcase makes them automatically more waterproof than bikes with scattered components and numerous interconnections. I've ridden an Agattu with the Panasonic unit...

Indeed, boils often start from an infected skin pore, that in turn infected due to blockage caused by trapped sweat. That saddle supports in the usual places like any other while giving ventilation for sweat evaporation where it counts. .

Yes. that's a better term John, though still not ideal, and we've been doing that for a long time in here. The problems are that this doesn't reach everyone and even when it does, it's so often misinterpreted as any privately owned land. Of course if the public have access to the land, the...

Welcome to the forum Tony, and congratulations on that bargain you picked up. The later Byocycle is one of the nicer small wheel e-bikes to ride and own. .

I don't think it's possible, since people naturally think in terms of road traffic law, the acts being called Road Traffic Acts. That logically leads anyone to think offroad avoids road traffic law, so offroad is the term they use. Of course the EAPC regulations governing e-bikes are, with the...

That would be ideal, you may be able to try the two you are interested in and experience for yourself what the difference is between the two. The name of the director in charge at Loughborough is coincidentally Scott, but no connection with that bike model you are also interested in! .

Whatever you do, try out the crank systems before buying, they are more radically different from hub motor e-bikes to ride than you might suspect, and for some it's a Marmite thing. I like both and have owned both together, but I have to adopt very different riding styles for each. You might...

Not entirely, disc brakes put all the braking force through the spokes so place different and much larger stresses on the spoke to rim interface. Mavic claim to design the disc brake versions to account for that. However, I personally agree that any reasonable quality rim can suffice. My...

I used properties too, but for an employed person this new scheme would make it a continual struggle to maintain that with the automatic enrollment ever three years snatching back our investment margin. So much for this government's pretence of giving us control of our pensions. Given that...

I had a look at the Mavic range availablility after reading the OP's post, but found the most suitable 36 spoke deep well disc brake MTB rim at a reasonable cost, the XC 717disc, was out of stock everywhere I looked, though the rim brake one was available. Of course the OP's bike has disc...

Like you I'm deeply unhappy about the way in which this is being run Dave. Pensions history both state and private has been far from satisfactory and littered with broken promises and subsequent dissatisfactions. As someone who largely organised his own pensions provisions with entirely good...

Back in 2011 the Sunday Times did a test report on this model after riding it for three days and reported the price as £1695, but remarked Giant had "less integrated" models (whatever that means) from £995. Your £650 seems reasonable if the former is the model. .

You're in Pete, riding on the A3079: Map Link .

Yes, that's what I would do, in part to avoid a loose component. The Brompton isn't an entirely fair comparison anyway, the Gallego is an e-bike. .

Or welding split battery cases and the like. :) The right size and wattage of iron is more important than it's make, nothing worse than attempting to solder with inadequate heat and/or bit size. I've got three irons from a 12 watt for delicate work to a 65 watt with a 6mm wide thick bit, plus...

The FIAT name is actually initials which they say means: Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) but from experience probably means: Failure Is Always True. :rolleyes: Seriously though, thus it ever was, vehicle makers often mark up bought in spares prices...

No, new batteries don't come fully charged and can take a very long time on the first charge. I remember a not very large one that on first charge took almost five and a half hours. I think you'll find your new battery will complete the charge ok. The type of cutting out you describe is...

I doubt they need to breathe any large amount of gas, so it may be that the spare space surrounding the cells is adequate. .

And you're almost certain not to have any problems Eddie. The BMS will keep the charger from overcharging the battery, and anyway, being in the shed ensures your safety. .

Yes, a second or larger battery is the answer with your present bike, enabling you to use your powerful motor more liberally. Before you commit to a Kalkhoff instead, bear in mind that a crank drive bike like that is very different from your hub motor one and can also entail a lot of work in...