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They've used a variety of motors previously and are currently using Bosch, Panasonic and Shimano STEPS. Can you tell up which motor you have Sikajeth? .

That's be jerrysimon above then, he's had plenty of experience with them and doing just that. .

Given the pressures involved in the Tongxin roller drive, maybe it's this one, designed for extremely high pressures and is tacky which might help prevent drive roller slip: Lucas Red and Tacky grease .

Also an Audacity user. .

I'm sure you are right, but advertising complaints have to be individually complained of to the ASA with no prospect of them prosecuting. At most they'd merely issue an adverse ruling some while later. A mislead buyer could seek financial redress though and even ask for prosecution by trading...

I think the reason they don't do it for this UK requirement is probably the small size of our market Tony. We are a tiddler for e-bike sales compared to mainland Europe or it's main cycling countries. With complete e-bikes they equally never tried to comply with the former 200 watts limit that...

The importers of illegal mini-motos and powered pavement scooters do the same, taking advantage of the fact that they cannot be prosecuted for selling them. The illegality only starts when those vehicles come into use in public areas. .

Not for the UK on legal pedelecs though Tony, Kalkhoff et al have never plated the bikes to conform to the UK law. They just carry the CE marking. .

. They can't, it's clearly illegal in any public area, as should be charging that much for it. To clarify, it doesn't conform to any of the exemptions from two wheel motor vehicle type approval and is therefore a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle cannot stray from the road unless the user has the...

I happily agree that an unlabelled e-bike is not legal, only observing that the omission is a petty matter like all the other numerous minor regulations we all break from time to time, often in complete ignorance of their existence. For sixteen years from 1999 to 2015 the majority of e-bikes...

As d8veh said, it's not possible. The one you linked to is quite large and can only charge a tiny mobile phone battery. A solar charger to charge an e-bike battery would need several square metres of panel area and even in strong sunshine would take a very long time to do it. .

I think that's rather harsh. Since the EAPC regulation is clearly a construction and use regulation, in fact if not in name, the liability for the plating rests with the manufacturer as requested by the importer. They after all are the only ones technically equipped to plate with the all...

Technically yes, but since no-one can point to a single case of the plating law being complied with by a maker/supplier over the 31 years it's been in force, hardly something to be concerned with. It will be interesting to see if everyone or even anyone complies with the amendment in future, I...

No maker has ever fitted a plate even though they've been required since 1983, so there's no need to worry about that on your existing cargo bike. You also don't need to worry about the weight, all the e-bike weight limits were removed by an amendment to the law that was effective from 5th...

It's the tiny diameter of this 9 tooth sprocket that is potentially a problem. At the chain roller engagement and release points the tooth is turned beyond a right angle to the chain, so the tooth tip catches more easily if there's the slightest trace of hooking. .

You can buy direct from BMS battery in China. That will have added carriage charges and possibly VAT but can still be economic. Here's the 36 volt Li-ion page with many choices that will all do the job, others may be able to advise more specifically or have alternative suppliers. D8veh can...

Yes, the cells can no longer sustain the high discharge current your motor needs, so the voltage collapses as the demand is made. As soon as the load is removed, the volltage bounces back up. This is true of all batteries, when a 12 volt car battery can no longer start a car through age, it...

Foreign aid is not given to help any of the people of the countries it's given to, and that has never been the aim. Diplomats in all the main giving countries have admitted as such and any political academic will confirm that. This aid originated during the cold war as a way of keeping...

Possibly not, since as their website and the previous post indicate, they offer at-home support if it becomes necessary. I can't see the UK scale of e-bike sales supporting that here. .

Definitely possible, since others in the EU generally have higher rates. These tiddlers, Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have lower than the UK's 20% rate, but the only large country having a lower rate at 19% is Germany who can afford it. The rest have from 20% to 25% with many in between, so I...