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    Kn@ckered controller

    Warning... ''e-bike Ray Mears'' at work! This is for fun but I would probably do it because I am a mad hero type who hates to lose. What I do know is if I was on holiday wanting to e-bike without a spare controller or soldering iron or anything I would probably be mad enough to do the...
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    Expensive mistake

    re. throttle I consider it essential, or at least highly desirable. How else do you keep the power on when taking corners as you cant pedal because you are leant over so far the pedals hit the ground if you try! Or perhaps 65 year olds don't ride e-bikes like that!
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    Cheapest gents bosch centre drive bike?

    I am not near bristol but thanks for the offer. "With over 40 nameplates using the bosch system in Europe, this central drive is definitely one to watch." I found the above statement so my list could take a while! Keen to see the site gain some solid resources for other members to refer to...
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    Cheapest gents bosch centre drive bike?

    oh and I take on board your point about bike speed matching motor speed. I have noted the cadence of my pedalling in the top gears on the road bike I was going to fit the bafang to to see what gears I needed to use to get what speeds because I saw the crank speed of the motor is 78 rpm rated...
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    Cheapest gents bosch centre drive bike?

    thanks for the answers buddy! When I say fast I mean 22-25 mph on the flat maybe not super fast by some peoples standards but certainly too quick to be legal! About as fast as the guys who fly past me in lycra although I have no intention of upsetting any of them with overtaking antics, they...
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    Cheapest gents bosch centre drive bike?

    Hello. I have been looking for a bafang centre drive kit to have a play building a new bike. I wanted a centre drive because I already have a good hub drive bike and would like something different that can be 'tuned' using the bikes gearing. After reading a thread on here about a lightning...
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    kalkhoff bs10 my first week.

    Sounds like a really nice bit of kit, but than at that price it wants to be! If you want to go fast in style though it seems you have got to be paying quite a lot. To the person asking about the tools in the video the first one was a crank arm extraction tool. I believe they are generic and...
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    Question for you tech experts

    Although I have only ever done 20+ miles on a charge once (22 miles I seem to recall) I was glad it was the middle of summer, had I attempted it in winter I don't think I would have made it. I find that temperature has a huge effect on battery performance, certainly the speed of the bike and...
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    BMS Li-Ion Battery died < 2.5 years usage...advice?

    very interesting, had no idea a sleeping BMS could be an issue. Learn something new everyday.
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    Best cycle pump.

    True, when I have had a big blow I have had to stop 4 or 5 times to pump even with slime in which gets a little tiresome, if the compressor can put double the air in then I might have only had to stop twice or something. Also I can lean back and smoke a fag while it does the work. I don't...
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    USB charging outlet from ebike 36 volt battery

    or go oldschool meets newage... just when you thought the bottle dynamo was dead, ta daaa Dynamo + USB Set 6w 12v For Raleigh Vintage Bicycle UK seller | eBay Love the quote from the seller = For smart phone, we try on several model on HTC, it is ok, but have to ride fast, I think is not very...
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    Best cycle pump.

    Agree my e-bike is 80/90 psi which I can only sensibly achieve with the compressor. My mini pumps even the high / low pressure one makes me struggle to reach that pressure, it does it but its not easy. Far worse than this is trying to hold steady the pump on the valve and push the handle hard...
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    Best cycle pump.

    cool, I just saw some stuff on THE Bay... 48V 60V 72V Scooter E-bike Bicycle Air Pump Inflator Inflation Compressor | eBay Pretty much what I was describing but more for e- scooters and too big for my liking As described by 103Alex1... New DC-DC Converter 24v 36v 48v to 12v 3A Switching Power...
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    Best cycle pump.

    Surely this is the perfect opportunity to exploit the unique attribute all our bikes share... electric power! I wonder what the smallest. Lightest 12v compressor is? I took one out of one of those cheapo (useless) jumpstart packs and screwed it to a lump of wood. It lives in the garage and i...
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    Bafang BBS01 Crank Drive Kit

    awesome I am still on the hunt for one. Hopefully cyclezee will come up trumps next week.
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    Bafang BBS01 Crank Drive Kit

    cyclezee out of stock but some due in this week aparantly. yay
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    Bafang BBS01 Crank Drive Kit

    found this puppy, new 48v version perhaps?
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    Bafang BBS01 Crank Drive Kit

    I also read in german that production has stopped at 8fun due to water ingress issues and will restart with a new more waterproof design soon. That is Chinese to german to English so may or may not be correct! This was stated by an 8 fun rep. as the reason why they are not shown on their...
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    Bafang BBS01 Crank Drive Kit

    Thanks for that description. I haven't ridden a crank drive but can sort of imagine how a hub motor connected to the crank might feel, I guess this is what you are conveying. The rated crank speed is 72 rpm I think with a max of 80 ish. I think the spec is telling me that at 72rpm it will...