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    Bafang mid drive mod

    The original thread does specifically say "Bafang". Thanks for your info about the others... if I do ever buy a mid drive bike, I'll probably give all those a miss then (unless the bike has an IGH) :)
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    Bafang mid drive mod

    Mid drive systems (apparently - I don't have one) have a "freewheel" on the chainwheel. So a freewheel on the rear wheel isn't necessary. By locking up the wheel's freewheel, it means the chain is moving all the time the bike is moving along, even if you are not moving the pedals. This means...
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    Bafang mid drive mod

    This is really interesting! Perhaps a better post here Mid drive cassettte zip tie mod. - Electricbike.com Ebike Forum
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    Woosh DWG22 installation, horizontalish dropouts

    Everybody agrees that this is best practice. But... I bought a couple of Raleigh Array e-bikes a few years ago. Both brand new from different shops. And both had the wire exiting the front hub's axle vertically. From memory, all the marketing photographs showed it this way too. It's been on...
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    Want to build a low drag commuter

    Number plates, indicators, insurance, driver's license, road fund license...?
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    Swytch Power Logic

    OK, interesting. Thanks. I haven't heard of a system that uses a PAS sensor for anything other than figuring out whether you are pedalling or not (yes / no).
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    Swytch Power Logic

    Are you sure about this bit? Clearly, the cadence is always a multiple of the bike speed, which depends on the gear you're in. Are you saying that at, say 10mph, the motor will provide less assistance if I'm in 6th gear, compared to me being in 3rd gear at 10mph?
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    Hub motors vs Mid-drive, anything changed?

    I suppose I achieve the same effect by trying to pedal at 16mph, but leaving the PAS level at maximum all the time, and never touching the throttle... I can achieve 16mph on the level using my own pedal power, and the motor provides no assistance at that speed. But as soon as I slow down due...
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    Yosepower hub kits.

    My mistake - thanks. Maybe I'll set the buck converter to 42V, or I might risk a bit higher - the capacitors in the 36V controller are probably 50V max rated...
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    Yosepower hub kits.

    Yes, thanks. I'm working on the assumption that the controller will be OK because a freshly-charged 36V battery can read about 44V anyway...
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    Yosepower hub kits.

    Yes, this! I have the same kit, and exactly the same experience. I have bought a buck converter, with the intention of boosting the battery voltage to 44V or so, to get a little more speed (and torque), but haven't got round to trying it yet...
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    General Advice for Bike Choice When Doing a Conversion

    Thanks all, for your answers. As a 100Kg (since lockdown - yikes!) bloke, I think a few kilos saved in bike weight would be unnoticeable to me when riding under power. But yes, when cycling unpowered, and especially when lifting the bike, lighter would be easily better :cool:
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    General Advice for Bike Choice When Doing a Conversion

    Genuine question: why? Is the weight of the bike really a consideration when you're adding a battery and a person to it?
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    XF07 on 20" wheel

    This sounds great! Why aren't we all using these on our "36V" systems?!?
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    Front hub motor with suspension forks.

    Me, I love my Nexus 8 internal gear hub. I'm happy with my front hub motor for that reason. :)
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    Cyclist spotted with paramotor on his back

    This story annoyed me. In what way is it an e-bike, exactly? I need to get out more ;)
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    TSDZ2 - Not Working

    The multi-pin connectors need to be pushed together *hard* all the way up to the moulded-in line. I'd check that first. If they seem to be all pushed home fully, I would unplug them and look carefully to see if any of the pins are bent / broken.
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    TSDZ2 Crank Removal, tidying wires.

    A bicycle crank puller tool. Something like https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alomejor-Cycling-Bracket-Freewheel-Maintenance/dp/B07MC445H9
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    Alternatives to flipping PAS disc?

    Thanks... so does a single hall sensor "look" for "no field" as well as North-changing-to-South? Because N-S-N-S-N-S looks the same as S-N-S-N-S-N once it's started. Whereas N-S-x-N-S-x is different to S-N-x-S-N-x if the "no field x" can be arranged to happen like that. Is that the way it...
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    Alternatives to flipping PAS disc?

    I don't understand how a single-hall sensor can tell the difference between the two directions. Do you know? I'm interested...