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  1. UphillBattle

    Just how much off-road abuse are you giving your DIY bikes?

    It’s coming up for a year since I converted an old Polish hardtail off Gumtree using a geared rear hub (Q128) and frame battery. The bike has performed extremely well on the road as well as on gravel and has gotten my CFS/ME-wracked body out and about many times when otherwise it wouldn’t have...
  2. UphillBattle

    Bike great for 6 months now LCD claims no charge on charged battery, motor doesn’t work

    I’ve been running my self build for a few months now with no problems and no sign of loss of battery range. Its an old mtb with a CST rear hub motor, KT 9 Mosfets controller from TopBikeKit, Hailong battery from Eclipse and a KT LCD3 Display. A couple of weeks ago the display started going...
  3. UphillBattle

    Kit that works with display removed or switched off?

    Is there such a thing? The same medical condition that makes me look for a motor to help me get back on the bike is exacerbated by screens, computers etc so if possible I’d like to avoid having one of the the evil things in my face. Im looking to convert my old 2001 Gary Fisher Tassajara...