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    Broken my 'new to me' Wisper bike after 5 minutes

    Can't believe this has happened- but it did. Yesterday I bought a Wisper 905 classic bike. It's 5 years old and on the short test ride I took behaved perfectly. It was raining heavily so I transported the bike back to my house using a towbar rack. This morning I rode it round to my garage which...
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    Hall sensor configuration possibly causing C3 error?

    I have been wrestling with the reason for a C3 on my LCD display and not being able to get my Powabike Cambridge ebike working. I bought a second hand Powabike Cambridge model ebike last year as my first ebike and this was my first introduction to the wonderful world of e bikes. It went well...
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    taking apart rear hub for Hall sensor replacement

    I need to take my rear hub apart to replace the Hall sensors. Never done this before. There is an external circlip on the axle which I presume is necessary to remove to enable the hub to be disassembled? Does the 'sprocket cluster' need to be removed as well? Is the sprocket cluster...
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    retro fitting throttle to new e bikes

    I have been riding an old Powacycle Cambridge bike which has a throttle fitted, which is extremely useful for me as I suffer with bad Emphysema and have very limited lungs. The ability to be able to start off from standstill, using the throttle, and then gently start to pedal once enough...
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    How to separate Rear Hub on Powacycle Cambridge model for Hall sensor replacement?

    I need to separate the rear Hub on my Powacycle Cambridge model so as I can replace the hall sensors, as one of them is faulty. Is this a specialist job requiring pullers, or is there a technique whereby I might be able to manage it myself? I would also consider the purchase of a complete...
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    Advice appreciated : New controller purchase

    Earlier this year I bought a 2nd hand electric bicycle without a battery. The bike is a Powacyle Cambridge model, http://www.powacycle.co.uk/Cambridge-Electric-Bike-Clearance.asp which although as standard has a 24 volt battery, after some input from someone on this site , I bought a 36 v...
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    bought an electric bike without battery, appreciate some battery buying advice .

    HI My name is John. I'm 65, disabled because of emphysema , ex electrician. Just bought a second hand Powabike ( cambridge) in very good condition, but came without a battery. I 'm looking for ideas of what to buy to get the bike up and running. This is my first foray into e bikes, so treating...