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  1. SwampRodent

    Bafang CST failing?

    Morning fellow pedelecers, My 500W CST has recently started to sound unhappy, occasionally when I open the throttle I hear the motor spinning but with no drive then get a sound like 2 or 3 spokes snapping then I get power and it might be perfectly OK for the next 50 miles. The first time this...
  2. SwampRodent

    Bafang CST suppliers

    Hey all, anyone know where I can buy a new Bafang CST 36V 500W rear motor from? I've been keeping an eye on Greenbike and BMS for months but they are constantly out of stock. My motor has now completed more than18,000 miles of hard commuting abuse (off road use only of course), so need to be...
  3. SwampRodent

    Brake failure

    Hey peoples, Does anyone else suffer repeated rear brake failure on their ebikes (or any other bikes)? I commute into Sheffield every day which means I have some pretty savage hills to play with. I can usualy get 4 - 6 weeks out of a set of brake pads (Shimano Zee 4 piston calipers front and...
  4. SwampRodent

    Ebike charging at work options

    Hey all, how are you commuting types changing your bikes up at work? Originally I had a removable battery that I could take into the workshop and charge on the bench, however these days the battery it permanently attached to the frame so I have a cable that runs out to the works cycle shed with...
  5. SwampRodent

    Hello from Yorkshire

    Hi Peoples, Just joined this forum, I work as an electrical engineer on fuel cell systems in the North of the UK, however to get to and from work by car involves a nasty commute that can take a couple of hours staring at someone’s brake lights involving 38 sets of traffic lights and 9...