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Have a look at Staticarc. They do some reasonable priced invertor welders suitable for the DIY’er. I bought a stick welder for about £65, then sold it and bought their 140amp invertor stick, MIG gas/ gas less and potential TIG welder if purchasing the TIG attachment for about £25. My welding is...

Blimey Guerney, 75kg!! and I thought 40kg was bad enough. The spec I found for the wheels i used was 46kg so don’t fancy going beyond that. I have a 250w front hub which on slight inclines I’m fairly reliant on and in the right gear it copes but I recon another 35kg and that might bugger it.

Couldn’t find one that suited my needs one way or another so built my own. Bit of welding involved could have been bolted and I had no 1” pipe bender so used the road gully outside my house to form kinked bends at 1” intervals. Yes the wheels are only 12” but only use it on roads, No it doesn’t...

A typical example of where a hi viz or something bright is an advantage to cyclists is a driver waiting to pull out from a side road. A cyclist approaching from the drivers right is wearing clothing that is not conspicuous and the surroundings behind the cyclists is a dark hedgerow or similar...

Blimey you’ve some gizmos on that. I fitted motorcycle mirrors and led indicators to mine powered by 12v 1.2 ah alarm battery as my balance is a bit shot. As you have done I originally had mine connected the 36v battery using a voltage convertor but the display didn't like it so went down the...

I used a ball and socket hitch connected a self fabricated bracket that also acts as a torque arm. It comes with at an eye bolt that screws in a couple of turns so the hitch can’t accidentally disconnect.

When I say over the line I’m talking a few feet. Ive always worn an enclosed cycle helmet and hi viz jacket Waterproof or mesh depending on the weather. At night I have a refractor torch on low wide beam setting with a taped on hood the shines on the hi vix which makes me stand our at night to...

I rode in various parts of London on a motorcycle, bicycle and driven a car For about 10 years. only once was I nearly taken out by a panel van Turing left but was prepared for this by the the van suddenly slowing down before turning left without indicating. By this point I had the brakes on so...

When the Fido 1st came out I tried a work colleagues. it was ok but I’m no fan of small wheelers. I bought a legal e-bike kit and 2nd hand specialized step thu and I couldn’t be happier with the set up. Even with the front conversion kit it only weighs in at 26 kg so can ride it on the flat...

I think the police being able to use their discretion is spot on, providing they are aware of the directive. All those I have met seem to be. Sensible courteous cyclists on footpaths don’t get fined and those endangering footpath users can, and should be. I only posted the link for...

Whilst the Highway Code clearly states you must not cycle on the pavement the police are to use discretion when challenging offenders. Paste this into google: https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/support-for-police-discretion-when-responding-to-people-cycling-on-the-pavement. i have cycled on...

i believe uk police now have the right to knock bike thieves of two wheelers as well.

Throttles might get one noticed especially at 30mph without pedalling. Don't think they are that bothered about a 68 yr old bloke pedalling along at 10/12 mph. I’ve rode my e-trike on footpaths at a sensible speed where there are too many pot holes to avoid on the road and I have cycled past...

My 250w, front wheel Yosepower kit has a Lishui controller and KD21C display and you can select PAS settings 0-5, 0-7 and 0-9 all of which the power settings can be set from 1 - 99 %. The thumb throttle goes from 0 - 15.5 mph and can be set to either on or off. There is no option to change the...

Hi woosh, My electronics knowledge is very limited to the extent that I had to look up what an Arduino is which brought me to the conclusion that this is well outside of my skills. Thanks for the links anyway.

My method may be somewhat crude but serves the purpose of giving me a throttle that is limited to a legal 4mph limit. If Woosh knows a better means of achieving my aim then please share, providing I don’t have to do any electrical calculations. Splicing and soldering I'm ok with though.

Sorry, but it is correct. In the instructions for my Yosepower conversion kit and my Engwe LS20e both have a walk assist mode for when pushing the bike which states this is not to be operated when riding, as it is low power output. The throttle on the Yosepower kit operates up to 15.5 mph where...

On my Engwe the walk assist is applied by holding the minus button. The 4ph via the throttle is to aid initial take off. On my Yosepower kit holding the minus button also delivers 4mph but the throttle allows 15mph which puts it in breach of the EPAC requirements, hence me setting the achievable...

For on the spot check purposes i have set the throttle to 5mph which in reality is useless as a means of ones, well me anyway, initial take off mode as it takes me a while to get my balance and both feet on the pedals. Whoever came up with the 4mph rule has no idea of the needs of the elderly...

Hi whoosh and Saneagle, Having read some posts on other sites I thought I’d give some other configurations a try. Connecting just 2 of the pot terminals in between either the live wire or the signal wire threw up an error code, but when connecting 2 of the pot connections in between the ground...