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    Fun2Ride = thieving scum

    Whatever you do, don't by anything from Fun2ride, either bikes or parts. I made the mistake of buying a battery pack from them. They sold me duff batts and have refused point blank to take them back after only 2 weeks. Apparently their warranty is only good for one week! In conclusion...
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    Best Electric Bike for range of 30 miles and up

    Hello there - thinking of buying a Lithium or maybe NiMH powered Ebike. I already have a sort-of-Ebike, it's one of those scooter type things that looks like a moped but as it doesn't have gears and has a large road footprint thought I better upgrade before I venture out of town. I need...
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    Solar panels idea

    I've got a charger question running in another thread - this is another idea I've got for my bike Would I be doing more harm than good if I stuck some solar panels on my bike to keep it trickle charging when I'm out using it? Also What if I tried to run the whole bike that way, with very...
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    Voltage after charging

    Hi, I have just fitted three new Panasonic 15ah sealed lead-acid batts from Powabyke. I notice that when they've finished charging they're only about 41 volts or so, should they be higher? And if so how urgent is it that I change my charger? I'm using the charger that came with the bike, an...
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    Replacing SLAs with NiMHs

    Hi there - I'm new! I have this Sakura S200: Andy Wade's 2004 Sakura S200 and I want to replace the 36 / 48v, 13amp SLA with 40 10 or 11 amp NiMH D-cells (and maybe a bank of AAs or another bank of D Cells to supplement that up to over 14 amp if neccesary - my calculations show that I need at...