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    Eccentric bottom bracket housing

    Hi All, Thinking about fitting a crank drive to my Thorn tandem. It would go into the front eccentric housing. If anyone has done it has there been a problem with twisting the whole assembly under load. I have a front wheel drive at the moment but a crank drive would be easier when splitting...
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    morphix

    Good morning all, Has anyone had news of 'morphix'. I know he has been unwell recently but was hoping he is up and running again. I have tried contacting him also tried the commercial setup but to no avail. Peter
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    More Battery talk (sorry folks)

    We have a 21/2 year old Ezee 36v 10amh battery . Used fairly lightly for occaisional assistance by my wife.Terrain is undulating with a couple of steepish hills. Charge every time after use. (16 to 20 miles) Recently going up the steep ones, pedalling as well, the battery lights go from green...
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    Reversed polarity

    To save bothering John, what is the position with plugging in a charger in France. We will be taking our kit fitted tandem at the end of the month there and I have read that the french wiring can at times be reversed polarity. I suppose I can take my multimeter to check and if neccesary alter...
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    Spokes

    Hello to all you wheel builders out there, Do the spokes in the motor wheel need to be tensioned higher than normal, bearing in mind the extra torque of the motor when pulling away. My 26" front wheel's spokes "ping" at a nice middle range. (this is very technical speak), should the ping...
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    Ezee kit on a tandem

    Hello to everyone, Cyclezee from a certain Ezee distributor suggested I share about my coversion on a Thorn Raven 2 Tandem. If folks are interested I will share about it. We live in Norfolk and don't let anyone tell you it's a flat county, especially up here on the coast. Shannock