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I suspect that the reason I'm so keen to keep the bike is that battery space. The battery location is great, low down and just behind the centre of mass. But possibly more usefully it forced kalkhoff to extend the rear wheel stays meaning that the bike has a 100mm longer footprint. That leads...

Has anyone successfully replaced a kalkhoff impulse motor with a motor system from another manufacturer? I have been riding my kalkhoff Aguttu Alfine 11 pedelec from 50cycles for the past 12 years. It's not broken. It's worked wonderfully. It's had very regular lubrication of the motor...

Should add that since my last post Tim Snaith has blogged that the new Kalkhoff firmware makes a difference to battery life performance and mailed me that the upgrade will be available to all customers without a need to post the bike back and forward. Good news.

Dedicate a (dry, unused) paint brush for the job. Just brush off the dirt regularly and you should never get very heavy build up. Use spray oil on an old rag or paper towel to clean metal surfaces. The oil helps prevent rust pitting and keeps chrome shiny.

I recently took the plunge and bought a Pedelec. I decided that if I was going to do it I had better do it properly. I spent several months researching it and in the end pitched for Kalkhoff. Ok - they were not the cheapest by a long shot but I felt that for my requirements they had the best...