Charliefox

Has anyone used Lascycle-EU who appear to be selling Bafang mid drive kit at low prices with the motors labelled Varstrom TSDZ? I can see they are based in China despite their name and so expect the amazingly cheap £263.14 price to increase to something over £320 or so, which would still be amazing IF THEY ARE GENUINE Bafang products.

Silicone grease or Dielectric grease? I believe the latter still makes good contact if pins are tight fitting and also eliminate any sparking between other contacts.

Thanks for your informed reply. I have just ordered a 120cm julet extension lead so will have both new male plug and female socket. I will first try out your idea of just wiring the dodgy pin wire together to check if the motor will spin again. Bearing in mind you comment on damaged plating on pin I may end up replacing the male connector but not right into the motor! I am sure I can carefully solder together the 9 wires and shrink wrap them. Then tape the whole lot together. I would just cut off the present male plug and replace the female side. I remember that dodgy pin was probably damaged by a short circuit in the junction box on the crossbar which put a blister in the female socket several years ago. A new socket then solved the problem until now.

I have a 9 pin bafang connector on the frame and for the second time one of the pins have gone a little corroded and black. this is easily cleaned but the female socket...also black looking is impossible to clean. Last time I replaced just the femail side as rewiring from the motor would probably be beyond me. Strange it is the same position pin both times. Perhaps the return earth? Are there other, probably bulkier connectors that could be used or should I just replace it and use dialectric paste on all the pins next time. I am getting a quiet graunching sound when moving slowly, it goes away as more power comes in, until, as the other day it doesn't.

Count yourself lucky! I get by on a rear hub motor and a carrier battery so yes, the rear weight is noticible. You soon get used to it though and the bonus is not much chance of going over the bars on a steep descent!! Plus loads of traction from the back tyre.

By November they are up and running again. I wonder who paid the damage bill and will it happen again!

That's true. I had 2 LiPO4 carrier batteries which lasted 8 years with no problems. They still hold around 60 % of new charge. The replacement had to be a normal Lion. More capacity in a slightly less heavy case.

In the same position myself and needing a new hip and knee on same side as well. Luckily my DIY bike has a throttle so I can stand on the LH pedal and , leaning foreward, swing my right lag over my over high saddle, all without loosing momentum. Can't put the saddle down as the other knee will not bend more than 90 degrees. My other bike is a Giant Trance E+3 with a dropper seat post, so I mount and dismount with it in the low position. Things we do to keep on peddling eh!

Why do they even report it as an Ebike? I had a look at the Surrons on sale and all appear to be electic motor bikes with no pedals. Just how 3 riders can fit on the saddle beats me! As others have said, nothing to do with Ebikes at all.

Any suggestions as to the disposal of two 10Ah carrier type batteries which are down from around 32miles per charge to only 17! Hardly enough for town and back. Now replaced with one 16Ah Heilong. Probably the local council recycling yard. I did enquire how much to rebuild but silly money compared to the new Hailong which has Panasonic batteries, is a half kilo lighter and 60% more energy. I might be tempted to take one old one apart once fully discharged to see how many of the LiPO4 batteries are duff.

You are correct here too. the cost per Watt Hour for their 36v 16Ah works out less than for another make of 36v 10Ah which doesn't specify Panasonic batteries inside. Do you know if the Hailong casing comes with a mounting plate. I sent an email to Greenlance about this but no reply yet. Probably all on holiday now till January.

You are right of course. I rechecked the video on the website and realised it was for the state of charge. Found what I wanted from a UK supplier in Walsall then ground my teeth when 'Does not deliver to the Highlands' popped up when I ordered. Something we get far to often. Then I saw a German supplier, same model and price with no delivery restrictions. But then I remembered the wonder of Brexit and wondered how much I would be clobbered for Duty and carrier paperwork costs! It does cost more than the £138? top limit for exemption. Another thought. My last battery, nearly 9 years old, had LiFePO4 cells, umpteen recharges and no fires. Now they all seem to be Li-on. A little lighter, less recharges. It probably doesn't matter as I'll be well over 87 by the time the new battery is done!

Running out of juice after a pathetic 12.2 miles and having to push up the last hill, I realised it was time to replace my Feb 2015 36v LiFePO4 10Ah rear mounted battery. It was one of those book sized jobs with an alloy casing and a euro power socket. Don't see them any more. So considering a Haelong 13Ah which is 1kg lighter, 3cm longer, 2cm higher but a lot narrower. I have to have my saddle pretty high so no problem there. Just one thing. The Haelong has 3-4 different power settings accessed by push buttons.But I have a handlebar mounted controller on the bike which is wired up to the controller already. I assume I can just put the battery on max then at all time. Never sure if Amazon stuff is in the UK or coming from China. Don't want an unexpected cutoms bill!

Am I the only member who, when trying to post a reply, is getting pestered with google re-capture screens where you have to click cars or crossings etc? I don't mind one or two at the start but they keep on coming! I have never seen them on pedelecs before. These were when I was trying to reply to a rather boorish comment from a member who thought the new throttle Whisper was totally unnecessary and everyone should peddle only.

I must agree with you there except for the vacuum cleaner. We have never looked back since buying a British made Henry. The cable rewind is totally foolproof and needs only a human hand! The on/off switch is a non fancy job unlike the one on our last, expensive, Miele which failed just after the warrenty ran out and a nightmare to replace. As a bonus the Henry bags are huge, available everyhere and cheap.