OvercookedPeacock

Thanks for that. I have also found that Cyclo brand freewheel removers have a wide centre hole as well - bought one, and it did the job. Incidentally, for anyone in a similar position, a Shimano MF-T721, 14-28, 7 speed freewheel is no good as a replacement for the Stealth's freewheel - it's too wide. The Stealth uses a Nervar freewheel, which is now sold by BTWin, and can be found at Decathlon, here. Hope that helps anyone in the same boat.

Hi, Forgive me if this has already been asked/answered, but does anyone know the correct kind of freewheel removal tool I need to get the freewheel off of a 500W Stealth? The axle is way too thick for the two tools I have - they just won't fit on. Other forums seems to suggest the CyclePro CPT203, but the centre hole is too small. I have another generic one in my toolbox, but same problem. The issue is a clanking sound - the wheel and hub motor have been back to Cyclotricty, who misdiagnosed the problem, changed the wheel and motor, but returned them with my original freewheel. Still got the sound, so the issue must be the freewheel. Can anyone help? Many thanks.

Thanks RobF. Still a bit worried about the lack of brake cut-out (as others have said), but will scope it out.

Hi, I'm new on here. I've had a 500W Stealth for about 4 or 5 months now, which I use to ride the 5 miles to work every day. Overall I'm quite pleased with it, but as others have said, it hasn't been without its issues. After a month or so, the hub motor wheel had to be returned (making the 'clacking sound', so I imagine that's not uncommon. That's been ok since, but it's interesting to see what others have to say. I noted comments about the poor brakes, and quite agree. I'm looking to switch to hydraulics, so if anyone can link me to an ideal set on Amazon, I would be very appreciative. Having to remove the entire caliper to adjust the right pad (as it's obscured by the motor) is also a pain. Other niggles include the width of the handlebars (which I've since changed for narrower ones) - they made it awkward to navigate through some barriers on bike paths, and also the run of the control cables under the BB. This area is a mud sponge, and I'm sure it can't be good electrically to be constantly scooping out massive cakes of wet earth near these connections. Those aside, I'm still pleased with the thing. At 45, with practically a 25 year gap since my cycling 'enthusiast' days, and zero exercise in between, it's been brilliant.