Brian Dawber

Not exactly a modern bike but the buggers had it away from a sheffield bike stand in Rotherham outside of work today between 8:30 and 12:00. Angle grinder job through 18mm kryptonite New York lock. Didn't get the battery at least. Had some nice Easton UST wheels secured with pinlock skewers. Also had the eggrider 2 control unit on the bars.

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Its a xipi silent wing kit on an iron horse full suspension MTB I had lying around. Used a freeload rack (New Zealand company) to mount the battery in a topeak mtx bag instead of a rucksack as I'd originally planned. Not sure of actual speed as its got no instrumentation! But it seems comparable to the kalkhoff without any pedalling on the downhills and about the same going up hill with pedalling. Its a lot of fun and not so much pedalling! Its not as refined as the kalkhoff though but full suspension is nice on sheffield's famously bad roads ;-)

I'm just putting this on here before I drop it on ebay to see if there is an interest (so I don't have to mess about with ebay fees!!) Also I haven't yet put chain back on to test everything works so this might be a bit premature! Kalkhoff Bosch Speed Pedelec BS10 (2012 model) with brand new motor (replaced under warranty) Bought from 50 cycles on 10/04/2012 Great bike, but I like the replacement I built more than the kalkhoff (replacement motor took some time to come from Germany) Has been used most every working day since purchase up until the motor failed on the first day back this year! The motor failure was something to do with the internal gearing and not electrical. The battery is still in good condition. Motor was replaced by 50 cycles. According to 50cycles they've never seen this kind of fault before, so I wouldn't expect it to re-occur. Bike will approach 28mph before assistance cuts out. Technically illegal, but never been stopped and my journey is mainly on off street cycle paths. I've used it for 12.5 miles each way commute which is a couple of miles under its range limit on full pedal assist with charging during the day to get home. It'll do a lot more miles with one of the lower assistance levels. I've got two racks with it, the original (not currently fitted) and a MTX rack (fitted) for Topeak MTX bags. Also included: - 1 x spare 10 speed cassette - 2x Original tyres (only used for a couple of weeks) - 2x Marathon Tour Plus - still got life in them (used until about November) - 2x Marathon Winter Tyres (spiked) for ice etc. (used during December) - 1x Scott Oiler (fitted) with 1.5 bottles of water soluble lube (great stuff in the crappy weather) and some chain cleaning fluid that goes with the kit. - 2x Shimano SPD platform type pedals - a bit battered but usuable I live in the Chesterfield (Derbyshire) area if that makes any difference too. Price is negotiable, so message me any sensible offers, obviously you are more than welcome to have a test ride but it would have to be weekend or evening, and I'll want some sort of collateral (car keys etc.) I have also got a box big enough to ship it if need be, but you'll have to arrange this yourself, as dealing with large stuff like this is a nightmare. I'll be putting it back together during the week and testing it + taking some pics, but until then let me know what you need to know Forgot to mention its the small size Also includes thudbuster short travel suspension seat post

A bit of a hiccup on my first long ride (only hand tightened the drive side pedal and stripped the thread!) meant I had to wait 3 weeks for a spare from Kalkhoff/50cycles. This happened after 12 miles, the last two of which the pedal started to feel a bit funny and I thought it was my spd slipping off the non-spd pedals. On the plus side, I made it home with one pedal thanks to the assist, not a ride I would repeat as my left leg was killing me the day after. As a result of my faux pas I also had to 120 miles per week for the past 3 weeks :-( . The part finally arrived on Friday, and I made double sure everything was tight this time. 50 cycles were really helpful, but it takes them a while to get spares from Germany so they eventually removed a crank from a bike in stock rather than let me wait another week. I'll post some stats from the next weeks commute each day if I can (provided I don't break it again!)

Just received my brand new bike from 50cycles, impressed with the cable layout, general build quality and the HMI. Hopefully going to go for a test ride either later tonight or tomorrow morning. Reason for buying: The main reason for buying a pedalec is to do my 12 mile each way commute (mostly flat) 5 days a week. I'll try and post some stats and a mini review once I've got into a regular routine. My previous commute was 6 miles each way up some nasty hills, which I managed in about 25 minutes on my Dahon Zero-G folding MTB with Marathon+ Tour tyres on. 12 miles is just too much to do unassisted everyday now I'm nearly 40! Previous bikes: I've previously tinkered with a full suspension mtb with a magic pie 3 motor + lifePO4 setup, but abandoned the project after frying one controller by using regen on a very fast downhill and finding out its nearly impossible to pedal once the controller is fried. Just hope that the new Almax Series III chain I've bought will secure the bike from pikeys.