Recent content by matthewslack

I seem to remember someone upgrading to Kiox and needing a dealer visit to activate it. Worth checking before making changes. I use a separate cycle computer alongside my Shimano display for added functions and the ability to fine-tune wheel size for accurate speed and distance.

And reinsulated I hope!

That'll be a chunk cheaper than the official electric version, £3499 and up. If you don't already have them, 4 piston brakes are worthwhile if you plan to carry heavy loads, and the Maguras used by many of the cargo bikes have thicker pads for longer life in heavy use.

The big green phase wire is worn through, and so able to short to the casing... that might well cause some noise. Rust particles in the plastic gears also not good, and dry, no grease. If you put right everything that looks wrong that might be all you need to do. Might as well check if any...

Too much extraneous noise, and image is just blur, so unable to help.

Pictures of everything would show the issue better. Where are the bullets, where is the XT60, what does the adapter look like? And which warranty? BBSHD or Greenlance? If Greenlance, just ask them.

No personal knowledge of any of them, but searching for 'emtb hire south east England' gives a fair number of places. You need a range of hill length and steepness to explore the bike's performance fully. You might take along your existing bike for comparison on the same terrain.

Too far south for me to know. There's a shop in Keswick, plenty of Lakes up and down in easy reach, but that's probably too far north for you! If you do hire, go for best spec available so that you fully see the possibility of the type of bike, then work back from that to what you really need.

If your riding is not going to change then the type of bike doesn't need to. Mid-drive comes into its own as the off road gets more serious, and the gradients get steeper. Best way to understand the difference is to hire or borrow a good one for a day, and go do a proper day ride on it.

Was the OP a genuine query? If so, then looks like an easy to steal lightweight folder incapable of taking a rack or having a lock threaded through the frame. So you'll be carrying the bike wherever you can't ride it as well as the rucksack, worrying about the bike to the detriment of your...

I don't know the exact behaviour of the TSDZ2 re speed sensor, but my Shimano treats it as secondary to the torque sensor when starting off. The motor kicks in immediately that torque above the minimum threshold is detected, it does not wait for the first speed sensor pulse. But if there is no...

Of course it matters! There will be a minimum torque threshold from the rider that the controller must see before it decides the rider is pedalling. It will not activate the motor until it sees that. Be careful if you try to fool the controller: chainwheel teeth suddenly powered up can cause...

How old is old, and have the batteries been in regular use, or long term stored? You could buy one new battery and see if that solves one problem... If you need new, £325 from a reputable source is not a disaster.

The standard failures are MOSFET in the controller and hall sensor in the motor. There are standard tests for these, needing only a multimeter. https://ebikes.ca/learn/troubleshooting.html Try those tests. Then you need a proper voltage from the battery. If you get 0V an internal fuse may have...

Have a look at bike frames with droppers fitted for guidance on where. Not too close to the BB. Nice clean hole will reduce the chance of fatigue cracks starting from it.