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    Woosh Revisiting my first conversion

    So my very first conversion was 2 years ago. I fitted a Woosh XF08c kit to a Claud Butler step through bike (with rim brakes !) It has a 36v 20Ah rack battery with I believe a Lishui 18 amp controller built into the battery housing I was very pleased with it and my niece "borrowed" it to...
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    Disc rotor bolts

    Another question - what's the best thing to do when you are swapping over a disc rotor and the bolts from the original are too long for the motor wheel. I've used a 'rotor spacer' but are there slightly shorter bolts available ?
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    Are the KT controllers slightly pessimistic as far as battery level ?

    Just been on a 15 mile ride on my folding bike with a 36V 10Ah battery and KT controller / display, it is showing half full battery on the KT display, when I measure the voltage with a multimeter it is showing 38.9V
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    For Sale Bosch Powerpack 400 Frame classic+ battery

    https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/classifieds/bosch-powerpack-frame-classic.424/
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    Any ideas for best conversion kit

    My friend asked if I could convert this for his wife Any ideas ? She's very light 60 kg, bike is 11 kg, reasonably flat terrain that they cycle on Any thoughts ?
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    Comfort on long rides

    Just did a similar route, 1hr 45 min ride, on two of my bikes, boardman 29er with mid drive and an old scott genius MC40 hub drive with 26" wheels. When I came back, I noticed I was a lot more "achey" after the (much newer) boardman ride, with arms , shoulders and back aching a bit. When I...
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    E-Bike for Coast to Coast ride

    So my sister (55yo) is doing an organised coast to coast e-bike ride in June (mixture of roads and off road). She currently has a 12 year old plus KTM Macina with rim brakes , hub gears and a Bosch Classic+ mid motor and a PowerPack 400 Frame battery that she uses for commuting to work. So...
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    Bosch Battery Question

    My sister has a 10 year old KTM Macina that I got a new battery for and she has been using it fine for commuting (Bosch Powerpack 400 Frame Classic+ Line Thanks to @soundwave , this was the battery I got ...
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    Move disc rotor

    So, I fitted the new front hub motor wheel to my Carrera intercity disc 8 and swapped over the front disc rotor on to the hub motor wheel. The edge of the hydraulic brakes is rubbing against the spokes. Can I put washers on each of the rotor screws to move the rotor outwards ? Or maybe file...
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    Help! Battery Mounting Ideas

    So I have converted a Carrera intercity Disc 8 Folding Bike and handed it over to my mother in law , who seems very happy It has an akm-75 front hub motor and a Yose Power seat tube battery that I have attached to the Front fixing point So I was showing a photo of this to my son and he...
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    Help! Converting folder bike to cassette

    There seems quite a lot of 7 speed freewheel folding bikes with disc brakes (e.g. https://www.compass24.com/compass-folding-bike-20-inch-blue-415370/blue) which seems to get good reviews on bike forums. If I added a hub motor,.my only concern would be the smallest freewheel cog is 14t. If I...
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    Hub Motor Mounting in forks / frame

    So for "our" sorts of ebikes (ie with peak input power less than 1000w) is there are rule of thumb as to the material that a hub motor is fitted to Front Forks Steel Yes Front Forks Alloy No ? Front Forks Carbon No Rear Dropouts Steel Yes Rear Dropouts Alloy Yes Rear...
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    Pedelec Nirvana

    Prompted by @saneagle's comment - What is your Pedelec Nirvana ? Here's mine 48V 15 A Sine Wave controller with power based PAS levels - plenty of smooth quiet power for the steepest road hills even for people that are not as slim as they used to be Rear Geared Hub motor - something like...
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    Converting a little folder

    I wanted a bike that I could do a bit of exploring when we go on holiday in our campervan. My wife has a lovely little folder that I have got my eyes on I had a little ride on it just now and it put a big smile on my face ! Roughly 75mm between front forks I was wondering about a front...
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    Physics of Bicycles

    I was interested in where the energy to power a bike goes and the various bike design parameters, not really specific to just electric bikes e.g. 1) weight - at first I was thinking this only really applied to hills, but I'm realising that there are very few completely flat roads and even on a...
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    Zone 2 Training and Pedelecs

    So the latest fitness craze seems to be "Zone 2 Training" which is training at 60-70% of your heart rate for relatively long periods (40 -60 mins) at least 3 times a week. https://www.gq.com/story/why-easy-zone-2-workouts-became-the-biggest-thing-in-fitness Among other benefits it is said to...
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    48v left- what range left ?

    I went for a ride this morning and my battery voltage (measured with multimeter) fell from 54.6 to 48.1 and I travelled 31 miles. If I travelled the same route at the same level of assist, what mileage range would I have left before the battery was "empty" ?
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    The year of the ebike

    https://www.fastcompany.com/90994141/why-2023-was-the-year-of-the-e-bike-and-not-the-self-driving-car
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    Controller cooling

    So my 48v 15amp controller is in a little bag behind the saddle. I have already drilled some holes in the bag for ventilation purposes because I guessed it might get very hot. Anyway, today in my jaunts round the tiny back roads in the North York Moors, after lots of 10% , 15%, 20% and even 25%...
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    "It’s safest to buy a complete e-cycle, with battery pack and charger included, from a reputable retailer"

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/battery-safety-for-e-cycle-users/battery-safety-for-e-cycle-users Don't mind it as advice as long as they don't shut down the kit market