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halfmedley submitted a new listing: Orbea Plaza hybrid bicycle with LVBU electric conversion - Orbea Plaza hybrid bicycle with LVBU electric conversion Learn more about this listing...

Update: Thanks to a chance conversation with the owner of Sandwell Cycles (seller of Volt electric bikes) and my own hesitation in re-celling the Easy battery myself, I was put onto a company in Walsall called Sertronics Limited. I don't know if they've been mentioned on this forum before, but...

The case was easy (excuse the pun) to open - undo four screws, slide out the mounting plate and squeeze the case sides together to release the inner plastic lugs. This was revealed at the discharging end (connects to the bike): And this was revealed at the charging end (connects to the mains...

Yes, that could be an option. I'd thought about Lithium batteries to save some weight. The downside would be I'd need a new charger too, I don't think the NiMH charger would work. Also the NiMH charger has a proprietary Yamaha plug which goes into the battery casing socket, and I doubt that...

Has anyone tried to re-cell the 24v NiMH battery for a Yamaha Easy? The range on my Easy has deteriorated recently, and given the bikes age I suspect the cells have had it. There are a number of suppliers in Germany who can supply the internal cells in the correct and balanced arrangement, like...

Cleaning my electric bike yesterday and I noticed a few splits at the spoke holes on the rear wheel rim. So, I've been researching replacement rims and have come up with a few (Rigida Sputnik, Rigida Chrina, Exal ML21, Exal EX21, Mavic A119, Mavic A319) and wondered whether anyone had any...

Hello again, thanks for all the suggestions I shall certainly do more research on the other suppliers you've all mentioned. The 24 volt option sounds promising as I'd like to keep the weight penalty to a minimum, though some of the hills are quite steep. According to google maps an overall rise...

Hello, I'm thinking of converting my Orbea commuter bike (which I'm very happy with) using a Cyclotricity 250W kit, to help with a few short sharp gradients hereabouts on my daily commute. I'm not interested in huge ranges (my commute is an 8 mile round trip) or great weight (the less the...

Can anyone give a quick precis as to the current state of play for ebike kits please? I've been away from the forum for a while and am not 'up to speed' on this subject. I sold my ebike sometime back and am considering converting my regular cycle. Ideally I'd like to make the machine easily...

Just read this article on the web about Panasonic preparing to buy out Sanyo: Panasonic wary of rivals as it prepares bid for Sanyo - Times Online Given that a lot of ebikes have Panasonic motors, I thought the quote that "Panasonic would suddenly become by far the biggest global player in...

I seem to remember reading somewhere on this forum that the law was/is going to be changed so that all ebikes must be pedelecs (i.e. no throttle-only machines). Not sure where you'd find this legislation though, nor when it is going to become law, nor whether it is retrospective and applicable...

What about the mighty Honda C90 Cub, haven't they made something like 30 million of those...and still apparently the biggest selling moped in Japan. Wish they still imported them, I'd buy one!

There's a (seemingly genuine) BNWT (Brand New With Tags) Honda Step Compo on ebay if anyone's interested. No, I'm not the seller! Pricey though, at £1499...

Steering might be strange with the battery on the handlebars?

Range Rover and BMW drivers absolutely, and steer clear of any car that has been "pimped" too.