Recent content by Simon Knight

Hi Paul, no problem.

Hi PaulM, No, I had an idea of reusing my 48v battery with a 48 volt hub but never got on with it. I also bought a secondhand ICE Adventure factory fitted with the NeoDrives system which is another reason why I have not electrified my Q NT. If you are interested I am just about to sell my...

#sjpt . From time to time the lack of internal battery stops the unit switching on but its rare and the milage is also wrong. Also any settings get forgotten. Nothing that is really important just a little bit annoying.

I have a cycle fitted with a NeoDrives X15 and the small battery in the head unit has failed. I have contacted NeoDrives, initially to ask about a problem with the time and here is their answer: I wonder if any of you have managed to get similar items open by using heat and can tell me how...

Saneagle : "You already get a lot of torque from any motor in a 20" wheel, so at 48v it'll climb cliffs." Unfortunately in a recumbent that torque will probably cause the rear wheel to spin, mind you that does mean that drifting becomes an option!" Woosh : Yes I'm interested. I have just...

Hi, Last year I purchased a 48 volt Tongsheng TSDZ2 conversion kit from Woosh to fit to my recumbent trike. The kit required some of wiring to be lengthened but otherwise it was standard. Unfortunately while I mostly enjoyed how the kit performed I found that the wide and asymmetric Q factor...

@mathewslack I think it is very hard to gain an accurate picture of reliability based on what is on the web. I suspect that it depends on how the motor and battery have been used. Many mid drives are fitted to mountain bikes which are likely to have a hard life especially if they get washed...

@Mathewslack - thats a great idea. I asked because ICE, who make my trike, now fit the Shimano motor to their new electric trikes. This means that a custom Shimano friendly front boom should be available. https://www.icetrikes.co/ . Also I suspect that the Q factor is much narrower than my...

@mathewslack I was not aware that it was possible to buy a Shimano system, may I ask where you purchased it? S

@Bikes4two Thanks for the picture and measurements. So it seems that fitting a single Bafang crank will reduce the Q and crank Q by 17mm and reduce the misalignment by the same amount. I'm going to continue with the non electric version and conduct some more longer rides so that I have a...

Numbers numbers numbers! I have just re-measured both the original cranks and chainwheel set, which are presently fitted to my ICE trike, and the TSDZ2 which was measured unfitted and compared with a design drawing I found on the web. Accurate measurements are quite difficult so I have to say...

I will try and find the figures and post them. I am aware that I am blaming the TSDZ2 but the other factor is that I was riding further and often above the motor cutout speed. So my plan was to ride the original unassisted version over similar distances (forty five miles) to see if my knee...

Here is a link to the volt meter I used : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09XTMJTHW?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details&th=1 I re-purposed a nylon tube clamp originally used to fit a bicycle light to mount the meter. I also "gobbed" up any slots in the back plate with silicon to waterproof the...

Thanks for your comments. You are all correct I had not appreciated that the motor chain wheel does not trigger the torque sensor and having looked at the trike I don't think there is enough room especially if I wish to retain the water bottle. I will probably be better served just to buy a...

I have a Tongsheng middrive motor that I have had to remove from my recumbent trike owing to problems with my knees which I attribute to the wider spacing of the pedals and the offset cranks. I am considering trying to mount the motor on a custom, yet to be built, mounting plate which will be...