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Hi... I have on of the 8 gear Hub Pro Connects, it must be about 4 years old now and still going strong. At 3000 miles I replaced the whole chain set: 1) Chain Wheel, Motor Sprocket, Rear Sprocket and the Chain as they were worn. Now at 6000 miles they need replacing again. 50 Cycles stock...

Hi, Cycling to work today the rear mudguard sheared off on my pro connect. (its done near 4000 miles now so I am not complaining). However, after arriving at work with a very wet and muddy backside I would like to replace it asap. After having a quick look on wiggle.co.uk there seem to be a...

Rather like me then !!!! thanks for that info... I was panicking there !

Hi, I have an 18 month old Pro Connect and the it is still doing me proud. This morning though the battery played up for no apparent reason. Here is what happened. About 2 weeks ago bike was used for the last time, as it was too icy and Christmas etc. The battery had 3 dots worth of charge in...

Got the replacement cranks from Lloyd at 50cycles - brilliant guys... so quick and helpful on the phone!! Certainly no complaints from them at all!! However, replaced the left crank... can't get the right one off no matter how hard I try... but the left one still keeps working loose, it...

my mistake... yes it is indeed the whole crank that comes off with pedal still attached....

Hi.. i wonder if anyone can help. I have had my Pro Connect for 18 months now and have ridden an excess of 2000 miles on it. Suddenly on Monday the kerbside pedal just fell off. The nut rolled off somewhere never to be found. I initially blamed myself for not checking the nuts recently. After a...

At the weekend I had a puncture in the rear wheel, as the innner tube was quite badly damaged I decided to replace it... This was straight forward. As the tensioner has been making a noise for a while now I decided, whilst i was covered in oil, to give it a good clean and lube it up. Result -...

2 weeks after my last spoke breakage... I am still off the road. Had one replacement 36spoke wheel which had a faulty hub - would not change past 4th gear. No more replacments in stock... can not source a 260mm 13 gauage spoke from anywhere except 50cycles... They send out a tempory spoke...

The only number I can find is SG-s500. Also... I tried refitting my old wheel, and the hub still works fine on that.... just has broken spokes on it...

Ok spend a few hours this morning again on the 36spoke wheel.. Taken it apart and reassembled for a fourth time... following full instructions... Gears 1-4 work fine under any load. Gears 5-8 engage and under really light load (me hand turning gently whilst upside down) work fine. If i hand...

You talk of never having a catastrophic failure. Spoke broke on my 24 spoke wheel last monday.... I was cycling on a flat cycle path at about 15mph. Wheel buckled and jammed into the brakes. My bike stopped dead and I cam off. Fortunately I was on a cycle path and not the road. I have...

Definitely in 4th gear and got the little yellow markers aligned.... I have tried it just off alignment in both ways. Gears work perfectly 1-4 Nothing works 5-8 I am not sure the length of the cable will make any difference as I have plenty of leeway either side of the yellow markers...

Hi.. .after numberous broken spokes on my 24 spoke rear wheel of my 57cm Pro Connect, 50cycles sent me a new 36spoke wheel under warrenty... thanks guys.... this was speedy! However.. on fitting it I had to remove the sprocket from my existing wheel and the gear fixings.... With help from...

..twice in 2 months.... and thus made invisible on the pitch black lanes in my area.... plus 2 spokes gone..... that certainly isn't as easy to fix... the bulbs should last MUCH longer than this.

For the second time in the last 2 months the rear bulb on my pro connect has blown again. I really do not think they are fit for purpose. The bulbs are cheap.. only about 84p, but P&P on the last one was £5 (yes I know... I should have bought more !!!). ARe there any bulbs more hardwaring...

what were your rear wheel problems? I bought the bike to save money and get fit..... if it takes a few weeks to fix thats £25 per week in fuel etc....

Spokes What sizes of spokes do I need on the pro connect - how do I get my wheel built to tandem standard - I just attached a new spoke sent by 50cycles and tightened a bit... is this enough? regards

Hi... about 4 weeks ago my pro connect suffered a broken spoke on the rear wheel (non chain side) . No idea how it happened - noticed when I got home. 50 cycles sent me 2 spares and i got it refitted and the wheel made true at a cycle shop, costing about £12. Now... once again I have had a...

On my lock the "offer" was only valid for 12 months, and had so many terms and conditions that it was useless. Just a sales gimmick me thinks !!!