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If the battery is a generic two wire connection, then if you have basic wiring skills you can take a 36V feed out of there, fuse protect it, and use a 36V to whatever voltage you need DC to DC converter and run the lights from there.

Three hours of steady light rain just now have helped with that! This is peak muck, earlier: And last battery swap: Now today's miles are all but done, and I am facing the pie test, while my batteries get their second feed of the day. This is at The Old Stables at the north end of...

Quite a long first stint today, as rain forecast later so I rode until the first shower and then looked for a charging and lunch opportunity. My backstop was a socket I saw in the Abington services cafe last year, but 73 km on from Bowling I have found the Abbeygreen cafe on route 74 in...

If you can get at the led then you can add a series resistor to protect them. You need to drop 24V at a few mA, something like 2.2K for 10 mA, or start with 10K if you want to be cautious.

There are some drivers who are 'hard to reach'. There is nothing you can do light wise to keep them further away. Same with daytime drivers on A roads. Some just don't understand, even when the car in front and behind them are showing them how to do it! Cameras and report the worst offenders...

The solar touring season is over, so I am back to my multiple batteries and chargers approach for this repeat of my first really long trip a year ago. The solar project needed a remotely mounted battery, so this time I have three batteries, two 418Wh downtube mounted, and a 504Wh on the rack...

That's a 21/5W, twin filament stop/tail bulb. 21 for stop, 5 for tail. 1800lm will be seriously noticeable! I wonder if it is as attention grabbing as flashing reds in addition to normal brightness steady ones?

The 21W incandescents are the brake light, not the rear light, which is only 5W, so about 100 lumens per side...

Cheap Chinese pump about 15 inches long, very light, standard puncture repair kit, tyre levers if needed, check before leaving them behind, always Schrader valves, one new unused tube. A few basic tools according to journey length: Allen keys esp 5mm, small straight and pozi screwdrivers...

Hard to know the cause without more numbers, which might not be available easily. I'd expect the enviolo to be more lossy than a hub gear, but not hugely. Add lets say 5% to the 8% lower torque and that's 13% or so less help, which would be noticeable. If the percentage assistance each motor is...

Years ago at university, a friend gradually upgraded his bike in about three stages each time it was stolen! Started with a basic bike and good insurance, by the time he graduated it was a fine Dawes.

An employer that supports the cycle to work scheme ought to be sympathetic to the secure storage whilst at work issue.

All very well saying 'I'll never forgive myself' afterwards, but these accidents are rarely the first or only time the driver has not paid attention. Just like close passes, the majority of incidents pass with no actual physical harm, and there is no effective mechanism for nipping those bad...

My winter charging setup depends entirely on cafes, pubs and anywhere else I can find a useful socket. Ferries and their shore waiting rooms have been very fruitful! I avoid waiting hours by having two batteries and two 4.6A chargers, and managing the batteries so that they both need charging...

It'll be interesting to see what the review in April comes up with. I would have a two or more tier price cap, with the 'essential' level of consumption at a fairly low level, a second band at say half the level of support, and beyond a certain level, no support. The kWh positioning of the...

Preparing for my next long ride, and a possible move from 9 to 11 speed, I'm fitting chain number 3 at 12,100km. Chain number 2 has done 6,150km and measures at 0.5% elongation. Much less than chain 1 which was 0.8% at similar mileage. Main difference in use is summer for this chain, winter for...

The 'in the public interest' test is probably where the implementation of the law sits right now. Pedantically all conversions are not legal to EN15194 . But if a conversion respects 250W continuous, 25km/h and not switchable to higher settings without a trip to the workshop, then it is...

I like that subtle distinction between night and hours of darkness! Reminds me of the three types of twilight. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight

Warm feet: two layers of thick wool socks in wellies. Warm legs: Helly Hansen leggings under tracksters, lightweight breathable over trousers if raining. Warm top: t shirt under thin fleece under thick wool jumper inside goretex jacket. Warm extremities: fleece gloves not normally needed, cheap...

45km = 28 miles and 12.5Ah at 36V nominal = 450Wh, so 16 Wh per mile for a hub drive in level 3 PAS. Doesn't sound too bad. I think the cells in your replacement battery are perhaps not as good as those in the original, and sag more, so triggering the low voltage cutoff sooner.