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  1. cyclebuddy

    I’m new to ebikes.

    The 350w version does 20mph straight out of the box (it's intended for the US market where 20 is legal). The unlock on the UK version is a combo of brake squeezes and button presses. Fiido will tell you if you ask. How fast do you want a 20" Wheeled bike to go? 20 is fast enough on my D11!
  2. cyclebuddy

    Ebco Mh-5

    Your options are limited unless you can find a sympathetic dealer supporting TranzX drive systems. Very few are left since Ebco changed to other brands. Even so, as the controller board isn't AFAIK available separately, you'd likely be faced with replacing the whole motor. That's costly on a...
  3. cyclebuddy

    Ebco Mh-5

    The bike dates from 2017, and was sold by Halfords among other retailers. The mini USB socket on the handlebar display is for a dealer to connect PC based diagnostics software to fault find. If that's where you're plugging your USB Powerbank into to make the bike work it sounds to me as if the...
  4. cyclebuddy

    Help! Help & Suggestions Please

    Crudely it's 15Ah / 2A charge rate = 7.5 hrs + 0.5 - 1 hr top-off & balance = 8 to 8.5 hrs. The mistake may instead be that they supply a 3A charger with the larger 15Ah battery as some makers do... That would take about 6hrs.
  5. cyclebuddy

    Help! Help & Suggestions Please

    IMHO the 6 hours charge time relates to the smaller 10Ah battery option not the OP's 15Ah.
  6. cyclebuddy

    Help! Help & Suggestions Please

    I'd say that looks quite a good choice given what you've said you're going to need: A beefy 65nm motor, big 15Ah battery, throttle, foldable low-step, sprung saddle and forks, lights too. Stated charge time is suspect though... a 2A charger is going to take more like 8 or 9 hours for a full...
  7. cyclebuddy

    I’m new to ebikes.

    Even though the Fiido X frame passed testing to all EU standards, the recall was about strengthening the frame further so that it's now twice as strong as European standards require. Both Fiido D21 and X are torque sensor bikes, the X (according to one member here) having a higher quality...
  8. cyclebuddy

    Help! Help & Suggestions Please

    With 300w solar in French sun, 200Ah storage and a decent inverter, you're probably just as well using the supplied 240v charger. Yes there are conversion losses, but there are losses too with the 12v buck converter types too. The reason they're less of a draw is simply because they're lower...
  9. cyclebuddy

    Help! Help & Suggestions Please

    No that's not fantastic at all, because the weight of a lead-acid battery on a trailer will be crippling unnecessary weight. For that purpose, @matthewslack has a good solution (the best I've seen)... or carry a spare bike battery which is (most often) lighter, more powerful and smaller. A...
  10. cyclebuddy

    Help! Help & Suggestions Please

    Do you use hook-up, or have solar on your van? Those chargers are fine if you're driving extended distances where the alternator is effectively charging the e-bike battery, but static, charging your e-bike, they'll suck 50%+ of the energy from a typical 100Ah battery. Generally speaking...
  11. cyclebuddy

    Help! Help & Suggestions Please

    I only used the example of my own folding Fiido D11 in post #12 to illustrate that e-bikes with full throttles are available, even if not legal. I considered the Rambletta and Stow-E-Way (among others) when I looked to buy my own folding e-bike, but chose the Fiido D11 over all others because...
  12. cyclebuddy

    Help! Help & Suggestions Please

    Lots of e-bikes - especially Far Eastern imports - have throttles already fitted, or can have one easily added. It's how it's been implemented that makes it legal or illegal: What you seem to be looking for is a bike with a throttle that can apply full assist/power from a standing start without...
  13. cyclebuddy

    E + Plus Commute ebike - UK Distributor?

    I've seen that bike with both rear-rack mount batteries and frog-type seat-post mounted. Either type is available on ebay/Ali or often YosePower or PSWpower as the cheapest replacement options - some suppliers holding stock either in Europe or UK. Very few importers of these sub-£1000 e-bikes...
  14. cyclebuddy

    Help! Help & Suggestions Please

    The Raleigh Stow-e-Way seems to be well liked by Motorhome owners (Raleigh always exhibit it at the huge Annual NEC Camping and Caravan Show). The same bike also sells at Halfords as the Raleigh Evo. It's better built and equipped (and more expensive) for sure, but with your mobility issues...
  15. cyclebuddy

    Help! Help & Suggestions Please

    As with all bikes, it depends what you want to use it for... quick sprints from the campsite to the shops to get the milk is one thing, anticipating a days ride out over the hills and across the valleys is a different proposition. I don't see anything inherently bad about the Basis Osprey...
  16. cyclebuddy

    Help! Replacement DP CO7.CAN wanted.

    You're lucky to have bought two bikes where you can easily swap-out components to fault find, otherwise you'd be scratching your head! For clarity, the display is the stuff on the handlebars - buttons and screen - which communicates with the controller. The controller is a separate logic board...
  17. cyclebuddy

    Help! Replacement DP CO7.CAN wanted.

    My thinking was that Woosh already use the DPC07 display on their own Rambla bike here. Knowing how helpful Woosh always are, they may have access to or a source for spares for their own warranty replacement? There's a thread here on the forum where BEB swapped out a DPC07 for one of their own...
  18. cyclebuddy

    Help! Replacement DP CO7.CAN wanted.

    The part you need is a really common part used across a number of e-bike manufacturers - it's not obscure, particularly difficult to obtain, or exclusive to Eskute. As far as I can see, your Eskutes use the DPC07 CAN display with the Bafang M200 motor. One of my own bikes uses the identical...
  19. cyclebuddy

    Help! Replacement DP CO7.CAN wanted.

    As I understand it, what the law actually requires is that, after 6 months, the onus of proof is on YOU to prove that any faults are not caused by misuse or fair wear and tear, or there's a recognised common fault with that product/model. That's difficult to prove, and often requires an expert...
  20. cyclebuddy

    Help! Replacement DP CO7.CAN wanted.

    BAFANG has created the following warranty. Warranty: This warranty is offered only for the initial buyer or the designated brand in Europe, North America, Japan, Hong Kong, Macao and mainland China. Customers in other regions should contact their BAFANG representatives for information or...