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This has got me thinking about how to increase my range further. I think 3 simple steps to start with: Lower geared cassette so I can contribute a higher percentage to the overall load on steep hills. It's not that the motor can't get me up the hills today, it is just working quite hard to do...

Just found this thread: https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/are-there-any-500ah-bosch-frame-mount-powerpacks-available-new-or-good-second-hand.44691/ I think I'll avoid like the plague. It's a great shame though. I tend to buy Bosch / Siemens kitchen appliances as they are reliable and the...

I mentioned to a colleague I had been playing ebike kits. He said he had a Cube hybrid circa 2017 he had bought off another colleague for £400. I think it has the old style Bosch 500wh battery. He last used it about a year ago and as the bike is 5 years old I suspect the battery is worthless...

This is why I converted my bike. Tbh I don't really enjoy cycling that much, but I really don't enjoy driving so it's the lesser of two evils for me. I get plenty of exercise with other pursuits so I'm quite comfortable being an ebike user. I still get moderate exercise cycling and if I build up...

I've regularly seen a person with a 20 inch dahon sized ebike folder in FirstBus busses on my route. I have certainly taken my tern non-ebike folder on the bus.

Well, I think I am going to do a folder conversion. I'm 12 stone and moderately fit, but not cycling fit (I'm a keen caver). My hills are all Mendip so some moderately hilly terrain. My 26 inch MTB conversion is great (although needs slightly lower gearing so planning a cassette change). I am...

The neighbour who's house I was visiting was also a cave diver. They are suffering somewhat poor health now after a triple heart bypass and complications. But he was a pioneer in the early days of cave diving when folks made their own kit. To be fair cave divers often still make to their own...

Incidentally, all the hub drives I see on the website are not UK legal for use in public places as all over 250w nominal. I'm not up with eu and Australian law but I suspect that a few market opportunities will be dented without a 250w labelled hub motor. C

I was quite pleased with my achievements until I went to my neighbours this afternoon. Another neighbour was there and she was a little disappointed with herself as she had cut short her somewhat hilly ride by 20 miles and had just managed a feeble 80 miles unassisted yesterday. She is also...

The DM02 looks to be the more logical choice for the UK market with a 250w version and somewhat lighter. I see the rpm is different on both incarnations. If can genuinely handle a higher chance out of the box, has spares, is as or more reliable than the tsdz2 then if sounds promising. Lots of...

I am not too surprised given my experience. My 480wh battery has lasted me over 50 miles and wasn't fully depleted. That is on a mountain bike in a hilly area and included a couple of ascents from Somerset levels to the Mendip plateau. I'm not much of a cyclist and was often on tour or speed and...

Good idea, and as luck would have it I have a roll of it kicking about ...

Sorry, I wasn't trying to suggest eco cycles offered warranty, just avoids the need to flash the motor yourself. And even if there was a warranty, all the import pain and then the pain of returns to the US would fry my head....

Indeed, my understanding is that OSF supports 'field weakening' to allow a motor to operate at a wider speed range without changing its voltage. Not really looked at the physics of it but it is a real thing. I believe the OSF hybrid mode works really well to give you the benefits of torque...

No direct experience with electric folder. Not an answer to your question really and a bit of a curve ball. A kit on a non-ebike? Tbh, I think much depends on what sort of hills you want to get up but a mid drive with appropriate gearing will get you up anything. For example, a TSDZ2 kit with...

Early days but I think the biggest flaw with the tsdz2 for many users is the assistance cutoff / winding that tends to favour lower cadence. I know some folks use a 36v winding motor at 48v for this reason. This is particularly noticeable going up hills where I want to spin faster but find the...

@vidtek, ha, that is exactly what I have done It looks a bit naff but I really don't care. As per the previous discussions on mudguards, my mudguards are already quite good (low) but the plastic flap has cracked. I have got Mrs Bogmonster to save a 6 pint plastic milk bottle as I think that...

Incidentally, I noticed that Halfords had a sale on and with the sale and blue light card discount I could get a Bosch powered Crossfuse for a little over £1600 which is a good price for a Bosch bike I think. Would still have had to put on racks, mudguards and so on. By my reckoning I could...

@Bikes4two, that is a very useful post indeed. I agree with your sentiment about the motor, it's built to a price point and there are implications to that one needs to accept. At the moment there is not really much completion (although I hear a new mid drive is soon to be released). I have only...

I would like to fit 11-34t but my wheel (and spare) are only 7 speed I think it was possible to get an 11-34 7 speed cassette but I can't find one now. Swapping to 8 speed isn't expensive but I'm going to try the 12-32t 7 seed as I think that will work for a lower cost. I didn't pick the...