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We'll, I'm on 51 miles on a charge now and I haven't been very careful for most of it. Under load the display is on 3 out of 6 bars which makes me think I'm nearing the end, but some short blats of turbo assistance up some steep sections were still possible. The last 10 miles I was being quite...

Only an opportunist is likely to nick my bike and the d lock will put them off. Part of the advantage of having an old bike that looks like a deathtrap. The most likely candidate is somebody who does not want to walk home from my local as it is very much in the boonies. And it's a local place...

The whoosh bag battery is Samsung 50g cells according to the label. I will do a proper range test but shortly, but did a lazy (me not trying very hard) 26 miles enjoying the sun yesterday but went out with a full charge as until I get a better idea of range I want to play it safe and not have a...

The stupid vlcd5 display on my new tsdz2 kit is probably the weak link. I hate it! It's like having a 50" TV on the handlebars ( ok, slight exaggeration). When the warranty is out I will solder up a loom for a minimalist bafang display and flash the motor. It's not that I want more out of the...

Just to clarify, my 26 miles today is what I did, the battery is still showing a full set of charge bars. I didn't put in that much effort either, had an energetic caving trip yesterday and recovering from a hip problem after a very 'moist' OFD trip a few weeks ago. I had hoped to get ~25 miles...

Lots of good info. I suspect the default assistance levels for torque sensing are similar to the defaults in custom firmware. What I will say is that I am blown away with how frugal the kit is. Only done 26 miles today on a fully charged 10ah battery, but it was windy and hilly. Cycled up the...

I would be curious to understand more about the 4 default modes on the 48v 250w Whoosh kit. I did a quick spin at lunchtime and it is quite windy and somewhat hilly. I stayed in 'tour' which had me working moderately hard but much easier than no assistance. I can see that I might use 'speed' on...

I suspect you are correct. Changing a chain takes a few mins so X8 is probably far more cost effective.

Sadly, no. Disc brakes were not a thing when my MTB was made. It's over 25 years old On the whole I am ok with v brakes, and in the dry they are more than adequate. Cleaning the rims regularly is critical I find - a build up of muck and oil makes for a very scary experience in the wet...

Not really being a cyclist, I am not really up on this stuff. I have just done a quick and dirty tsdz2 install on my ancient MTB. It works a charm. Now I need to give my bike a proper service and make sure it's as safe and reliable as I can... I have put a new chain on but a cheapo as that's all...

I may flash when warranty is up. I'm in IT and have flashed all manner of devices :) I think putting a 6 pin display on an 8 pin motor is easy with a splitter cable but all the ones I have seen are quite long and more unsightly cable. Shame I can't find a short 8 to 6 pin cable but this is all...

By the way, it weighs about 20.5kg. certainly not light but not stupid either. And that's with 2 racks, mudguards etc. Not sure weight is a massive deal on ebikes but given I am often offer the assistance level then it has some relevance...

Well, it ain't pretty. A nasty purple many hands down low rent mountain bike with a TV mounted on the handlebars. I bought the bike second hand when at uni and before my son was born and he's 25 now...I gave the bike to my son for a few years and he lent it out to his makes in Bristol and it's...

I will hopefully be installing a TSDZ2 kit in the next few days. Not expecting a major challenge, I am reasonably competent at this kind of thing and did a hub kit years ago in the early days before kits were common place. My main doubt is reliability, particularly with water ingress and this...

I am a tinkerer at heart and in IT so obviously the custom firmwares interested me. In reality I probably can't be arsed and it would void warranty etc. But interesting to see there are 2 versions of the controller for the tsdz2, one which is supported for custom firmware, and v2 which is...

I have done the deed and ordered a Whoosh TDSZ2 kit with bag battery (may yet come up with a different solution for the battery but plenty of time). Waiting to be called back to confirm payment. Hopefully kit and spacers will be here for Easter - give me something to do. Did a pile of...

I thought I would do one last check by taking the BB out and having a measure again. Assuming the measurements here on the piece of cardboard: https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/could-some-kindly-take-some-measurements-of-a-tongsheng-and-bafang-mid-drive.42860/#post-643921 are accurate...

Looking at other threads, I'm 99% sure the tsdz2 will fit. The tight bit is the bevel on the motor housing. A 3mm spacer is what I need. Attached a picture of BB caked in crud. Waiting for a reply from whoosh before ordering, something to do over Easter...

No fixed budget, but I'm careful with money. I certainly could not justify a 'premium' mid drive bike. Might be able to justify the crossfuse on sale for £1600 with discounts. However, less than half that for a TSDZ2 kit feels the best bet. Easy'ish to service, not attractive to steal, already...

Btw, started looking again as Halfords have an Easter sale on, and it looked like I could also get blue light card discount and maybe even tcb - so a fair discount.