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I'm new to the pedelec scene but at a guess I'd imagine top of the list would be battery pack replacement (not very often but a good chunk of money when needed). Then any motor issues depending on brand/type followed by water ingress issues to the various external parts, eg PAS, display...

Thanks @Andy-Mat - a dropping resistor arrangement is simple I guess but very inefficient. However, given the power consumption of the lighting system vs that of the motor, a dropping resistor is a cheap and effective solution.

Having successfully installed my new controller and KT-LCD5 display, I'm exploring the 'Light Output' connection on the controller. It's a 2-pin red Julet connector and when the 'lights on' function is activated from the LCD5 display, the 2 pins have the main battery voltage present. Now...

A bit late now, but ive toured for thousands of mikes (and i jean thousands) and my Altura Dryliners are still in great condition. They dont have tge kudos of Ortkeibs but a a bit cheaper and quality,

@vfr400 - setting P2=1 solved the speed reading issue - now my knowledge extends to knowing my Bafang motor has one speed magnet - thank you very much. Yours steep on the learning curve :cool:

I didn't actually measure it TBH but @Seajay gives the dimensions of the Pendleton one as 92mm L x 46mm W x 20mm D in the post here, and @Nealh gives the sizes of 15A and 17A controllers as 86 x 52 x 31 or 94 x 61 x 35 respectively in his posting here. The boxes for these type of controllers...

Thanks @Nealh - whilst your here ...... :cool: . There's a peculiarity with the speed as displayed on the LCD5 - if after pedalling up to speed I then just stop peddaling to idle back to near stopping, I've noticed that the LCD5 MPH readout drops to zero long before the bike slows down - this...

Pendleton eSomerby Controller Upgrade Thanks to @Seajay in this post here for initially raising the topic and others such as @Nealh for the suggested kit list and for tips on setting up parameter ‘P1’ (more on that later) by @DuncanDK in his posting here. . Why Change The Controller? The...

Thanks for the update @Seajay , I ordered the same kit from the same place last Monday and paid for DHL and it arrived Friday with a £3 customs charge thanks to some imaginative invoicing. As I write, I've just been for a spin around the block having fitted the kit this afternoon which has...

Hi @MaryPoppins - That's a good decision to go the 'bike fit' route and I am confident that you'll end up with a comfortable riding position on the 58cm frame. Out of curiosity: 1. who told you/how do you know that you should have gone for a 62cm frame? 2. when the Cube dealer suggested that...

@MaryPoppins - firstly, there is no need to stick with Cube for what ever accessories you may use to alter your riding position (unless there's some peculier clause in your warranty conditions?). Bear in mind the principles of the 3 point of contact you have with the bike - your hands, butt and...

Me too (well, maybe 10 years or so) and no problems and prior to that, ordinary high temperature, general purpose grease. Copper grease is an anti-seizing compund rather than a lubricant and is used in a wide variety of engineering applications. Yes, it does contain small particle of grease...

Did they fail at the same time or at different times (I'm wondering if the fault lays elsewhere?)? And you say failed - as in the motor won't power up or the brake operation doesn't cut out the motor?

Some good tips on this thread concerning road craft with the rear view mirror getting a good mention and for which I highly recommend. The other often contentious viewpoint is to not wear headphones as in my experience, hearing what is coming up behind is as useful as seeing so. And I like the...

Damn good effort @WheezyRider - the spoke tension of the individual spokes can be audibly estimated by pinging the spoke with a fingernail but is best done with the tyre off and inner tube removed, remembering that for a dished wheel, the shorter spokes have a higher pitch. In the absence of...

How right you are - there's the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard), ISO, and JIS Low Profile tapers - and then the possibility of non-standard ones too. This article here on the Sheldon Brown website is enlightening.

I wouldn't do that unless you know what you're doing regarding 'truing' a wheel - if you're not careful you'll end up with the wheel 'out of true'. What I would recommend is that you go around all the wheel spokes and with your finger tips, grab each spoke to see if one (or more) are obviously...

What ever panniers you settle on (Ortleib are classics but expensive and somewhat desirable to those who take things that are not theirs), go for those with attaching hooks that latch onto the pannier rack top rail and have a firm tongue that slides behind one of the rack members (as typically...

Yes, the worst cycling accessory - I'd go as far as to say that they present a hazard to the user in that other road users are very likely not see them mainly because they are simply not used to seeing such things. Using your hand fully extended at shoulder height (assuming no physical...

I've been reading this thread with great interest as have just purchased the first family eBike - the Pendleton Somerby and as per the OP's post, am experiencing the same issues regarding a lag in power kicking back in again after a descent. Clearly the way forward seems to be a change of...