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Gave up in 1970, had my last fag at 5.00pm April 5th. Got married in May same year, changed my job, moved into my new house and bought Juicy Fruit chewing gum boxes wholesale! Not willpower, just changed my whole life within a month, if I'd been in the same old grind I would have faltered at...

Gareth- I put a 12v ciggie lighter mod to my freego Eagle 36v battery. I used a buck converter to give 12v at 3 amps. check out my post here: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/12-volt-and-usb-power-sockets-on-e-bikes.25308/

Down through the Bournemouth Gardens cycle paths to Bournemouth Pier, then along to Sandbanks. Beautiful day, sunny and slight breeze. It's too silent and with all the pedestrians in the way bell working overtime, just tootling along with no assist for most of the way, 5-6mph. Others have...

The weather was beautiful yesterday but cold. A family birthday luncheon precluded me from going on the bike, although I was looking out of the window, chafing at the bit. Today really cold wind and no sun, but managed to get into town and attempted the Richmond Hill climb. Very impressed, I...

ok Guys, I have the new Whoosh kit all fitted and working. It's a Tongsheng 48V 250W TSDZ2 kit with new VLCD5. As in my previous post I had difficulty with the rear derailleur bottom bracket guide. I decided to remove the motor again and see what I could fabricate to replace the guide which...

My humble apologies to you guys at Whoosh, when I read this at the time I did not know this related to the underside of the bottom bracket (I had no idea what a bottom bracket was!) where the gear cable is threaded, might I suggest a couple of pictures to illustrate to make it easier for others...

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The kit arrived and I had real difficulty removing the bottom bracket. I eventually gave up after contemplating my large lump hammer on the bench and took it to the local bike shop. They had to employ a boilermaker's 3ft spanner to shift it after heating/cooling the bracket, eventually they...

Thank you for this post, I had pretty much decided now to go with a Whoosh kit, but this post has nailed it for me. This post from Whiteturbo confirms my suspicions formed from reading other threads in lots of forums about this Chinese company. Thank you to everyone who have offered their...

Fattist remark!!!

Whatever happens, the civil service will get their inflated pensions......

Thanks Andy/Tony for this, that makes a lot of sense. So the BBS01B has an external controller? I presume that is the one contained in the battery casing. You have said with my integrated brake/gearshift combo the Bafang is more difficult to fit but the Tongsheng is easier, how does that...

There is just far too much animosity regarding brexit, and it seems to have infected this thread too which is a pity; although we may disagree on brexit, we come here to help each other and receive advice. I personally voted to leave, but I respect the other side's opinions and would not dream...

This is one weird car, maybe get one of these instead of a new bike? https://twitter.com/i/moments/1082573633145442304?cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjc18y&refsrc=email

I'm still humming and hahhing... I would like the certainty of the Bafang as against the unknown quantity of the Tongsheng kit, but Andy and Tony at Whoosh seem to think it will suffice for my purpose. They are better equipped than most to advise, and I believe they are genuine in their advice...

Hey guys- You might get a laugh from this Yes Minister clip from a few decades ago........ Says all we need to know about the Civil Service attitude. Cheers, Tony

Neal- Yes this is what I suspected and the real reason why nobody can give me a definitive answer to this 250w crank drive being better than the 250w hub drive I already have. I was ready to buy the Whoosh one until I read the bit about losing my front gears, Also they don't like alternative...

OK so I'm going to take a chance on Whoosh's TSDZ2. I have decided I really want to be street legal as I want to do more on-road rides as the local council here get their act together with the cycleways here in Poole/Bournemouth, riding along the promenade here is lovely in the Spring. It's...

Neal, Thank you but I haven't a clue as to how this relates to whether or not a 250w crank motor will actually assist me up these hills. They are not that steep, just have lots of gravel and water gullies running through them. The front drive 500w Whoosh Sunbear I had handled them with ease...

Thanks Sjpt- Very helpful and something I can actually understand. Cheers, Tony.