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    charger shows green,but i have done 12miles?

    hello all did a few short trips from fully charged 11.75 miles, 4 leds out of 4 when stationary, but modest short hill down to one led when climbing. last week 19 miles covered very slight slope it dropped to one led and the led was blinking so charged up but forgot it was on charge maybe on...
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    Bike suitable for child seat and able to tackle a hill?

    spoke to someone last year who used a trailer for there grandson with a pro rider ebike were pleased with it but have no idea on its hill climbing ability but it was well equipped f http://www.proriderleisure.com/leisure/electric-bikes/e-tourer-electric-bike-silver.html
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    e bike workstand

    when ive gone to local cycle hub for gear/brake adjustment, they have always raised the saddle and clamped the workstand to saddle tube. but I leave battery on and it takes 2 people to safely fit and remove from workstand. do the more modest stands clamp to saddle tube? if one clamps to cross...
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    nm/torque of bafang fun8 swx please

    thanks trex much clearer now , but raises a concern on power of moter unle http://www.electricbikeconversions.co.uk/product/250w-rear-wheel-electric-bike-conversion-kit/ ss a typo not sure power of controller kt36zwsrt-lcd
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    nm/torque of bafang fun8 swx please

    hello all have vita uno/kudos mtb with fun8 moter I believe its a swx? vertion. I have looked on internet but cannot find the nm torque figure for fun 8 so I can compare to fun 8 bmp, and the crank drive kits which seem much more powerfull. also am fitting a kit to a bike and want to compare...
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    do members use there ebikes much at this time of year not work related

    hi all up too about 2 years ago prior to getting an ebike, from about November onwards would cycle about 3 miles, befor feeling like a frozen t*urd and going into local pc world to thaw out. having an ebike I can get home quicker, but I find now at 67 I use my ebike far less at this time of...
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    Thoughts on Carrera Crossfire-E

    local Halfords Watford had one in stock nice looking bike very neat insterlation, but no info on battery at all on attached card, weight given as 23k I think they may be changing there ebike range Halfords borhamwood herts had ebco ucr 30 couple of weeks back £600 last one.
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    sugestions for full rear mudguard 26" mtb not seatpost mount

    hi all need sugestions for full rear mudguard for vita uno/kudos 26" I have disks brakes rear rack which utalises mudguard mounts on rear, and affixes to seatpost clamp via hex bolts. current mudguard is not long enough so looking for something better but not one that clips on to seatpost...
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    Hydraulic Brakes

    I have on saterday fitted shimano 355 hydraulic kit (front only) on my vita uno /kudos 26" mtb I have left the rear mechanical disk as the moter cut out is on rear disk brake cable. kit front/rear was £37 slightly dearer if uk seller, easy to fit . however what I completely forgot about was my...
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    ebc kit twist grip throttle query

    thanks all for replies. I did a search for throttle with (off /on) button etc but found they nearly all terminate with more wires than the existing 3 I have ,some terminate in round female socket, others seem to be something else other than what I have jst? I am going to try to fit the thumb...
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    Cyclamatic powerplus battery problems...anyone else?

    spoke to someone last week who has a cyclamatic just over one year old and does uses the same route as my earlier reply on this thread. but could do 2 trips per day 16 miles in total if I recall the milage correctly but this gradually dropped so he had to recharge every day. in the end...
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    Which conversion kit?

    hi I have a specialised sirrus elite 3 x 9 speed in my case I am using ebc rear wheel kit but with throttle. on the rear I lose 2 cogs so 7 speed not a problem as its the higher gears that are affected, if you fit bbs or gsm you will I believe only have one front chainring 46t whereas you...
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    ebc kit twist grip throttle query

    hello all got my ebc 250w kit a while back and ordered with a thumb throttle. but as my handlebars taper out from the stem quite a bit and with the adition of throttle and lcd function unit, and having handlebar grips with inbuilt bar ends everything is too cramped to use properly . so...
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    anyone got/tried turn indicator tailight wireless usb chargable

    just received something similar it is certainly very bright and can project a laser beam each side of the bike not quite sure on brake mode or direction indicators. http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/wireless-led-light-for-bike-Meilan_60316903227.html
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    bike theft

    watched a tv program a while back, a tracker was fitted inside a saddle non ebike and chained to railings, the local towrags just grabbed the bike and wrenched it from railings. some hours/days/weeks later tracked it to row of houses knocked on each but resieved no info on said bike. so would...
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    what are these connecters called please

    the cables shown are 2 brake/lcd/speed sensor and terminate in 2 pin 3pin male and 5pin female which connect to my controller. the pins appear to be crimped onto the cables? I was in my local maplins but could see nothing that resembles this type of connector so I wonder what they are...
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    how much does woosh gsm with inbuilt contller weigh

    thanks all my 36v 250w 700c moter wheel including cassette weighs 4k cant remember if I weighed it with marathon plus tyre on wheel or not.
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    Best value 36v battery on the market now

    glad to hear your (jimmy) battery is ok I am toying with the idea of the woosh gsm , but using my own batterys either 10.4 or 13.6 I did not know the gsm could be deristricted what mph can you obtain? can the lcd be programmed via usb lead like the bafang bb soe1? thank you
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    How on Earth Do I Mount My Battery

    I have a similar battery mounted on downtube but have added an extra rivnut for a bit more strength. but I charge the battery in situ. but would suggest either long cable ties from screwfix, wilcos do a stoutish Velcro luggage strap I do this because your battery is about 3kg if you hit a...
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    how much does woosh gsm with inbuilt contller weigh

    hi all wondering what woosh gsm with inbuilt controller weighs compared to a moter wheel cannot see the weight on woosh wesite. thanks all