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  1. anotherkiwi

    18650 cell question

    Cheap cells are never worth while! Unless you are building a massively parallel battery say 10P10S. Then you have to carry it around (twice the weight, twice the volume), that works in a car but not on a bike.
  2. anotherkiwi

    18650 cell question

    A 5 A discharge capable cell will be at 0.6C and a 15 Ah capable cell will be at 0.2C. Look at those discharge tables again and you will see why a 15 A discharge Samsung 30Q is the cats pyjamas for a 5P10S battery :) and only 190 € for the cells! You only need a 12.5 Ah battery? Get the Samsung...
  3. anotherkiwi

    Conversion challenge

    In France that is called a "Rosalie" they have them at all the old fashioned seaside resorts.
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    What does this do? its for the Bafang BBS01 and 02 motors

    And we wish that KT would copy it soon... ;)
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    Bike transport

    What bikes do you have? Removing a front wheel on quick release should not be an issue. My bike will go in a Roomster, I measured. Maybe you will need to attach a bike to each side and turn the front wheel in slightly to get the length. Which leaves lots of room in the middle for "stuff" :) I...
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    Bike transport

    Skoda Roomster, the Peugeot Citroen range of Belingo small SUVs, Renault Kangoo, Ford Tourneo...
  7. anotherkiwi

    Are lithium pencil batteries overpriced and overhyped?

    I have no problems with the Carrefour ones. I did have one that exploded of the E.Leclerc brand, all of those went in the bin (recycling)... I also have a few Energizer ones. Keyboards (2), wall clock, bike lights (4), all work fine.
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    lightweight assistance and proportional power

    You can't over-volt a BBS0x. They require you to be in the right gear. I am guessing you stalled them and fried the controllers. A new controller costs 76€.
  9. anotherkiwi

    GSM with external controller - PAS connections

    I fried the internal PAS on mine and am running it with a KT V12 external PAS.
  10. anotherkiwi

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yeah but you are cheating because you will leave the UK yourself to retire to France. Doing a Whexit... :rolleyes:
  11. anotherkiwi

    Come on spring

    What? No trees in bloom? No leaves budding giving the countryside that bright green hue? :p Lots more swallows around, just waiting on the house martins for it to be official! :)
  12. anotherkiwi

    Carrera Vulcan Mountain Bike electric 250/1000w 13a 48v medium

    What is stamped on those motors, 250 W or 1000 W? If it is marked as 250 W then it is a 250 W motor if there is a "magic" switch giving power X 4 is also illegal as per EN standards however in the same way dongles are.
  13. anotherkiwi

    does this work ?

    More like £45 for an aftermarket one...
  14. anotherkiwi

    Should lights be mandtory

    They are sold with a bike in France. Buy your Decathlon bike and you get their crappy little USB chargeable rubbery things in a plastic bag attached to the handlebar. I have almost crashed into bikes with no lights in the pitch black on cycle paths. fortunately each time there was still a...
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    Come on spring

    It is a bit chilly but definitely riding in shorts from now on! :) Three rides in three days this week, all under brilliant sunshine: - Wednesday wind gusting to over 80 km/h had to use first gear in a couple of places :eek: - Thursday less wind, very warm, just the one t-shirt under...
  16. anotherkiwi

    Can I use this adapter to mount 2 chainrings on BBSO1?

    You might be able to but I wouldn't, mine is specially CNC cut to accept and hold the two rings which have different inner diameters. It is also aluminum and weighs about 30 grams. To finish it cost about the same price.
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    Should lights be mandtory

    To which I reply "I know". That shuts them up. Daytime running lights are already mandatory on s-pedelecs in Germany. I use them on the upright, it helps a lot at intersections. I don't use them on the trike (yet) because people are already saying "What the hell is that thing?" and for the most...
  18. anotherkiwi

    Slime tube did it for me!

    They usually have some garish sticker with "Tubeless Ready" written on it...:)
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    lightweight assistance and proportional power

    I have reported the posts as SPAM. Same post copy/pasted...:mad: