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  1. anotherkiwi

    Police say electric bikes illegal in Northern Ireland

    Not as strange as pedelecs being outlawed in the "united" UK... Disabled people in the EU do have throttles, because when they are so disabled as to need a throttle they ride mopeds not bicycles.
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    Police say electric bikes illegal in Northern Ireland

    Funny thing is that the disabled in those 27 countries, which are a rather large pressure group which has obtained quite a lot of improvements (especially in building code and access to public buildings) aren't constantly moaning about pedelec legislation being discriminatory. Believe me if they...
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    lacing a motor hub, spokes and watch outs

    OK so drop motor wheel into forks with bike upside down er, ummm, ... that isn't going to work out well is it? And the front, what are these forks of which you speak? :D I am busy buying this, my first brand new push bike since I was 12 years old! I felt that a new bike from a shop every 50...
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    Are dual mode ebikes road legal in the UK?

    It is a real fact not a remark... :p
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    Are dual mode ebikes road legal in the UK?

    "No it isn't" seems pretty clear to me...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You weren't taking your pills... :p
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    Ordering from BMS

    Shipping costs might change when you register on the site. I know mine do.
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    EggRider for Bafang BBS01, BBS02, BBSHD

    Answer: "With the hardware version we have now, I am afraid is not possible. We will definitely have this functionality in the next hardware version... But there is no timeframe for it at the moment."
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    EggRider for Bafang BBS01, BBS02, BBSHD

    https://eggbikes.com/about_us It may do... I just wrote and asked if I could keep my physical button to change PAS levels.
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    Are dual mode ebikes road legal in the UK?

    Not only is the motor illegal the switch is too. The other day in SWMBO's car I was passed by a sweet young thing on a moped (scooter). A quick look at the speedo and I noticed I was doing 70 km/h. Now the speed limit for mopeds here like in most of the EU is 45 km/h so she was definitely...
  11. anotherkiwi

    Bafang style motor with Nexus hub gears....

    pinion have a project motor/gearbox combination with 8 gears it doesn't seem to be going anywhere for the moment http://www.pinion.eu/PDF/pinion-ebike-postkarte-2011_web.pdf
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    lacing a motor hub, spokes and watch outs

    My frame doesn't easily lend itself to doing that unfortunately and I don't trust my abilities at the moment, I work nights so my wrist has problems connecting with my brain... :eek: I could go this way eventually https://etrike.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/diy-truing-stand/
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    lacing a motor hub, spokes and watch outs

    I priced a stand, tensioner, dish tool (all cheapest versions) and that price comes to exactly what it would cost to have 3 wheels built for me. Plus the learning curve... I would really like to be able to do it myself but can't see me needing to do it often enough to justify the equipment...
  14. anotherkiwi

    Looking for a tricycle to fit bbs02 kit to.

    No good for a delta trike, fits a tadpole trike just fine. There are several high seat step through tadpole trikes on the Spanish market.
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    lacing a motor hub, spokes and watch outs

    I have 3600 km on a Chinese made 26" wheel with no issues. Yes I did have to tighten the spokes after a hundred km but that is to be expected. My next hub motor wheel will have Sapim stong spokes. Strong just means they are thicker where they go through the hub and so there is no play.
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    Looking to buy an ebike!

    ? There is no top speed, do you mean motor cut off?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    In other news Spanish hotels are very seriously considering refusing English package holiday tourists (some already are). They have done the math and the food poisoning swindle has cost them so much they prefer Dutch or German package holiday tourists instead. So it looks like the exit from the...
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    New Bafang

    If it is a sine wave controller motor I will prefer it over the Xiongda. 1.4 kg is my sweet spot! Coupled with a CSM990 9AX ...
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    Is the ebike market moving upwards?

    Tourist season has brought a load of higher end bikes this year - Stromer, Kalkhoff, Lapierre, Moustache... But being a seaside resort well off retired people here often ride higher end bikes - Haibike, KTM, the local Giant dealer can't keep those in stock apparently. My boss bought a cheaper...