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  1. chris_n

    Tour de France today

    I'm not about to call either Geraint Thomas or Mark Cavendish seconds. It all depends on season goals, not everyone is a G.C. contender, there are plenty of classics riders and recovering injured or maybe prepping for the world champs riders in there!
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    Hard tail or full sus

    I think that is probably what I will end up with next, I already have 2.3 / 2.4 tyres but I'm sure a bit more volume will be perfect.
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    Hard tail or full sus

    I've never ridden a good FS bike, every one I have ridden up to now has failed to impress ( mainly hire bikes so maybe not the best comparison ). It has been a few years since I tried one but my normal riding is fine on the hardtail, when it gets a bit lumpy I just drop the seat and use my legs...
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    David Couthard on an electric bike ........!

    They have one in their shop in town sitting there on a turbo doing just thay all day!
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    Question for Giant Road E+1 Owners.

    Not got a Giant but I have noticed this on my Yamaha Haibike.
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    Cycle or die?

    It would appear I don't do moderate exercise
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    Cycle or die?

    Yesterday a 2 hour ride on my unpowered MTB average heart rate 138, max 173. Last ebike ride 3hrs 10 mins average heart rate 126, max 161. This was unusual for me, I normally ride the ebike harder than the MTB but yesterday was a downhill finish (it was actually all just about flat)
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    Wisper eMTB sneak preview

    It's fine for me, looking good.
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    Third party battery issue Yamaha

    In the manual for your display https://winora-group.de/manuals/2017/Fahrzeuge_EU/Yamaha/PW/Zusatzanleitung_Yamaha_PW_Display_LED_2017_en.pdf it says if the display goes off after 4 seconds the battery terminals are dirty. I dont know how compatible the aftermarket batteries are but the genuine...
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    Third party battery issue Yamaha

    I'll repost my original reply. Yamaha system does do a handshake with the battery. If there is no communication everything looks ok, you just don't get any power. The display is powered by it's own battery, if you connect a non Yamaha battery you can switch the power on, select power levels, the...
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    Haibike Yamaha eBay Batteries?

    Yes PM away, but be aware battery range is very subjective. With 400Wh I have ridden well over 60 miles in the UK with 40% less, on the other hand with 778Wh on my bike today it was just over 50km with 11% left when I got back.
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    Not quite sure why this thread is in here, maybe a mod could move it to the technical section. Yamaha system does do a handshake with the battery. If there is no communication everything looks ok, you just don't get any power. The display is powered by it's own battery, if you connect a non...
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    Haibike Yamaha eBay Batteries?

    I fitted an extender in parallel on my Haibike. It is a 378Wh 10s3p battery made for me by a guy in Germany, fitted into a home made housing. The power cables are soldered onto the original battery connections on the connector. Todays ride, note the elevation rather than the distance. There is...
  14. chris_n

    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    Went out for a little tour this moning! Good job I fitted the extender, only 11% left when I got back. I was giving it a bit of a pasting though!
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    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    Went out this morning to test my extender battery, the local test hill is 10km long with a 1000m height difference, so 10% average gradient. Started the climb with 90% showing and finished with 60% showing. I did make the motor do more work than usual just to give it a thorough test. New battery...
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    Cyclotricity 1000w kit and a specialized hard rock

    Good luck with a 5ah battery on a 1000w motor.
  17. chris_n

    Hi from the North East

    It was https://www.the-ebikestore.co.uk/ Where I got mine but crom the website I guess they have changed somewhat since I got mine. I am not in the UK at the moment so can't offer any more info on them. I would say though that the Evans cycles in Gateshead probably has more selection than...
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    Hi from the North East

    Where in the North East are you, I got my Haibike from a shop in Durham. They have a few different types in stock.
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    Wisper eMTB sneak preview

    Ah I see, I thought you were giving more info on the geometry of the MTBs.
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    Wisper eMTB sneak preview

    Would be nice to be able to read the dimensions. What is your target, XC, All Mountain? How much suspension travel?