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hi there l am away for a week so only using the phone . you can blow up the photo of the rear end of the trike . Basically a flat 3mm plate . It could be made permanent with a bit of weld . It depends how far you want to go . Welding the plates would be the best idea but you will need to repair...

The deflating problem seems to have gone away with the 5 layers of tape and the original rim tape , Personally I cannot recommend these rims for any project that requires tyre pressures over 30psi , but they seem to be ok at 40 psi and the trike still rolls wells , one suggestion has been to cut...

Tried to edit the last post and upload a photo but the silly text editor wont allow you to add a photo so here is the photo via postimage upload pictures online The mounting bracket is a piece of 40x3mm mild steel that fits to both mudguard eyes and the caliper attaches happily to the frame...

Hi Folks The Folding shopper I am in the process of building/converting has calliper brakes and will need to have a decent pair of brake calipers and brake blocks to make braking safer , Both wheels are now 36h alli rimmed rather than the old 28h steel rims ( the wheels came via my local tip...

Another rave from the grave -- Paris . I met Les Parker almost 30 years ago who was a Frame builder for Hobbs and he recognised the frame as one that he had built and gave me the replacement transfers for it., I bought it second hand from a Guy in Sussex who was one of the first to gone...

DT SWISS 2mm Plain Gauge Spokes S/S Sliver with Nipples 100-169 137mm £13.45 post free from flea bay Wont get anything else done till I get back from my break regards emma

" Curly Hetchins " and H E Bates , and the Raleigh fork tops all part of amateur cycle racing in the 50's when even frame name advertising was not allowed . I saw a Hetchins trike with a front wheel e-motor a couple of weeks ago . May you have fair weather and sunny days to study mother...

bit more info diameter is 130mm flange width 45 mm mines going in a folding shopper at 37 v on 20" wheels good for 20 mph l hope , I have just fitted a 5 speed shimano block and alli 20x1.75 wheels , folding pedals and straight bars, ground the chainwheel to 3/32 and I am just spraying...

mine has 6 small pins and 3power pins regards Emma

Hi Folks Went to get the trike out the boot of the car on Wednesday for my lunchtime ride up to the base of the downs near the tye and found one of the front tyres was flat , after removing the tyre ( On the trike ) I found that there was a split in the tube , this correlated to a section in...

oh well 14s pack here we come at 5ah . Plenty of torque as well if under run (smaller wheel ) regards Emma

hi Dave what should l get out of it 20" wheel and 37v ? regards emma

They have one less in stock now , thanks Dave - nice one

So with a little spare time today we converted the black " stealth " trike to Lithium batteries ( the spare set for the red trike ) immediately the weight dropped from 103.75 lb to 75.5 lbs a massive 28 lbs difference in the SLA to lithium upgrade , this in turn means that the trike is now...

Comparisons Hi Folks With 2 virtually identical trikes to compare side by side , the differences of the q100 and the currie can be identified and compared , Both trikes ride well , The red original trike has undergone a few upgrade and is now a pleasure to ride with the added advantage that...

Hi Folks Did some one say they would like it in black .....:eek:.....:D I found the manual to the original controller and squeezed a few more watts out of the Currie and rebuilt the spare bits and a set of SLA batteries in this

Hi Folks I have been a bit quiet this week but still very productive , number two 20/20 is under way ( photos later ) This is basically the original wheels with a set of SLA batteries from the other upgrade of my bigger red trike and the new front wheel conversion has been fitted to the...

if they are the mateen batteries on ebay they work quite happily with a 500 watt motor , mine have been in use now for 6 months without a problem regards emma

I'm addicted regards emma

Hi Will and greetings/welcomes from the Brighton area , we built an off grid Solar system over 2 years ago still running 140 watts of solar panels into 4 x 40 ah batteries with split charging , Runs the Television and main lighting through the summer and lights only in the winter , that...