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You should always measure out the chainlinks to what you need to use, too loose ends up with chain jumping in smaller gears, too tight puts too much stress on the rear derailleur (and possibly snapping it) in the larger gears. There are guides and calculators online but best is to check chain...

There's someone on youtube that has ridden to China purely on solar with massive panels on a trailer: Not doing anything that ridiculous though, I've simply gone with a lightweight solution I can charge alongside a tent while camping. When packed up most people probably can't tell the...

Testing the solar panel again out today, despite it being quite sunny could only get around 30W out of it at 3pm, not the best angle for it as the panel needs to be directly pointed at the sun and I'm lacking a bike stand atm. Had some weird looks from passersby and only did this for around 10...

Can't show it charging atm as it's night time but here's the basic setup, panel cost £100 and solar charger (needed to boost voltage from 21.6v to 42v and maintain current to 2a) was around £32. Panel needs a pannier rack but not overly bulky or too much hassle. Also while 50% of the rated PV...

Since posting I've actually decided to go the solar charging route instead, bought a 120w folding solar panel and an MPPT boost controller which should enable me to be more off grid and have a more bike packing experience should weather allow. Testing it earlier was giving me 60 watts of...

Well I'd obviously be plugging the charger into the UK 3 pin, secondly the aim of extending my distance would be for bike packing/camping so I'd also be prepared for carrying the extra weight. Where I plan to camp is only 23 miles away which is in range one way of a single charge (36v 10ah)...

Has anyone here ever used a BP Chargemaster Station for an ebike? Reason I asked there's a location near where I want to go bikepacking (once lockdowns are eased) that apparently has a 3 pin plug, I'm wondering if these are safe to charge ebikes from?