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    Solar Panel Kits

    Listed is my set up. There are many configurations. Mine is set up to charge bike batteries via the original mains charger. My agm batteries provide power for my inverter. They could just ad easily be conventional lead acid versions. You are unlikely to charge your bike batteries directly from...
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    Solar Panel Kits

    I have 225 W of panels total, charging a large AGM, 12v battery bank. I then run our bike chargers from a 500w pure sinewave inverter. In the summer, this setup alone is enough to charge both our ebikes on a daily basis. In the winter, we have two wind generators we can switch in if we so wish...
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    A few Bosch questions

    It is surprising that this feature does not function correctly. I am sure it would be a simple matter for Bosch to rewrite the code to drive with more torque. Maybe a firmware update one day. At the end of the day, the Bosch drive system is in my opinion absolutely brilliant. During normal...
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    How long should my ebike chain last?

    My partners dutch bike, front hub motor driven has been used in all weathers for the last two years, thousands of miles. Oiled the chain only once since purchased. No measurable stretch or wear. Reason? Fully enclosed chain guard. The chain is like new. Only possible on a hub gear setups.. Is...
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    A few Bosch questions

    Martin We tried the walk on my new bike whilst in your shop. Pulled at a good pace, quicker than my previous bike. Off road and on a hill too steep and slippery to ride, it does next to nothing. It tries but it doesn't put out any real torque. Makes no difference what gear you are in. Seem...
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    How long should my ebike chain last?

    Chains do not generally stretch in use. Yes they do get longer and this is due a tiny amount of wear within each link. Cumulative lengthening. Of course they can physically stretch if seriously loaded outside the design parameters. If anyones interested, I have calibrated load test machine at...
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    CANNONDALE, CUBE or KTM ?

    People buy these bikes with the belief that they can expect upto 118 miles from a charge. Must be possible as the manufactures says so. BS, I challenge anyone to produce test data thats shows that this is a realistic figure. Better still, lets have one of the directors step aboard a bike and...
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    How long should my ebike chain last?

    "F" me, I've just one 800 km in not much over two weeks. You saying I need to replace my chain every month or so? How much does a chain cost?