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I killed a dog that went to bite my son last year - trust me, in that situation you'll get no bother from the authorities at all.

Alloy or carbon forks makes no difference - they both have alloy dropouts. I assume the kit is quite low power (700 watts peaks or less?) - if so then you should be fine on alloy forks but I'd use a torque arm as well.

Power draw doesn't really have anything to do with the motor, it's all down to the controller. If you feed say 36v @ 15 amps (540watts) to a Cute it'll feed exactly the same to a Tongxin. You can quite easily limit a Cute 85 to 180 watts if you'd so desire (although it would be gutless)...

What are you using to spot weld Jerry?

I think they are expensive - look at thier Cannondale Quick CX - that's a £450 bike that they then sell for £1450 that has a low powered hub+controller and a low Ah battery on it. Ok the system may be neat but you could buy the same base bike, add an 8fun front hub bottle kit and have a more...

You could try and buy the lower legs and replace them but to be honest for the time expense and effort you're best just getting a new set of forks. if you want to keep the suspension then keep an eye out for a set of RST forks with steel lowers. I don't know the wattage of your kit but you...

I concur with the above poster. Personally if he wants to buy a few items at a good price then sell them for a bit more and make a bit of money then good luck to him - I do it with items from ebay all the time - bought a Radeon 5870 gfx card last week for £65 that had the title mispelt and...

Haha no - parked in a garage with three locks on the outside door and a roller shutter inner door :-)

At the risk of being a pedant, show me a post where someone has recommended a 2000watt 40mph ebike? I think you're imagining things. In fact - I think the guy that wanted to do 60mph on his recumbent drew universal condemnation.

Don't do what a colleague did and drill through the tyre as well ;-)

That's what happens when you don't fit torque arms ;-)

I've seen way more steel fork failures than carbon fork failures (in fact - I can't recall ever seeing a carbon fork failure whilst working at my LBS) and some steel failures are downright scary. The carbon misconception:-...

Ah that's fine then - to be honest I'd have probably done the same on an old carbon fork. New ones are much better - modern carbon forks have three times the shear rating of good steel forks - just keep an eye on them for surface damage and inspect very carefully or return to manufacturer after...

eddieo - I don't know how someone can realistically say that one bike that has a 250watt motor and does 16mph and another that has 500 watts and does 20mph are drastically different. I think most people with an ounce of common sense would say they are both ebikes, despite what the legislation...

Why did you feel the need to change the carbon fork? They are fines for low powered kits - approx 750w or below.

I think what you have a problem with is cheap disc brakes, no disc brakes per se. Good quality disc brakes don't have the issues you are describing. I actually find my Deore M-525 disc brakes easier to set up than my Avid SD-3 v-brakes.

Haha - thanks for that :-) Maybe "Weston is the highest town in Hertfordsdire" would be more accurate. To late for that I'm afraid - some will already have your card marked ;-)

I'm subscribed to Digitally Imported - generally find a channel that suits my mood :-) Digitally Imported - addictive electronic music I have it on in the background when I'm playing Battlefield 3 or Shogun 2:Total War. Also on the touchpad when I'm in the bath or in the garage :-)

Sorry Flecc - I was speed reading on my lunch break so I apologise for not reading your initial post properly. Props for taking the time to correct me in a thoroughly articulate and friendly manner though :cool:

Westfield, 2.2 Pinto on Suzuki GSXR throttle bodies, high torque cam, forged psitons + rods, 180bhp - 0-60 in 4.5s - £190 fully comp with £150 excess :cool: