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My friend asked if I could convert this for his wife Any ideas ? She's very light 60 kg, bike is 11 kg, reasonably flat terrain that they cycle on Any thoughts ?

Just did a similar route, 1hr 45 min ride, on two of my bikes, boardman 29er with mid drive and an old scott genius MC40 hub drive with 26" wheels. When I came back, I noticed I was a lot more "achey" after the (much newer) boardman ride, with arms , shoulders and back aching a bit. When I...

So my sister (55yo) is doing an organised coast to coast e-bike ride in June (mixture of roads and off road). She currently has a 12 year old plus KTM Macina with rim brakes , hub gears and a Bosch Classic+ mid motor and a PowerPack 400 Frame battery that she uses for commuting to work. So...

My sister has a 10 year old KTM Macina that I got a new battery for and she has been using it fine for commuting (Bosch Powerpack 400 Frame Classic+ Line Thanks to @soundwave , this was the battery I got ...

So, I fitted the new front hub motor wheel to my Carrera intercity disc 8 and swapped over the front disc rotor on to the hub motor wheel. The edge of the hydraulic brakes is rubbing against the spokes. Can I put washers on each of the rotor screws to move the rotor outwards ? Or maybe file...

So I have converted a Carrera intercity Disc 8 Folding Bike and handed it over to my mother in law , who seems very happy It has an akm-75 front hub motor and a Yose Power seat tube battery that I have attached to the Front fixing point So I was showing a photo of this to my son and he...

There seems quite a lot of 7 speed freewheel folding bikes with disc brakes (e.g. https://www.compass24.com/compass-folding-bike-20-inch-blue-415370/blue) which seems to get good reviews on bike forums. If I added a hub motor,.my only concern would be the smallest freewheel cog is 14t. If I...

So for "our" sorts of ebikes (ie with peak input power less than 1000w) is there are rule of thumb as to the material that a hub motor is fitted to Front Forks Steel Yes Front Forks Alloy No ? Front Forks Carbon No Rear Dropouts Steel Yes Rear Dropouts Alloy Yes Rear...

Prompted by @saneagle's comment - What is your Pedelec Nirvana ? Here's mine 48V 15 A Sine Wave controller with power based PAS levels - plenty of smooth quiet power for the steepest road hills even for people that are not as slim as they used to be Rear Geared Hub motor - something like...

I wanted a bike that I could do a bit of exploring when we go on holiday in our campervan. My wife has a lovely little folder that I have got my eyes on I had a little ride on it just now and it put a big smile on my face ! Roughly 75mm between front forks I was wondering about a front...

I was interested in where the energy to power a bike goes and the various bike design parameters, not really specific to just electric bikes e.g. 1) weight - at first I was thinking this only really applied to hills, but I'm realising that there are very few completely flat roads and even on a...

So the latest fitness craze seems to be "Zone 2 Training" which is training at 60-70% of your heart rate for relatively long periods (40 -60 mins) at least 3 times a week. https://www.gq.com/story/why-easy-zone-2-workouts-became-the-biggest-thing-in-fitness Among other benefits it is said to...

I went for a ride this morning and my battery voltage (measured with multimeter) fell from 54.6 to 48.1 and I travelled 31 miles. If I travelled the same route at the same level of assist, what mileage range would I have left before the battery was "empty" ?

https://www.fastcompany.com/90994141/why-2023-was-the-year-of-the-e-bike-and-not-the-self-driving-car

So my 48v 15amp controller is in a little bag behind the saddle. I have already drilled some holes in the bag for ventilation purposes because I guessed it might get very hot. Anyway, today in my jaunts round the tiny back roads in the North York Moors, after lots of 10% , 15%, 20% and even 25%...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/battery-safety-for-e-cycle-users/battery-safety-for-e-cycle-users Don't mind it as advice as long as they don't shut down the kit market

So I'm on the edge of the North York Moors, and I had a little ride into the moors this morning and was just struck how much fun it is on an e-bike. Cycling up one of the long hills , I caught up with a Lycra clad road cyclist and it just looked like really hard work, whereas I could do this in...

I occasionally see bargains for sale and I wonder if they would suit othere pedelecers I was going to post them here, feel free to join in

https://ebike-mtb.com/en/wear-guarantee-and-warranty/ "...An expensive high-tech drivetrain will not necessarily be more durable. Expensive product lines in the bike sector are often designed for performance rather than durability.."

Saw this on a Facebook marketplace advert, looked tidy for £90 , possibly just needs replacement battery ? Unfortunately rim brakes https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1502809347156732/?ref=facebook_story_share