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charger Well, my charger has broken again (the deans connector from the charger came detached from the wires and ended up attached to the deans connector of the battery, once again leaving dangerous live exposed wires from the battery), so I'm going to need to replace it. My question is, with...

balancing charger for A123 batteries Hi you two! Very reassuring that you are still there providing moral support and technical advice to people like me :) So, I'm looking into this balancing charger business, and hoping for a bit of advice. I've tried to track down the Nanophosphate...

update on freedom brompton ebike Hello, Just to say that I've now had the Freedom brompton conversion for nearly a year and happy with it. The only thing has been that out of 3 battery packs I bought with the bike, 1 of them deteriorated quite badly after a few months of use, and another of...

charger pics Hi John and Jerry, Thanks for the feedback re: the 'kronk' noise. Good to know it is 'normal'. I have been trying not to go from a standstill but I guess I was starting to get cocky as I have gained more confidence using the motor! Will definitely try to get underway now...

will do Hi Jerry, Sorry for delay - will do. Have had the bike a week now. The rubber protector on the nut by the motor hub is already coming away. But I figure I can probably sort that out with some duct tape! I've been getting more into the motor now that I feel more confident that the...

spoke tension and axle nuts hi Jerry, thanks that is useful . I've just had a peer at mine and can see what you mean - the 'nipple' (there seem to be an awful lot of these?! ooer etc. ) is not fully into the little hole in the fork. Looks a bit tricky to tighten up the nut too, because of...

feedback Thanks everyone who has posted useful info for me to bear in mind with my new purchase. I shall certainly be keeping an eye on the spoke tension and the axle nuts. I made a special request for the cross-pattern on the wheel after reading comments about the weakness of the radial...

more photos Above shows the hub with the wiring coming out near the hook. Then the chunky 7 point pin (I like it but hope it doesn't fall apart as suggested?!) Then the battery with the controller stuck on the bottom with velcro (very hi tech!), with a phone for size comparison. The...

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freedom kit Hi Jerry, Sorry, my mistake: it should have read: Parcelforce Clearance Fee: £13.50. The total was £80.73. The declared value was £306. As the other chap said, this wasn't far off honest, given that the bike originated in the UK. I also read up the customs blurb and passed on...

in my sticky hands! Ok, so of course I went and picked it up on Saturday :p Just took it for its first test spin this morning and very pleased indeed with it. Have to bear in mind that i have never previously used an electric bike so I don't have anything to compare the performance with...

safely through customs Hello, Well the bike is in Blighty and it's been ok as I've only been charged customs on what he marked the bike as - which was the same as he would have put if i'd only bought the kit from him: total extra cost £80.73. I will be picking it up tomorrow if poss, or having...

Hi again Hello BarryColl, thanks a lot for your warm words of support! :-) yes, he says he is shipping tomorrow so hopefully next week I will be enjoying the bike. Think positively for me ;-) Andrew has always been communicative and got back to me quickly. There was a slight hiatus when...

freedom ebikes thanks for the moral support Jerry - and the practical advice. I think I probably have to go ahead as he told me a week or so ago that he had 'started the build'. Not sure what that would have involved really as he did not have the rims and so was not able to build up the wheel...

cancelling order? In terms of whether I can cancel the order: he bought the ML2 from a local supplier to him, rather than ordering it. Therefore, assuming he has not messed around with the bike yet, I would have thought he should be able to return it to the shop. If, however, he has already...

duty etc Phew! Feeling a bit calmer. Thought it might be more helpful if I just report what I have been told by Freedom bikes for other people's benefit: 1) he didn't flag up the tax issue at any point even when discussing things like whether to sell me the front pannier at the same time...

import duty Hi Jerry, Thanks for your reply. I'm wobbling now about the whole thing I have to admit. I feel like a fool for not realising about the import duty. I guess I've just never imported anything big from abroad and so there's never been an issue to raise it in my awareness...

spokes Being a novice to this arena and not having a clue I asked Andrew H to do me a cross-over spoke pattern on the hub, based on the comments I read on this forum.

update Hello again! Thanks for the welcome and sorry for the delay... Actually, I am rather sorry about the delay because my eagerly awaited ebike is indeed subject to delay.... It was ordered on 4th October after some back and forth emails enquiring about various options. Andrew Hamilton...

Hello, after doing some research which led me to this forum, I have ended up ordering a brompton conversion from Freedom ebikes. I thought it might be useful to write about my experiences with this company and product on here for the benefit of other people looking into a electric folder with...