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    Kalkhoff Tasman Impulse 8 speed Nexus like Trigger's broom in Fools & Horses

    Its 6 years old and done 17,000 miles and just as I bought it except for New frame fitted as original snapped on seat tube free New Impulse 2 motor fitted £400 New battery as old 11 Ah down to 35 mile range New seat (broken rail) New seat pin as old one snapped New tyres, chains, rear...
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    Help! My Toba Beatbike stepthrough, about 3 years old, and the seat tube has developed a crack

    Hi Rog My Kalkhoff Tasman crossbar frame snapped in exactly the same place as yours, at the bottom of the seat tube just before the weld,after 9,500 miles. it happened when the bike was 30 months old. Took it back to 50c and they replaced it free of charge with a Toba crossbar frame. Took...
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    Shimano nexus 8 sprocket size

    Thanks for the reply Gringo, it is only after reading the article in the CTC mag on low gearing this month that I found out about the 2.1 : 1 ratio. It did not say whether the strain on the hub internals would be just on low gear climbs on ebikes or standard bikes
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    Shimano nexus 8 sprocket size

    Hello everyone I am a new member and have had an ebike for 4 years. When I bought my Kalkhoff Tasman Impulse 8 with Nexus 8 speed hub in 2016 it had a 38T chainring and 21T rear sprocket. I have been reading that Shimano recommend a 2:1 ratio to reduce wear on the hub internals so should I now...