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Thanks also to the OP for actually taking the time to report back. So, so many people join, ask a question and never advise us of the outcome. Feedback, good or bad is always useful.

saneagle - sorry, should have made it clearer. I have fitted a throttle to the KT system too - as you say, the instant power boost is useful, especially for an old codger! Really like the facility of the C14 parameter to make fairly subtle changes to the power levels. I'm now interested to...

I know that Cadence has recently made some observations regarding his favourable experience of a KT system. In the event that there may be some interest in hearing of another comparison between these two different ways of operating an ebike, here’s my subjective view having replaced the 17 Amp...

saneagle, that makes sense in this case. With my P1 setting at 5.3 x 16 = 85, the speed on the display and the trip distance are pretty much bang on when compared to my cycle computer and phone apps. I expected the power indicator to drop to zero when above the cut off speed (which is what I...

Sturmey - that mimics my experience almost exactly. I was checking the display on a long descent yesterday and saw pretty much the same as you. I wasn't aware of any motor / gear noise when I was riding the bike as the wind noise masked it. At home with the bike on the workstand, I could tell...

Guys, thanks for the comments. Sturmey - I understand where you're coming from, but I don't believe this is the issue. My Luishi controller is similar in behaviour to that described in your linked posts. For example, if you are close to the cut-off speed, the motor cuts off if you exceed the...

Thanks for the info. The only way I could confirm if there is any difference in the noise of the gears / motors is to swap the wheels over from one bike to another - a task for another day I think. The P1 setting did change the actual speed of the motor, but unfortunately did not make it cut...

Well, I had a chance to try a few things today, but I still have the motor drawing watts above the cut off speed. In addition to trying the bike out on the road, I also put it on a workstand and turned the cranks to see what was happening. I’ll try to keep this logical. 1) Changed the P1...

Thanks for the feedback. My C4 & P4 are both set to 0 - i.e. the throttle works all the time. I'll try different settings here. Setting C4 to 2 = "Zero startup, throttle speed limited to rider's specification" which may be the setting in question. Interesting to know that the speed display...

Having read all the positive comments and feedback about KT controllers, I recently fitted a KT sine wave controller to my solo bike – comments on that to follow. I bought the 15 amp 6 MOSFET version which fits into a Hailong 1 battery base. The original Luishi controller was a 17 amp model...

Folks, out of interest does anyone know how Shengyi label their hub-motors? I have the DWG22C motor and would like to ‘decipher’ the information printed on the motor casing. In the attached image (from the Woosh site) my guess at the data would be: SY – Manufacturer – Shengyi 22 – Maximum...

My knowledge of the electronic / electrical side of things is rather less than comprehensive, so I like to keep it as simple as I can. I've never really had a range problem on the tandem as we rarely go more than 30 miles these days, but having access to a second battery to swap over is quite...

Barefoot_Wanderer, I have a Woosh DWG22C kit fitted to my Orbit tandem and have been very happy with the result. If you look at some of my earlier threads, you'll get a feel for my experience of it: https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/orbit-tandem-woosh-dwg22c-48v-rear-hub-kit.40584/ I...

I have Woosh DWG22C 48 volt kits installed on my tandem and on a solo bike. I was impressed enough after fitting the hub motor to the tandem to buy a second one for the solo. I’m just over 70Kgs and on a solo at least, the DGW22C has more than enough power for me. In fact, it might be...

I've bought two DWG22C rear-wheel kits from Woosh and both were just plug & play. The first one went on my tandem and has now done over 4K trouble free* miles in the three years since it was fitted. The 2nd DWG22C kit went on a solo bike and has been similarly fault free. *I did rebuild the...

If you have bar-ends, there's no need for handlebar stands - just slacken and rotate the bar-ends and they will support the bars while the bike is inverted. The last time I had a flat on the rear motor wheel on my tandem it was due to a failure of the inner tube rubber at the joint with the...

I'm inclined to agree with Andy Blance at Thorn cycles that many riders use tyre pressures that are far too high. Have a look at his suggestions on Page 40 of the Thorn Mega-Brochure: http://www.sjscycles.com/thornpdf/thorn_mega_brochure.pdf Frank Berto's method of aiming for a 15% deflection...

I didn't use a mirror in my younger days when I could easily turn my head to check behind, but as previous contributors have stated, I would now feel quite exposed without a mirror. I've used several different types and found Mirrcycle mirrors to be excellent, but I ended up breaking a...

Another vote for the Suntour NCX from me too. We have one on the back of the tandem and I have one on my hack bike for taking the worst of the shocks out of our pock-marked urban roads. If you can stretch to it, I think the parallelogram types are worth the extra cost over the telescopic variety.

On the 'Endless Sphere' web-site, torque arms have been / are discussed to quite a depth. If you want to gain additional knowledge, have a look at these threads: https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/threads/dropout-failure-experiments-and-a-call-for-fork-donations.14195/...