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You will mostly get what you pay for. Do not skimp on the battery, for Class A branded cells 52V 17.5Ah you will be looking at £400-500 GBP, pay substantially less at your peril...

Holland is a country I think, just not as big as Netherlands? Anyway, it might be Denmark (it's in Scandinavia), however the law never got passed. I was in Copenhagen few yrs ago for a week with a work go-live staying near Tivoli Gardens and you could easily be in Amsterdam re number bikes and...

The Dutch don't wear helmets as most of their bike lanes are segregated so they feel safe. Most of the bike lanes where I live are a joke and just the inside lane painted with line....lazy and unsafe.

Buy a cheap waterproof bike cover, an alarm under seat and take the battery with you.

Hmm.... In the 'Gather Your Materials' section he forgot the most important one...the sun....

Can I ask what the 'Park Rangers' look like where you are, do they drive SUVs with flashing lights and loads of guns etc. like real cops where you are, what authority do they actually have? Where I live we have 'Parkies' mostly old geezers that potter around and like to have naps in the Council...

This dude has the right idea, imagine if you could strap a small beer fridge on top too! I'd ride it entrance of Botanic Gardens (in disguise), make a show of piercing the packaging, putting it in microwave and setting timer then cycle in to Botanics with it running, cycle around for cpl mins...

What I've noticed with using cheap v brakes is that as long as they are lined up and reasonably balanced using the set screws they work great, very strong. My ebike is rear hub and it is heavy (almost 30kg all-in), so the issues of breaking too much with front break and ending up over the...

Yeah, I'd scrap the disk brakes and aluminium requirements as they don't really make any sense. Steel frames are more widely available, stronger and cheaper than Al frames. My 1500W rear hub 52V ebike brakes work just fine using cheap v brakes and they are easy to maintain, Look for a half...

I've looked at this too but didn't bother in end and focused on ebike not getting nicked in first place eg removing battery, decent kryponite d-lock and alarm, The problem being GPS positioning accuracy is (10 yards - 50yards) horizontal and for height this is x1.5 giving (15yards - 75yards)...

I've got one on back and front, the local bike shop guy sold them to me (cannot remember price), along with the inner tubes mentioned. I guess if he's selling them they must be fine...but they are at budget end I suppose and end of line means some good deals as you say.

The Michelin Protek Max inner tubes have in-built 'slime' :) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michelin-Protek-Max-Inner-Tube/dp/B0078SM6MW?th=1

I use Michelin Protek Max inner tubes and Schwalbe Active Land Cruiser Plus tires, not had one puncture in past year since I installed them on ebike kit build and they drive nicely and won't break the bank.

You will also need two torque arms, bin the cheapo(s) that you get with bike kit and buy thicker better fit ones, one per side. I had to design my own for drive side as using an old donor bike Here is link to my build thread so you can see the kit on bike: Thoughts on This eBike Kit and Battery...

This is the kit: https://www.moddsebikes.co.uk/product/26-48v-1500w-rear-wheel-conversion-kit/ This is the battery: https://www.moddsebikes.co.uk/product/52v-17-5ah-lithium-battery-and-charger-high-quality-cell/ To use cruise control with that controller and display you need to be moving at...