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Dual calipers? Where / how do you mount the second one?

Both use the same motor & jackshaft. It comes down to your own preference and type of usage, and your preferred voltage. Out of the box, without modifying anything; Chain is noisy but strong, belt is fragile but quiet. Belt seems to offer better primary reduction gearing and more torque...

Also in the uk, east London. I built a mid drive ebike using a GNG kit. 1.2kW and 30-odd mph when let off the lead, but I use a v.3 Cycle Analyst and a three position switch to turn the power down to economical and legal levels when on the Queens highway. Power from ping, and stronger motor...

I'll scrap the GNG bottom bracket and buy one from you when it fails, but until then, I may as well make use of it. I mostly ride seated, I don't intend to pedal this bike a huge amount, and I certainly don't intend to be doing any aerobatics on it, so the GNG BB might last a while yet. I picked...

The halo clickster, for all its heavily engineered 6 pawl chunkiness, doesn't fit. It's 2mm too thick, and 1mm to big to fit I to the machined adaptor of the GNG chain set. Shame because its a really sturdy looking freewheel, half the price of the White industries stuff. I have another...

Thanks, its colour code RAL5002, chosen utterly at random from a bewildering array of colours I was offered at the powdercoater. Its turned out quite nicely. I have a couple of reliability issues to sort, but it made mincemeat out of my 30 mile trip to work and back the other day. Only upgrades...

Likewise, I've just finished my commuter build. I went straight for mikes adjustable plates, and had them powder coated to match the rest of the bike.

High strength bottom brackets, cranks and freewheel devices specifically designed for the needs of mid drive solutions. Long bottom brackets with free wheels designed to run at high loads whilst in overrun mode. Current BMX / Trials free wheels work well, but are not designed for this...

Thanks for the tips. I've been given a Halo Clickster 16 tooth freewheel. Looks like its pretty tough, so I'll give it a try. Anyone tried one?

Thanks, but it's already out. Reasonably simple job to do, but I'm struggling with the question of getting a replacement that will last a while, and with this metric thread pitch question...

Mine fell off too. Replaced with a standard M10 nut and a spring washer.

I'm pretty sure I've read somewhere on here that the GNG uses a different thread (metric?) to normal free wheels. Can't find it now though...

Guys, I apologise if this has been posted and asked before, but I'm surfing on an iPhone, which makes searching a bit if a laborious task, not to mention a lengthy one given the signal strength out her in the wilderness of Essex, where I'm currently located. After a mere 30 miles, the...

Mistakes or not, its a lot easier to follow. Just set up my throttle in about 2 minutes flat. This guide made it really very easy... Thanks.

Could it be that way because it's been designed to be a) cheap, and b) super-reliable? It might be heavy, and inefficient, but it looks like it could outlast just about anything. London's famous black cabs are built in a similar way, using ridiculously heavy and inefficient components from...