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What cells would you recommend from the following: Samsung 50E LG M58T LiitoKala 50E I’m tiny bit concerned about the LG as some people say that it has very thin walls and ends. Also, in those reports it easily gets very hot on somewhat moderate loads. On the other hand I’ve been using the...

Thanks for your detailed answer! I've uploaded a picture of the stock configuration. From factory it's a rectangular 7.4V 2200 mAh LiPo pack. I don't know what's inside, I guess it must be a 2S pack. The charger outputs 8.4V, and it has a Y cable, so I charge 2 of them at the same time. I'd...

I'm a paraglider pilot and I'm using electric heated gloves. The problem is that the gloves barely last 1.5 hours on the highest setting, so I'd like to build a longer lasting pack. The original pack is 7.4V 2200 mAh LiPo. My idea is to make DIY 2S1P 21700 Li-Ion packs and use them in place...

An new model people recommended me from Neuzer has a frame battery and a Sturmey-Archer 3-Speed Hub. As I read Sturmey-Archer 3-Speed Hubs are generally considered very reliable, even more than Nexus 8, so that's a good sign, but how concerned I should be about frame batteries? This is an other...

> You mention that you always fix bikes. I'd just get a used bike and get a kit. I'd love to do that, doing everything myself but asking a local bike shop for the wheel rebuild, but this project is mostly for my mom so she can avoid public transport every day as soon as possible. So I'm looking...

Thanks for the good points, I'm definitely not considering second hand pedelecs any more, since the ones I was looking at were the same price as new low-end ones, say 800 EUR. I'm now leaning towards buying a low-end one and just swapping the too-cheap parts immediately, like V-breaks and...

I'm from Hungary. It seems most things for Kalkhoff/Panasonic could be bought from Germany, so it's not a big problem, as long as the parts can be found on eBay. Ebay batteries can be found for 200-300 GBP, 50cycles has a high quality one for GBP 495. But if I have to replace the battery then...

I wasn't clear, there are some good lightly used second hand bike available I can buy immediatly. My worry is about how risky is to buy a second hand e-bike, for example with a Panasonic mid motor system?

Hi, I'm looking to buy our fist e-bike / pedelec, I'm looking for a model which my 60 year old mother could use to commute to work (2x6 km, 60 meter elevation). I don't want to spend too much money on it I'm looking for something up to 900-1000 EUR. My question is whether I should look for...