Recent content by Diysuperhero

I have had a couple of E-bikes but so far been unimpressed The reason is that most off the peg E-bikes are so heavy that you are forced to use assistance most of the time, unassisted they are horrible to ride, so it doesnt feel like cycling. Next I bought a fancy Specialized Creo road E-bike and...

Yea, this guy was warning me off, not to be messed with!!

Just discovering Birminghams canal network, just moved here

I am running 700x40c tyres and they are easy to fit into that width, I have another bike running 700x32c tyres and that was a bit harder to fit but in theory you only need to fit them once in the life of the tyre as a puncture is highly unlikely. In any case, they are not really much hassle...

If you used these and Schwalbes you are invincible, that might be overkill though

You can use a cheaper tyre, Schwalbe Marathons etc are expensive and you bin them when they wear out, and you can still get a puncture, with these, they transfer to a new tyre, plus you can ride them flat too if you did get a puncture (never happened yet)

Not at all, I prefer the ride alot, the bumps are absorbed better and the tyres just feel more planted somehow, I strongly urge you to give them a try, I am 100 percent convinced, I can push drawing pins or nails into my tyres and they stay inflated, I actually cant imagine how you could get a...

As an E-bike it works really well, even with the conversion its not too heavy and rides just like a standard bike unassisted. The other advantage is that it doesnt look too much like an Ebike so is not such a target for thieves. I still feel like a proper cyclist on this, its alot of funnn also...

It had cantis but I swapped them for V brakes which are actually very good and well up to the job

circa 2005 with a YOSE Power conversion this year

sorry its TYRE not TIRE

I ride mostly off road across parks and use the canal towpath network in the great city of Birmingham, just one problem PUNCTURES!!! but no longer, I am now invincible because I have discovered TANNUS ARMOUR, its an insert for the tire that goes around the inner tube (you need to use a narrower...

A couple of notes on the conversion, I swapped the original Canti brakes for some V brakes which are well up to the job, fitted some flat bars (it had drops but the supplied flat bar levers have a cut out switch which cuts the power when braking, works really well). I took the two smaller rings...

Hi, new here, I fancied trying an E-bike conversion so fitted a YOSE POWER kit to my old Raleigh Pioneer Venture and its alot of fun, it rides just like a normal bike but has superpowers (or rather I do now), 13Ah battery, legal 250W motor (they do a 350W option but this is fine), it has an...