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They appear to be plain gauge spokes, which is a good thing in my books. So many people crapping on about the virtues of double butted spokes. Personally, I haven't even seen any in decades, and IMO were always crap (forever having to tension them due to stretch). Aero (oval) profile having long...

Thanks for that. I'll get the multi meter out and see if I can identify it.

You seem to have lots of replies, so I'm sure that you've already found your solution. But I'll throw my two bob's worth in anyway. For what its worth, I've built thousands of spoked wheels of all types. Stainless is all the go these days, but don't turn your nose up at zinc plated. I bought...

The ebike I've built didn't have the computerised adjustable level Pas controller/speedo/& etc thing come with the motor. I bought one, but this proved to be incompatible. So, I'd like to regain as much control as possible using a low tech approach. Currently I can either use the throttle...

Thanks for this reply:):). It's informative. That 13-32 you mentioned seems to be the only 8 speed screw on which specifies the minimum possible number. As far as speed goes, I cut my teeth in a pretty aggressive environment. The bad effects of this could only be minimised by travelling as...

Maybe, but I don't think so. It works, straight up. The aim is to have it working to my satisfaction. And if that's not achievable then at least I'll have learnt a fair bit. I've owned the same highly modified BMW for over half my life now. And I know just about every nut and bolt in the thing...

Maybe I will, but hell, it's only my first dabble, and building one myself seemed at first glance to be an economical way to do it. And it probably is, everything considered. The initial purpose was simply to have a light machine to nick down to the shops on. I live in a particularly hilly area...

There's a lot of bollocks written about chain lube. You might notice however, that new chains of every stripe come packed in grease. The main benefit of using thick petroleum products is that they provide unsurpassed barrier strength. But you'll never get grease back deep inside. The next best...

I decided a few months ago to build an e-bike using a pretty good second hand MTB as a base. It's been something of a trial. Just about everything has to be built and unbuilt a half dozen times to meet my exacting requirements. This is ongoing as everything has to work well and be as easy to...