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How to Convert a Bike to Electric: A UK Guide
How to convert a bike to electric: check your frame, pick hub or mid-drive, size the battery and see how a fitting goes. Advice from our Cardiff workshop.
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Kits, batteries, controllers, chargers and repairs, written by George Andrusca.
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How to convert a bike to electric: check your frame, pick hub or mid-drive, size the battery and see how a fitting goes. Advice from our Cardiff workshop.
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Family cycling holidays in the UK on an e-bike: traffic-free routes from the Taff Trail to the Camel Trail, child seats, the 14+ rule, trains and charging.
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UKC1 display vs SW900 and 5 other e-bike LCD displays: which suits UART, KT or Bafang CAN-BUS, plus SW900 settings step by step. Cardiff workshop.
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Choose an ebike controller: 48V, 72V and Sabvoton ratings, amps vs BMS, sine vs square wave, hall sensors, Bafang UART vs CAN-BUS. 12 compared.
Batteries
Which ebike charger fits your battery? 36V needs 42V, 48V 54.6V, 52V 58.8V. See XLR vs DC plugs, charge times and safety tips from our Cardiff workshop.
UK Law & Legality
Private e-scooters are only legal on private land in the UK. Rental trials, penalties, Wales and Cardiff, and what the planned law change actually says.
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A failing e-bike battery doesn't always mean a new one. We break down when a £75 BMS replacement fixes it, when a cell group repair makes sense, and when replacement...
Conversion Kits
Wattage doesn't tell you how a motor climbs — torque does. Here's why a mid-drive kit outclimbs a same-rated hub motor, how to match a kit to your gradient (using...
Bafang
Most Bafang error codes on BBS01B, BBS02B and BBSHD kits come from a loose connector or a sensor fault, not a failed motor. Codes 02 to 30 explained.
Bafang
68mm or 73mm BSA isn't the whole story. A full compatibility check covering common UK bike brands, press-fit adapters, e-MTB suspension clearance, and exactly how to measure your own bottom...
UK Law & Legality
A throttle that works above 3.7mph makes your e-bike a motor vehicle in the eyes of UK law. Here's the exact EAPC rule, the one narrow legal exception, and how...