Recent content by Tommy

200 miles and all the welds held(Sweet!) did both on road and off road.

thundercamel, with the 16ah pack and I hold it to 15mph it can go 10 miles before the cells go to 3.5v(current recharge point). it rides nice when not going through pot holes, I'm going to have to look at some kind of suspension. all in all a fun bike so far. I really like being able to charge...

with the frame welding I get a warm&fuzzy about it holding together on the road or trail.

got some parts welded

the power kickstand turned into a much bigger job then it was worth. too slow for me, but it can lift the bike with me in it. used a DPDT toggle switch to control it, installed limit switches on each end of it's travel. only thing left to do with it is to come up with a way to bypass it if it...

amberwolf, found a Avid BB7 MTN Mechanical Disc Brake Caliper on ebay for 24.00 & free shipping

while the brakes still have a lame stopping force, they are quiet now. what seemed to make the biggest difference is the steel spacers between the gears and hub. it also gives a warm&fuzzy feeling that the gears and hubs are not going to shift out of position. while waiting on freewheels...

plan A is to gear the front drive for 0-10mph, and the rear geared for 10-30mph. before I have to return to working for a living I plan to complete a add-on 18hr auxiliary battery pack(for Sunday rides). I have tried a number of times to set the disk brakes so that no noise comes from...

also going to see if I can get use to the big motor on the front wheel (without adding power steering :lol: ).

seat is going to the back burners, for now. because I enter the bike over the seat, seat width is a factor(because of my short legs). top on my list is to motorize the kickstand, then figure the peddles. I used stuff I had to make a temporary seat.

amberwolf, thanks for the search terms, while I have no issues putting my own seat together, I always end up with something that weights a lot, and I'm not done adding motors which tend to be heavy, so I'll search the net.

thundercamel, thanks for the feedback, I'll spend some time looking over information on bike disk brakes before I order a replacement rear brake.

without any first hand knowledge I ordered 160mm disk brakes for the rear wheel, but, it lacks enough stopping force for my fat bike, they seem like a good chose for the front wheel. seen some 203mm disks on ebay, have to give it a try for the back wheel. also looking at the kickstand.

while that chair may be good for sitting around contemplating the meaning of life, it just isn't right for this build.(too big, always in the way) I wonder if roofing rubber and foam rubber could survive year round.

seen this video rear view camera on amazon and had to give it a try, for the price even if I can't use it, it should still be fun to try.