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  1. hillbilly

    1935 Electric car?

    I was chatting about electric bicycles with a 94 year-old friend of my mother's when she told of seeing a two-seater electric car in Great Falls, Montana between 1935 and 1939. She believes it might have belonged to the famous western artist and Great Falls resident, Charles Russell. Does this...
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    Big Dummy + Cyclone 720: any advice?

    After reading countless threads and considering countless options I've finally taken the plunge and ordered the main components for my next bike, a "hillclimbing eMule" from a Surly Big Dummy longtail and a Cyclone 750 watt/36v, 3 chainwheel. I'll use the battery from my present bike (Ping...
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    BMC V1 versus Lookout Mountain

    We had some unexpected freak weather here today -- it quit raining and the sun actually came out long enough for a bike ride. About ten days ago I posted an account of my latest backroad hill climbing experience, so this a further update using the same bike (in my signature) on the same...
  4. hillbilly

    Needed: a steady hand on the throttle

    In another thread Dogman commented, "Simply set a speed on the throttle, and pedal till the bike goes a few kph faster. This puts the motor into the lower power use zone that is very efficient extending range. It only takes a moderate effort to do this, and even the steepest hills can be climbed...
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    Trek Hybrid, BMC V1 versus 13% logging road

    My main interest in ebikes is related to climbing the steep logging roads in the mountains surrounding our cabin. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of miles of these unpaved roads, many of which offer wonderful scenery and excellent wildlife viewing. To reduce poaching, log piracy and...
  6. hillbilly

    Build an ebike in 3 minutes

    Build u an ebike in 3 minutes for $269 complete. http://cleanrepublic.com/hill_topper_electric_bike_conversion_kit.html It takes me longer than that to change my socks or boil an egg. I feel very inadequate. :cry:
  7. hillbilly

    (updated) Trek 7300 Hybrid - BMC - Ping - Shenzen

    8 Oct update: after writing this review we discovered that my controller was 20 amp, not 30. I've now got a 35 amp controller and will post an update to this review farther down this thread. First, a little background: a couple of months ago I posted a question on ES asking about the...
  8. hillbilly

    Controllers, how hot is TOO HOT?

    I've got a temperature probe inside a Shenzen 30 amp controller (with BMC v1 and Ping 36v 15ah). Yesterday, on one of my first ebike rides, I tackled a long upgrade on a logging road. I pulled over just before the top and checked the controller temperature on the V-3 data logger: 192 f. It...
  9. hillbilly

    LiPo4 care & charging basics?

    I'm a noobie looking for basic information on proper care and charging of LiPo4 batteries. I have a new Ping 36v 15ah battery and unlike some of the more adventurous battery-abusers on this forum I'd like to baby this battery for as many years/cycles as possible. So far I've recharged it once...
  10. hillbilly

    (basic) connector confusion

    I've read several threads about connectors and looked at connectors at several vendor sites... and as I am a complete novice at this and have never seen an Anderson, much less used one, I'm baffled, especially about the differences between types of Andersons and which size is needed for each...
  11. hillbilly

    An ebike for the hills?

    Hello, I have the good fortune to live in a cabin at an elevation of just under 1000' in the foothills of the North Cascades. It is an area with many logging roads and winding, hilly paved arterials. What isn't so great, however, is the fact that at 65 years old (and more-or-less fit) I can't...
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