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  1. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

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

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    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...
  3. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

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

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    got some parts welded
  5. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    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...
  6. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

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

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    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...
  8. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    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...
  9. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

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

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    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.
  11. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    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.
  12. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

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

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    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.
  14. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    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.
  15. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    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.
  16. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    while the frame is not welded, and all the disk brakes parts have not come in, the day was just too nice to not give the motor a try. my first impression of the motor is Wow! powered up hills, through farm fields. (sweet) with the current gearing of this gear motor, #35 chain 14 teeth on the...
  17. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    motor moved
  18. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    the handle bars turned out nice, but I'm going to have to move that big motor to the rear wheel. steering at slow speeds with a 30lb motor hanging off one side would be a bear.
  19. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    thundercamel, the lawn chair and the wheels got me thinking of this project. (all winter sitting in that chair in my work shop looking at them wheels) can't tell from the picture, but that chair is very comfortable. I'm in jefferson county. because I'm going to want things like Acc/Dec, stop...
  20. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    if you want to make a triangle shaped steering wheel out of 5/8" steel rod, It's handy to have a gravely mowing deck. and a long pipe helps
  21. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    armandd, the wheels came of my riding lawn mower, I get the hole drilling, this frame is a pig. but, it does give me a warm&fuzzy feeling, army tank comes to mind. I decided to raise the gap for the front fork to let the motor sit on the inside, doesn't give me much foot room, but give me a...
  22. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    used some wood and roofing rubber for an (almost) hard tail to hold the battery pack and electronics. also handy for mounting tail lights.
  23. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    going to have to switch motors, the motor I mounted on the front wheel is too big for the application, no room for my feet.
  24. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    it seems 6061 aluminum does not like being welded(lose 40 percent straight) so I may have to look at gusseting in stead of welding. but because I'm using half inch thick stock losing 40 percent may not be an issue. because I want to try all wheel drive, and I'v never tried front wheel drive...
  25. Tommy

    all season e-bike (second build, Fattest)

    looks like the lipo 7s-2p 16Ah packs(2) is going to be ready long before the frame is.
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