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  1. chisixer6

    New e-bike at CES

    If this has already been posted, please disregard. I saw on AOL that at the CES, they show an new e-bike coming soon, called a Faraday. Batteries are hidden in the frame and runs an 350 watt motor, price is like $3500, ouch. looks like a normal commuter, front wheel drive...
  2. chisixer6

    attention Dogman

    I think you are from Las Cruces, NM. On our chainlink, a bicycle forum here, an article from the las Cruces Sun Times poped up about Divvy, Chicago's recently bike share program... here's the link..........got coverage all the way from Las Cruces...
  3. chisixer6

    electric bike question in Chicago

    This is from a Chain link discusion on having or owning an electric bike. I really want to show ebikes from this guy Don, he's got three.He uses 2 of them for family and grocery, and the 3rd is a fun bike. Take a look of the pics he sent, they are on the 3rd page of the discusion. Maybe Don is a...
  4. chisixer6

    going riding finally

    Tommorrow I am off and weather here is sunny and in the 50's, so my 3 new ebike builds will see daylight, I guess last years 3 ebikes will gather more dust till I decide which of the 6 ebikes I will ride. Finally good warmer weather, I am a wimp with low 20's temp and snow.
  5. chisixer6

    triangle bag

    saturday I was at the 3rd annual bike swap meet at University of Illinois Circle campus gym. It was larger than previously. thing that caught my eye was this firm Iberia, sells cheap bike accessories. One item that caught my eyes was the top top panniers, a little larger would be fine, but too...
  6. chisixer6

    ebike on Velocity channel

    Was watching velocity channel program today, they showed an ebike from Germany. Program was Tech Toys 360, they had a carbon fiber frame hard tail ebike( i don't think it has a front suspension), named PG Black Trail, motor is not a hub motor, hybrid motor is 1.2kw. Speeds up 62mph , weighs 44...
  7. chisixer6

    bafung bpm motor leads

    I am thinking of getting a Bafung BPM motor from greenbike kit. From pictures I seen on the lead wires, it seem to show only Halls wire and no phase wire, are these somewhere else? http://www.greenbikekit.com/index.php/electric-motor/bldc-bpm-500w-36v.html thanks in advance Jerry
  8. chisixer6

    throttle grip

    I like using a thumb shifter rather than the half or full grip. I was looking at my motorcycle parts catalog and I came across the crampbuster, something I consider getting for my Harley years ago and didn't. I believe the crampbuster may work with our throttle grips. Just a thought. Jerry...
  9. chisixer6

    Overvolted an motor?

    afew weeks ago I was riding one of my ebikes, going great, after a while it ran out of pep. had to pedal home. Believe cell voltage was around 3.5v, had this halls and phase setup since spring. Only difference was going to 77v off charger, so a little under 75v nominal, previously with Lifepo4...
  10. chisixer6

    battery storage after a ride

    After a ride, do you remove the battery from the bike? If you where do you keep it? Just wondering, because recently got into Lipo's, need to handle with care. When I finish a ride, I remove the battery off the bike, put it need my table to recharge. That was with Lifepo4 chem, now that...
  11. chisixer6

    relacing a yescomusa hub

    has anyone relaced an Yescomusa hub to a different size wheel. I may need a 24" rear wheel. Probably will use 12-13 gauge spokes. Now will there be enough room for 1 cross or just do a radial lace? or for $300 more just get 9c or chrystalyte hub already laced? I have an 26" 48v 800watt Yescomusa...
  12. chisixer6

    Lifepo4 compared to Lipo

    today I got a shipment of Lipos from Hobbyking. these are my 1st Lipos, as I have been using Lifepo4 the past year. Here is a comparison of the batteries, according to me. comparing a Turnigy 6s 4.5a Lifepo4 to Turnigy 6s 5.0a Lipo. Size ... Lipo is almost half the size of the Lifepo4...
  13. chisixer6

    5th ebike build

    I am converting my easy racer clone to electric, I currently have a plywood seat, that I want to cover. what kind of foam is good for the seat ? Would it be closed cell foam? thanks in advance.
  14. chisixer6

    EP buddy selling lipo

    Haven't been on EP Buddy's site in a while, but they are now selling LIPO batteries. Not as cheap as Hobby King, but claims to have the c number conserative. And at least they are in stock.
  15. chisixer6

    battery choices

    Since Hobby King(USA) is very slow in refilling their Lifepo batteries, I am going to finally jump into the Lipo scene, despite the danger. I want to get 3 Zippy flightmax 6s Lipos. here is what decided on. Zippy flightmax 6s 5a 15c....$52.12...
  16. chisixer6

    yescomusa direct drive question

    I have an rear 800 watts 26" drive direct kit from Yescomusa. I am still building this bike, but with the rear wheel is mounted, it is hard to rotate the wheel, seems like there is a strong magnetic force working againist rotation either way. Is this normal? I haven't had a chance to hook up...
  17. chisixer6

    newbie error on wheel building

    i just built my 1st wheel, after watching on utube. I know there is a mistake. this is a front wheel build, using a Shimano M525 disc hub on a 406 size rim. My mistake was in the dishing. I built the wheel with both side equal rather than taking the disc into consideration, as a result the wheel...
  18. chisixer6

    bike lock

    I was looking at chubby's Cruiser site, and needed a bike lock for my ecrusier. I came across several sites that carrys these locks prices varies from $35 to over $120. depending if you want a key lock or combination lock and if you want it made in Germany. below is a link to a cheaper version...
  19. chisixer6

    yescomusa

    been looking on ebay at Yescomusa aka apluschoice aka xcceries( what is it, a single store front with some thin walls separating the 3 companies), for the a 48v 1000watt rear motor, they used to carry it, not sure if they ran out or they no longer carry it....next down is a 48v 800watt rear...
  20. chisixer6

    chicago bike swap meet

    Anyone in the chicagoland area, there is a bike swap meet at Pulaski Park March 3rd..Suppose to have 50 dealers and sellers.. Jerry
  21. chisixer6

    weed wacker

    Ypedal and anyone else interested; saw your conversion of weed wacker to lipo, I believe you said make sure it is not an induction motor, not sure what this means. anyway, I was in Menards and saw an electric snow shovel, I thought about playing with cordless. I have a...
  22. chisixer6

    larger disc brake

    On the bike that I am currently building, I plan on having disc brakes on the front. The fork has the tabs to mount a disc brake, I am going to use hydralic brakes instead of mechanical this time, hopefully for better stopping power. I was wondering, since I am used to 160 mm disc, was maybe...
  23. chisixer6

    Hobby King 8000ma packs

    Consider buying some HK Turniqy 4s 8000ma. Problem is they come with a 5.5mm connector. I use 4mm connetors. I dont think the wire from the packs will fit a 4mm connector, think they are 8 gauage wire. I got some 5.5mm connectors coming from HK. Can I make a small adapter cable with 5.5mm on one...
  24. chisixer6

    CA or watt meter

    I know the cycle anaylst is the best thing to hit e-bike, I will get one, on my 3rd e-bike. But for now, can I get by with a watt meter? I now mainly want one for a gas gauge function. My controllers on my 1st 2 e-bikes don't have an interface for a CA. I really don't want to go the stand alone...
  25. chisixer6

    charging 12s pack

    I am still a little confused on charging of packs. I have 2 6s packs in series for my 36v motor. I have a icharge 2008 (20a 8s) powered by meanwell 600watts 24v. I want charge say two 6 cell 5a packs that was in series; I can charge one at a time @ 5 amps 1c , or 10 amps 2c or I...
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