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    Vector bike and frame owners.

    Hey guys, I have a vector fat tire swingarm and am trying to upgrade the crankset from square taper to a cupped bottom bracket. I bought a Truvativ Howitzer setup and the crank arms hit the swing arm where it widens... any suggestions on what has worked for other owners? Ideas? Advice greatly...
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    HELP Cross lacing a QS273 18” or 19”?

    Thank you for the advice, I just purchased an excel takasago 19-2.15 for the qs273 John
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    HELP Cross lacing a QS273 18” or 19”?

    Hello everyone! I am trying to avoid “radial lacing” with my QS273 build. Does anyone have experience cross lacing 18” or 19” rims on the QS273 hub? Any help is greatly appreciated. My goal is to make this bike strong... going to be pushing it as close to 20kw as we can! Thenk you for the...
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    Vector fat tire swing arm interchangeability with EEB?

    Hello All! I have a quick question... does anyone know if the vector fat tire swing arm sold for 250$ would directly bolt ro my EEB frame? I’m putting a qs273 on it and want to get all the tire I can on it! Respectfully John
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    My ebike build with PowerVelocity.com

    Thanks for the help. Someone told me all my pictures were sideways so I went to great lengths rotating them 90deg! Haha... I was told it was fixed but I didn't really believe them because I was looking at sideways pictures. I just uploaded new pics without the fenders, I like it a lot better...
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    My ebike build with PowerVelocity.com

    I built this bike to cruise around the central coast of California. Luckily I was able to link up with member PowerVelocity.com who operates out of Sacramento California. I made a couple trips to work for an afternoon and this is what we came up with... it is fast and powerful... I am soooo...
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    21 inch front wheel ever tried?

    Thanks for the advice folks, I am waiting for a new coil for my new 240mm rear shock, I want to know what options I have available for when I make this change. I am looking at crowns for my boxxer fork and other options to mess with the geometry because the rear end currently has a 220mm shock...
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    21 inch front wheel ever tried?

    I have looked in atleast two threads... there are hundreds if not thousands of posts in each thread. I have tried using the search function and can't find a single thing about 21 inch rims/wheels. Do you have any suggestions to help guide me to the stuff you are talking about? Or if there is a...
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    21 inch front wheel ever tried?

    I am messing around with the geometry of my bike and am interested in running a 21" front rim. A Kenda k270 tire with dimensions of 2.75"x21" is only 26.3 inches diameter and the same size Shinko 241 is 27.2 inches! I currently have a 19" in front and a 2.75-19 is only 25", I like the idea...
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    Opinions please! Most powerful Hub w/ 155mm dropout?

    Hello, my friend powervelocity.com is the master of all this info. He has built 205's and 273's. He said that the 273 he put on his buddies bike does wheelies every time you give the throttle a little stab... he implied it was night and day between the two... and they both ran on similar size...
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    Opinions please! Most powerful Hub w/ 155mm dropout?

    I am friends with another member in here who has a 50h 205 and 40h 273. From what he has said the 273 is way way more impressive than 205. Thanks, John
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    Opinions please! Most powerful Hub w/ 155mm dropout?

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    Opinions please! Most powerful Hub w/ 155mm dropout?

    what is the most powerful production hub in your opinion? ..... Which hub is the most bad ass of them all! Thanks everyone! John
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    Help!!! How do I lace my MXUS V3

    Hey folks, I managed to bend the cheap Chinese 26" wheel that came with my new MXUS... so cheap that it didn't even get a flat tire from the impact that bent the wheel on my first good ride. I am ordering a 17" Holmes hobbies wheel with 108mm spokes. Anybody have advice for lacing? I am also...
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    Best Brakes for hydraulic disc with regenerative braking?

    Luckily I'm working with member powervelocity and he makes the controller, battery and everything, I just ordered the mt5e and I am confident he can make just one work. Thanks, John
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    Best Brakes for hydraulic disc with regenerative braking?

    Hey folks, I am looking for a rear brake system (caliper/lever/203mm disc) with a built in switch for the regenerative braking on my MXUS V3. I have found a Magura MT5e that sounds reasonably priced. I would prefer to have only the rear brake lever control the regenerative braking because I...
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    Favorite 8.5-10 inch rear shock for lots of weight

    Hello, I have your basic enduro style ebike frame, looks like a HPC Wolverine, that will weigh just over 120lbs and I weight 225. Considering we are nearing 350lbs I have heard I need a 750lb coil spring or higher. I am wondering if anyone has found a dirtbike or atv rear shock that fits within...
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    Need Help finding the best freewheel/cassette for MXUS V3

    Thanks, I will let you know what happens. I ordered a 135mm dropout hub for a bike I thought I was going to use and I may have a hard time getting the 8 speed to seat... I have a 5 speed freewheel on the way too just in case. I'm not scared of a little fabricating so we will see. I will let you...
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    Need Help finding the best freewheel/cassette for MXUS V3

    Thanks for the advice, I ordered up an 8 speed DNP freewheel with 11-34t. Figured it would have a little more space. Thanks, John
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    Need Help finding the best freewheel/cassette for MXUS V3

    Hello all! I have a MXUS V3 hub and an enduro type electric bike frame claiming 156mm width/dropout so I believe I have 155 mm to play with. The frame is the type that has the plates you can switch to the inside or outside of the rear control arm to affect the rear dropout width (135mm-155mm)...
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    Advice for 96v of batteries for my MXUS V3

    Thanks folks, I am going to have a custom battery made by the guy I'm getting the controller from, from what it sounds like I need to bring in someone who knows a little more than me to learn from. I appreciate all the advice, it was really helpful. Thank you, John
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    Advice for 96v of batteries for my MXUS V3

    I agree, I am not looking to skimp on batteries after buying all this nice stuff... what brands do you like? how would you go about configuring the batteries, 4-24v or 2-48v? Thanks everybody!
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    Advice for 96v of batteries for my MXUS V3

    This is my 4th, I worked my way up from a silly little 24v Hilltopper kit and tore it apart to make it work with another hub. Then I built a 48v 1000watt trike for my dad, I built another 1000w bike for a buddy. The biggest battery I have played with is just 48v 20AH. I have owned motorcycles...
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    Advice for 96v of batteries for my MXUS V3

    I was thinking it would be cool to have the ability to do both of the scenarios you just described... I was thinking that 4 24volt batteries would allow me to run a wide variation of voltages, I also have some other electric vehicles that are 48v and would like to have the possibility of...
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    Advice for 96v of batteries for my MXUS V3

    So I was reading about the 3T Version of the MXUS V3 and I will set my controller to continuous 50amps with max at 80amps... this is 5amps under the recommendation for both continuous and maximum. The controller I am getting is adjustable from like 36v to 120v with all kinds of Bluetooth tuning...
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