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  1. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Neat! I'm definitely gonna avoid a pre-built bike tho - unless it involves trading my current bike in. I 100% don't need 2 bikes! I'll probably go for a geared rear hub so the weight is all the in the battery and I can pedal normally if necessary. I'm totally stoked to look at a billion...
  2. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Ahh well, it is Ebay after all. You're only as safe as you make yourself. That's always good to hear! Even after everything UPP is still the cheapest option. If I do get a fire proof charging setup then the added range might even be worth the chance of it catching on fire!
  3. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Oh? Maybe the horror stories I've heard were a bit exaggerated...
  4. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    For certain things I can totally agree with that sentiment! However, a lot of the parts I've looked at have also met that "from China" tick box. Combing things from China and on ebay... not a great idea for safely purchasing anything... at least as far as I can tell!
  5. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Well, right now I'm still exploring my options and learning about ebikes in general. That's just my usual paranoia! q: That is very true! I'll probably not be ordering any sketchy things off of ebay... even if its cheaper... With the actual budget requirements, I definitely won't be getting...
  6. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Its certainly looking that way! Not a bad way to go... Neat! Too bad sales always make me more indecisive lol It's like; why is it on sale? Is there something wrong with it? Was I being overcharged before? Who knows...
  7. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Okay... I think I understand... a good battery is important? Yeah... I can totally agree with that! Yeah! That sums up my options pretty well. Getting some kind of fire-proof toolbox etc. to store the battery in when charging is probably my best bet all around. I can't be watching it the whole...
  8. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    I'm not mechanically illiterate - I'm reasonably confident I could do any of the assembly required eventually. The thing I'm not cut out for is the terrifyingly high budget requirements. I have a bike already so... buying another one doesn't appeal to me in the slightest. A part of the reason I...
  9. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    That is unfortunate!
  10. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    I see... I think there's a multimeter or something like that sitting around here somewhere... However, truing the wheel is like...? If I have to do that shouldn't I save 100$ and just spoke a motor onto my current wheel lol
  11. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    The price for those isn't even listed on their website lol! That's awesome tho! Getting out and doing things isn't easy but its always nice to get some second hand encouragement! I hope you guys have fun! That seems a little silly? Like, I have to buy a pre-built wheel and then do half the...
  12. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    How could tell it was a 350w motor? Something about how fast the motor can spin, maybe? And yeah... a weaker kit would mean I could go further on a weaker battery. It would be kind of proportional? However, 10-15mph in inclement weather is probably faster than I should be safely going on a...
  13. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Nani!?
  14. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    I'd prefer to order everything online!
  15. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    That... is a valid point! Sketchy sellers are sketchy! I'm definitely not at the point where I should be doing anything like that! (Safely, that is...) Thanks tho! That is very kind of you to say and I totally get where you are coming from! Right now I'm not really friends with anyone that...
  16. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Your battery only lasted one season? That's pretty terrible as they should last a few years at least and way longer if they are well taken care of! I'm glad you could sort it out anyways tho! Its pretty cool that you have the expertise to work with the parts like that... hopefully I will too...
  17. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Ahh, I guess I totally misunderstood how the internal motor gears worked! I have a 21 speed bike right now so I do, in fact, have experience switching gears. For some reason I was internally relating it to shifting gears in a car? I guess its all kind of the same? What do you mean by they...
  18. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Budgetwise? Yeah, pretty much. A decent concern of mine is avoiding making any stupid mistakes only a beginner could... Which obviously I will never 100% be able to avoid... Your statement is another one I definitely can't argue with. I could do all the research in the world and still make...
  19. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    That's pretty solid advice! The only thing I have access to on that list a soldering iron but I'll be the first to admit my experience with it basically amounts to nothing. I'm totally willing how to learn to, for example, put a tire together. However you are correct in that I have not budgeted...
  20. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Thank you for the information! I'm (thankfully) not in any debt right now but half the idea of trying this out is to prevent drowning myself in car payments I can't afford... It's super cool that you got yourself out of that situation with the help of an ebike. The fact that something like that...
  21. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Unfortunately, I’m nowhere near there! Thanks anyways! Thank you for your story! I’m definitely getting the impression that some of the recommendations are for ebikes designed to go fast... While I’m not opposed to that it’s not something I’m looking for right now. I want to make my commute...
  22. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Well, I have about $600 set aside for the project. I genuinely should not be spending any considerably larger amount than that on this tho. Then I would be dipping into funds that are set aside for emergencies and other more salient things (such as food... and rent... etc.) I could save more but...
  23. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    I really would prefer to have a display on my bike so that I know how fast I'm going... Aside from that I can kind of see your point :< $1200 as a minimum tho? For a 750w motor and a 36-48v 10~AH battery? That seems... like quite a lot. Would you recommend that even something like this from...
  24. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    Oh, so I should just ask whoever I buy the kit from for a spare? That doesn't seem like a terrible idea to be fair. I totally get where you are coming from with that statement about not cheaping out! The problem is I don't have thousands of dollars to spend on an ebike. I can either get one at...
  25. DearDeathDay

    My 1st ebike, Pls Help Verify Kit/Info Before I Buy

    I'm in an apartment complex so it's not just me I have to worry about... However... I definitely haven't been talked out of it. Every momentary lapse just brings me back stronger... looking for different parts... Do you mean you saved... $20? or $2k or? Ping and Luna batteries are like twice...
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