Recent content by arrowrod

I have received my Frey AM1000. Replaced the tires with Schwalbe Moto-x 27.5x2.8. Failed at making them tubeless. The rims have a "slit" (where the rim is joined in a hoop) in the rim that leak. Frey insisted that their rims can't be made tubeless. Put a 53 tooth chainring on. Changed the...

Stolen... Ordered a new Frey. 30 - 45 days. Complete. Local police have a video of the thief riding away. Small town, eventually will find the thief. Riding my old Bafang powered BBSHD ebike in the meantime.

Make that Spomann.

Rode today. Finally everything worked. The chain had been "jumping" (apparently trying to shift). Noticed the derailleur hanger mounting screw was loose. A final "slight" low screw (for the 11 tooth) adjustment, got the chain to stop "jumping". Got some 5" cranks to replace the 6" cranks...

52.8v @ 85%

Shimano CS-HG31 8-Speed Cassette I haven't measured the voltage.

Took the Ultra out for a ride to the Pickleball palace. About 10 miles. Naturally, the chain jumped off the front sprocket and got caught in the mounting bolts for the sprocket. Luckily, I brought my multi-tool, or I would have had to push the bike home. The 44 tooth front sprocket is too...

Finished the installation. Got the Ultra Speed Sensor for M2Sbike.com. Spomann on AliExpress has stopped responding. I should have routed the motor wiring out the top left side. The is a lot of room for connectors.

Installed the Ultra motor. The chain ring touches the frame (actually the swing arm). I didn't like the clearance of the cable and brake hose running under the engine, so I enlarged the cable holes with my trustee Dremel. (Dremel, the tool that destroys projects.) Didn't like the chain...

Duh... My motor running backwards, was the motor laying on a box with the front pointed to the rear.

Yippee, I received my Ultra Motor. It came in a "repackaged" box. Naturally, it was missing the speed sensor package, The magnet, the cable, the magnet connector, and the speed sensor. Hooking up the motor, the display lights up, and the throttle works, however the motor runs backwards...

My 48v battery charger has a new power cord, 3 prong, 120v 'muricin (made in China, of course). I charged the 48v battery until I got a green light. The charge indicator on the battery indicates full. Naturally, the postman was 8 hours late. To repeat, the power cord was from Amazon.

Fedex had my 52v battery status as delivery by end of day. That status disappeared, and a new unknown status has appeared. My Ultra motor is now being tracked by DHL. It's in Hong Kong, and is scheduled for delivery on Friday. What could possibly go wrong? (With apologies to Jeremy Clarkson.)

After exhausting research, Bolton Bikes on YouTube, revealed that chargers are mostly self voltage accommodating. My 250v EU plugged charger is marked: 100v - 250v. The power cord is a "3 prong" cord, with the charger side plug arranged in a triangle. I ordered a 3 prong 120v cord from Amazon...

Got the 48v battery from Spomann Bike. Naturally, the charger is EU 250v. The second battery, a 52v, I ordered should be here tomorrow. I actually didn't know what a EU 250v plug looked like.