Recent content by craneplaneguy

Run it, that's what you got it for! If you mean will your new battery be permanently harmed by using it in cold weather, don't think so. A bit less range maybe then in warmer climes, but that will happen whether it's new or used.

No kidding? So I didn't screw up, but I planned it that way? Perfect, I'll leave it as is, and now I can justify why in case I get called out on it.

After I did some heavy research on how to lace up and true my new front rim to my new hub (3 of the 6 disc bolts stripped out, so I bought a new hub also), I ended up taking it to my LBS and told them to call me when it was done....yeah I wimped out, but no regrets. It turned out perfect. The...

One long term problem would be, just like with wind turbines: build it sensitive/large enough to work in light winds (which is the majority of times), and the first storm that comes through will tear it apart. But, also like with wind turbines, that problem could be solved. I think I...

Looks like a Surly Wednesday frame may fill the bill, and I just now found one in Utah about a 2 hour drive away. I'll know more tomorrow. On the whole fatbike thing: when I ride in town on the established bike trails there, (where ebikes are riden hassle free) I am always the only fat...

After ordering, and paying, for one (bare frame) on the 21st. of December, in MEDIUM size, I had yet to get a shipping date, so today I made the call. The New Jersey based business (first problem, I'm in Idaho, but their website had the best price and what I wanted in stock, so what the heck)...

I do it, (drift left before turning right) but not when driving a car but when driving my crane truck, I have to, as the turning radius is much greater. So do a lot of semis. But I always check both sides and behind me of course. It always kills me when I see some Corrola or Civc driver do this...

The rims I use designates the inner dimension, thus the i. OK, I knew I would figure that out without having to ask, WTF? I had seen that term and my eyes just glazed over, not knowing what it meant, now I know, thanks! My rim is 22 mm, inside. My tire has arrived, looks good, I'll mount it...

Great post, MR! And, if you drive a car.... it will make you a safer driver also, super defensive driving that is. When I go through a green lighted intersection in my 54,000 lb crane truck, the habits I have learned riding all things 2 wheeled over the years, automatically come into play: I...

Mostly I just want more rubber meeting everything on the trail first, a larger contact patch. My current tubeless setup on my fatbike is working fine, and I just got done with a short ride, in 18 degree temps. But most of our winter riding is 20-30's temps. I am hoping to just it run...

No speed involved, ha ha, mostly just slowly trucking along in a remote area, by myself, so I take it easy., and it's always about extending my range. Maybe the last mile or so back to camp I'll romp on it a bit. Always uphill to start, Idaho makes that easy. I fly into a remote area, and then...

Thanks for that info, that seems to be the prevailing wisdom, while at the same time many were telling me I had to go to a new rim. It will be simple enough to buy a larger tire and try it, if need be I can always go with a larger rim if need be. It's simple math I guess, (insert pie symbol...

I have heard of some using a smaller tire in the rear, to get a better gear ratio, but I am considering going with a 2.5 or 2.75" front tire (26") on my eMontague to make it a better trail bike. Right now I have 2" tires, on a 22 mm rim. I would, I am told anyway, have to get a larger rim to...

Speaking of pushers, I spotted this in Wyoming the other day. https://i.imgur.com/C0KeHVGs.jpg

Yes indeed, I was thinking the same, and why they thought they could use that design, could "get away with it!". That type of "new" thinking possible with electric powerplants, combined with old school aero thinking, is what I find so interesting as e planes are fine tuned. I love the concept of...