Recent content by glend

Its good to know the bafang is capable of 10,000 km+. I have just done a tad over 900km on my G311 fitted to Yuba Mundo. Total weight including myself perhaps around 120kg. But my poor motor has to lug that weight over very hilly terrain. But its doing a great job so far. I also like the fact...

My goodness Rudi, 280 kg. That's an herculean effort. Well done. Pity you not into chihuahua dogs, they so much lighter!

Bafang G311 hub $200 36V/48V 500W 22A E-Bike Sine Wave Controller w/ KT LCD4 Display +pedelec Sensor+Throttle $100 36V 10Ah E-bike Lithium Battery $250 Total = $550 You would need to spoke the hub to wheel but youtube video's will help. The Pedelec Sensor is not torque sensing. It senses when...

Its possible I got a lemon so I don't want to turn people off the Xiongda as it performed admirably in the short time it worked for me. Yes lube does seem to be the go and I never changed the lube in mine so perhaps thats the answer. But I am hopeful the Xiongda will only get better with...

No, mine failed within a month on a normal bicycle and I wasn't bashing it, just climbing hills to and from work, so I doubt it has anything to do with recumbents at all . I replaced it with a mac500/1000 which has proven much more reliable (over 2500km now) and climbs hills like they don't...

Thanks menvert for explaining and the heads-up with the WD40 . I use a bike for transport and need a good 2400km from the motor to break even so hopefully WD40 will do the trick. I was lifting the backwheel and twisting the throttle to force the motor into high gear which is when it made a loud...

Thanks d3M for explaining the possible cause of some failures. I wonder if using a mix of Nulon PTFE and Automatic Transmission Fluid will be better than the grease Xiongda uses to reduce friction. I also wonder if centrifugal forces are preventing the springs from returning the green part under...

Thats a beautiful build, well done. I went the other extreme and built the Xiongda into an old bike I purchased of ebay because I'm going to use it for travelling to work and shops and I wouldn't be game leaving such a nice bike as yours parked at the local shops. It just wouldn't last long. I...

Perhaps a tern link p9 at ~900 which would leave enough for Bafang SWXK and ping battery to meet your target of $1400. Was reviewed by nycewheels in youtube here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3DwLVAaYz4&list=TL0U_rZSfuxBRWDdeoZPpurjFR3XgIoN0f They also have reviewed other folders under...

Think its a great idea. Remember watching an electric folder catching up to a lycra racer up a very steep hill in youtube (lycra racer yelled out you must have electric motor on that thing!). The small wheels allow great torque from even smaller motors (at cost of speed) so no need turn the...

Concerned at this stage with ergonomics of the crank drive, probably not a concern for most, but not uncommon for me to ride 5+ hours on recumbent so a 15mm difference in peddle symmetry could aggravate my already aggravated knee's. aka...

Can anyone with a bbs01 measure the distance of peddles from the frame of the bike. bbs01 diagram makes me think the right peddle could be sticking out 15mm more than the left peddle (difference is 3mm on my standard bike).

Excellent points warren.

Perhaps better to look at geared hubs rated for tandems because of the potential of overloading the gearing system (legpower + bafang) . If cost wasn't a concern the Rohloff Speedhub would fill the bill admirably.

Yes but if they didn't modify the normal chainrings I wouldn't have to resort to powering up all the hills anyway so for me its just wasting power when I don't need too. Stoke-monkey doesn't, it leaves chainring intact, but also allows power through granny gear, so has massively more torque for...