Recent content by kubcat

Dogman, I appreciate your input, and I was thinking along the same lines, until I started learning about how much wear the high torque mid-mount motors can cause in the drivetrain of a bicycle. Given that I want to buy the motor for growth into the sport, that means high torque and high wear, so...

How do you like the hardtail? Any regrets? Any plans to upgrade to FS? I am on the fence about FS vs hardtail. Even though I know that the motor can overcome the suspension compression and expansion inefficiencies on aggressive climbs, those inefficiencies are still there, sucking down the...

Thanks for the feedback. Does anyone want a good deal on some old school fun? I have two bikes for sale? So if I am not going to use my current old frames, and I will have to start from scratch, the question now is to buy a used donor bike with the grade of components the BBSHD would require...

Hi, Here's the background: I'm planning to convert 2 classic fixed 26ers to ebikes. Both are in pretty good condition, as my wife and I used to ride often and I have always wrenched my own machines. Both are all original and are a 1990 Diamondback Apex and a 1989 Specialized Stumpjumper. I...