Recent content by kylerlaird

Yup, the refusal is just about balancing. At the slightest wobble she jumps off. And we're on grass. I did have a little breakthrough. I was riding the e-balance bike around while she was on the trampoline with friends. She jumped on and we rode together for a bit, even controlling the...

I tried ordering ordering these "adult stabilizers" but it's apparently a scam site. Just got my PayPal refund. https://agouveia.com/product/bike-usa-adult-stabilizer-wheel-kit/

I'm not ready to concede. She really enjoys cycling. She asked for her fat tire bike to become a trike so I did it. The rear is so wide that she has to leave it in high gear. She still rides it like a beast. I'm tempted to electrify one of the trikes for her but I want her to be comfortable...

BTW, if you're going to use the Flipsky 75100 a lot, you need to be aware that there are fakes out there. I've gotten two through Amazon that had large bolts glued to the interior instead of PCBs. At least apply power and see if the LED lights before you shelve one.

I made a tiny bike for my daughter who refuses to learn to ride. (Don't get me started.) She has amazingly strong legs, as demonstrated on her fat-tire trike, but I pulled the pedals off of this bike. My goal was to make an electric version of her Strider, which is way too small now. I want...

Wait...other controllers don't have "current based throttles"? Hmmm...I took out my Lectra XP yesterday to look for a dog in the woods. It's the stock controller and I've disabled the damn PAS so it's throttle-only. It still seems unresponsive. What is the control method generally used for...

I have a bunch of Trampa MkVs and I appreciate their quality. The STR-500 looks great for some projects, but not for little ones. I ordered a couple of Go-FOC M100s last month. I'll tear one down and see if the PCB is usable in a battery base. Nucular looks like good hardware but doesn't...

I have been flailing, buying lots of controllers in an attempt to find a better solution than the Flipsky 75100. But I keep coming back to it. I feel like the obvious answer is to build my own controller but I haven't been able to get over the thought that there isn't anything better out there...

There's no throttle. There's only a switch on the battery. It's as simple as I could make it. (I think about waking my new T17 builds with backward pedaling.)

The pedal torque sensor is a 100mm T9. I didn't modify the 75100 except to solder the motor wires straight from the Higo connector (and the end caps).

The Phoebe Liu Shop at aliexpress is where I've been getting my eRiders. My T17s just hit US Customs. I'm hopeful. I'm using my own controllers, so that's not an issue. I appreciate Justin but I want more control.

Oh! That all sounds great! Unfortunately, I see only 68, 73, 83mm versions. I still want one. Thank you for the references. I'm starting to feel like there might be something good out there.

I wonder how these differ from eRider. I have a 68mm Bafang around here somewhere. I'll find something to put it in to test. I contacted Autorq to buy samples. They certainly make big claims about reliability. Thanks!

I want to know if the rider is pedaling, even if it's so light that the torque level is in the noise. If I have the chain whizzing by my torque sensor, a separate cadence sensor is extraneous. Simple torque sensing gets a bit sketchy when standing on a bumpy downhill.

Thank you. I had found the Annoy Bike unit (while looking for a Beam TS) and it's what got me thinking about making my own. It's a little pricey for what it appears to be. (No chain speed sensor?) My eRiders have been failing into a 2.5V output with little to no variation due to torque...