Recent content by Tyler5883

Thanks for the tip, I think I sourced some of that tape in black so if my initial leather wrap doesn't cut it, I'll have to try some of this.

One of the benefits of working at a prototyping shop is we have most tools needed to make stuff haha. The soldering station is very handy to have for pcb rework and just general soldering needs and its a China special, nothing fancy, think we payed like $200 for it new. Its the Aoyue 866 if...

Just a small update to keep things documented: Got the pigtails made up for my gas cap feed through and it works great! I must have a wire or two soldered on the wrong pin because my speedo doesn't read anymore but that's an easy fix, I found a wiring diagram and just need to probe the wiring...

I'll be sure to keep an eye on that. Again I dont have much experience in the pedal bike world so I have never used hydraulic disc brakes besides on cars and motorcycles. We will see if these cause any issues as time goes on. Thanks for the heads up though. Do you have any ideas where the...

The size of it was really what convinced me to go this route. I wanted it to be pretty hidden so a rear saddle bag wouldn't look too out of place. The battery has a 50 amp BMS and its made with Samsung 21700 50S cells, although I cannot confirm that considering I did not cut it open and check...

Finally making a little bit of progress again with the bike after receiving some parts. First up, the battery. As stated before, I went with a 52 volt, 10Ah battery from Electrify Bike Co. It came pretty quick with no issues on shipping or anything. I did ask them a question before purchase...

Finishing up my wheels is on my list to do before the first test ride. I got them as true as I can get them but spoke tension is something I need to look into. Is that something I can do without special tools? I was thinking about bringing my wheels to a local bike shop now that I have them...

As I am waiting for more useable funds to come in, I started messing around with a few of the small issues like the tire fitment. I decided to grab a set of Schwalbe Big Bens since I saw a set near by on Craigslist and wanted to see if the smooth tread would fix the problem. Not sure if it was...

Since I was going to have the front end disassembled to replace the fork, I figured I would pick up a new headset and front handle bar assembly since I was leaning way to far forward with the setup that came with the bike, and I have no idea how healthy the front headset bearings are. The...

Hey guys, this is my first bike build and first time trying to actually document a project so bear with me. I saw this posted on craigslist and thought it would make for a cool project since it was a frame originally built for a gas motor. After some research, I found that the frame was most...