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  1. tycreek

    Giant Trance Dual Suspension daily commuter build

    I prefer riding my Anthem. Possibly because the frame fits me better and it looks cleaner? Though, I do like things about the batteries mounted in the triangle of the extra large Trance frame. The Trance sticks to the road better when accelerating around a corner or trying to take off fast...
  2. tycreek

    Giant Anthem X BMC V3

    Well I'm not a battery expert ... I have however messed with many packs of different chemistries over the years. When I got the first one of these I was completely hooked and I sold on here, my very nice lightly used other bike packs. Promptly thereafter, my second was from another ES member, at...
  3. tycreek

    Giant Anthem X BMC V3

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  4. tycreek

    40 mph club

    Another ebike has crossed over the 40mph mark many times now, juiced by a simple 14s0p 10Ah battery.
  5. tycreek

    Giant Anthem X BMC V3

    Update after a couple hundred miles... Wow! I like to ride this bike! It just feels right... must remember to ease into the throttle on takeoff or lean far forward. The 30A CA limit, via Ilia's mod, is perfect. The 52t chainring and 11t freewheel is a nice match until near the upper speeds...
  6. tycreek

    Giant Anthem X BMC V3

    I've never tried a true long range test of this bike or my Trance ... but the electric parts are the same so I'd guess similar long run results. On my Trance I've ran at near 30mph for about 40mi with one short stop and the longest was just about 50mi at a very slow relaxed speed of other bikes...
  7. tycreek

    Giant Anthem X BMC V3

    I found out real quick that the front wheel comes up and fast if I pop the throttle. I don't usually take off like that but had to find out if the front wheel comes up. Will have to set up my valet switch on this bike for sure, prior to letting somebody ride it. The CA's amp limit is set to 32...
  8. tycreek

    Giant Anthem X BMC V3

    Thanks for the warning... and I hear ya! Though I figured the pin would be the weak link vs. the bolt ... hum... interesting. Well... I'm going to try this for awhile and hopefully I can notice some degree of loosening before it just snaps on me one day! Many rides with dual batteries on my...
  9. tycreek

    Giant Anthem X BMC V3

    Finally took a day and finished solders and wrapped this bike up. Decided to put everything into a trunk bag after several placements... Spliced in 10awg wire and a step up for the 5 wire length too... No place to hide the wires and they need a place to flex with the suspension. So... now...
  10. tycreek

    Your Creation's Before & After Pics

    I really like that Surly! Oh so really close to getting one of those! My most recent bike finally got powered ... Been busy doing other things in life vs. messing with this bike and V3 parts through ebikes-sf ^^^ that I got last year. Anyway... here's the before: And here's the after: I...
  11. tycreek

    Please help me electrify my trike...

    I'm sure your CA is close enough :) I seldom even look at mine now. The 30A setting in the CA is about 1500W vs. 2500W without. Around 1000W is what I watch for on the CA and is so much easier to sustain with the limiter active. Makes for more enjoyable ride and helps keep my stupidity somewhat...
  12. tycreek

    Please help me electrify my trike...

    I wondered if you'd get that ... but pretty sure I was only doing 20mph or so... :shock: :wink: My 30A CA limit cut in as I pulled off from beside you ... so that was my limited top speed.
  13. tycreek

    Please help me electrify my trike...

    Nice ride! How's the handling in our bike lanes at those speeds? :wink:
  14. tycreek

    Henry111's free tech support thread

    There are e-options that are perfect for just about any type of bike. My Opinions/Experiences: - Very few surfaces around me work well for >18mph with road style ebikes that I've experienced. - Street edges and bike lanes have junk in them that I didn't noticed when peddling only. - Large tires...
  15. tycreek

    Would you trade your home built bike for an optibike?

    Trade my home assembled bike for an optibike? Yes, of course, without hesitation! Noise might drive me a bit nuts. But it would probably give me incentive to finish my other ebike assembly for quiet rides again. I've 3 of those little 10Ah batteries that extremegreenmachine mentions. One is...
  16. tycreek

    Giant Trance Dual Suspension daily commuter build

    Thanks... BTW... I did find my rear light cover, of course it was after I got a new unit that I used the lens cover from. Anyway... the rear LED just recently stopped working. I have no idea yet what the cause is. A bit too busy for troubleshooting now so I just use a different red light until...
  17. tycreek

    Just bought a giant trance x4. Which motor to use???

    Nice bike! BMC is certainly several lb lighter (seems I remember 30%) but I would expect the DD of the 9C to be more durable. They are both heavy compared to the stock wheel. I've not had any issues with my BMC motors yet but I don't let my tires catch much air under power. Every additional lb...
  18. tycreek

    whats your speed MPH - KmH, Range and Bike

    My longest range on a single 50v 10Ah lipo pack was 11mi. and 24mi on dual packs (diode isolated and LVC never reached). I cruise mostly at 30mph, with a section that sees 35mph daily and the net average is 25.x mph. The wh/mi is generally about 30 but goes up near 37 if I push it on takeoff's...
  19. tycreek

    DC-DC Converters ... who has the best price?

    I did adjust the vout down a bit from 3.3v to 3.2v with a trim resistor ... maybe that somehow limits current? The cree's also worked perfectly fine and achieved essentially the same vout with a 1ohm resistor on the output pin. In reading it seemed a resistor was needed to limit current... but I...
  20. tycreek

    DC-DC Converters ... who has the best price?

    Well... :) good question! NO! I beleive they are bare P7 Cree LED's. Haven't blown anything yet and we've many days over 100deg here. None of my plastic surrounds have melted etc... All looks just like it did when I put it together. Here's info on what I did...
  21. tycreek

    DC-DC Converters ... who has the best price?

    Wow... Hot enough for a heat sink? I've been running a C&D Technologies DC-DC converter for months with 3 Cree's on the 3v tap and haven't noticed any heat issues (looks like that one in AW's post). I'm bench testing with smaller same converter (60 vs. 100); 3 P7 cree on the 3v and 2 MC-E on the...
  22. tycreek

    restricting current from a battery pack

    Makes sense to protect the weakest link... battery, wires, gears, clutch, etc... Limiting via CA, if you've that type of controller setup, can be slow and not limit spikes. At least some BMS's can limit output without trip or cut-off. Controller limiting can be real limits or just like CA...
  23. tycreek

    End of the TEST - 9 Continent - 2813 miles @ 99 volts

    I'm not sure if the testament goes to motor or charging diligence? Either way... impressive!
  24. tycreek

    Bike frames suitable for frame mounted batteries and speed.

    This thread took a bit of a turn... started as Full Suspension with triangle and now ? well, ok ... I guess that's the ol auraslip TaleSpin trick ... :lol: The only non-FS frame I'd consider these days is the Pugsley or something similar that would fit large tires. I've seriously thought about...
  25. tycreek

    High cell count Lipo bms, HVC balancing solutions?

    Wow... 3 of them @ $220 a pop and still not much more than a balancer. The RJ bus ports for daisy chain is nice for sure! But still, $660+ for no HV/LV cut-off? Looks to me that something additional is needed to make "Indicator" become Cut-off (LVI vs. LVC). Likewise the RJ bus connects to what...
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