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  1. MoneyPit

    Build a bike to commute not sure what I need.

    I would try a single-motor bike first and save awd for later if you find you have issues with traction. Awd (done right) is going to be a minor miracle on dodgy terrain with its distributed traction, which putting in a bigger motor in the back will not address. But its a lot of work to get...
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    Ultimate puncture proof bike tires? testing Kenda K-shield and K-shield Plus

    If they worked well, everyone would use them, right?
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    CYC PHOTON

    I lived and cycled for decades in Central California, where in recent years we were seeing semi-regular temperatures north of 105 fahrenheit, with weeks going by where the daytime peak consistently passed 100 degrees. The blast-furnace cooling effect is real, although living thru it you...
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    Bullitt (bucket cargo) with BBSHD - Should I go IGH?

    Both of mine are 2wd with geared front hub motors that are 45Nm each. Pretty small. However I have seen Bullitts that use bigger direct drive models (still around 45 nm), and even one that repurposed a complete 3kw electric unicycle wheel where the motor was so big it was almost the entire...
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    Bullitt (bucket cargo) with BBSHD - Should I go IGH?

    If other peiople can do it just fine and you can't, maybe the equipment is not what is to blame. 11s, 4500 miles at present. No adjustments since the bike was built in 2021. This pic taken April 2021. And yes 52T up front is weird but its all flat land and to get my preferred cadence I am...
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    Bullitt (bucket cargo) with BBSHD - Should I go IGH?

    Its laughable now. I've never had to do that personally, and in order for a derailleur cage to go out of alignment it has to be smashed out of alignment by hitting a rock or something. I mean... what other force would cause a hanger on ANY derailleur to go out of alignment? They certainly...
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    Ultimate puncture proof bike tires? testing Kenda K-shield and K-shield Plus

    All you have to do is ride about 30 feet with Tannus inside a tire and thats all the test you will need. Its like the wheel is dead inside. I'm using it on a bigass 2wd cargo bike so I've got the juice to overcome that. After a few months the Tannus is paper thin but ifits that or nothing...
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    Bullitt (bucket cargo) with BBSHD - Should I go IGH?

    I started bike commuting in I think 1978 when I was a sophomore in high school, from home Sunnyvale to job in Palo Alto, California. Stopped keeping a mileage log in the early 1990's, at about 112,000. Crazy that is now like 30 years ago. I used an analog bike as sole transportation until I...
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    Ultimate puncture proof bike tires? testing Kenda K-shield and K-shield Plus

    Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour is thicker on the tread than the Marathon Plus, with a mildly articulated tread that I need to get thru the drifting sand we have on the paths here. But against 11mm goat heads, if you get one in between the tread blocks (and of course you will) you're right back to...
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    Multi-speed to Single speed conversion

    Thats a special type of chainring that is a different standard from say a 4-bolt 104 BCD which may be what you are looking at on your bike now. Forget about it its only used for teeny tiny mtb rings. This was 50T front chainring and 104 BCD SRAM triple crankset. If I were you I'd forget...
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    Multi-speed to Single speed conversion

    Don't use that 14T freewheel. Here's mine after about 2 miles. Different name stamped on it but its the same $2 product. I would also use a better tensioner. I've used something real similar to the one you linked originally but the thing I would worry about is the pulley. The alloy ones I...
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    Bullitt (bucket cargo) with BBSHD - Should I go IGH?

    The fewer cogs thing only applies if you are a throttler, not a cyclist. Sure the bike is physically capable of it, but a huge part of ride enjoyment for many is the work put in. The zen zoneout you get from getting that just right. Without that, I may as well just drive a car. Thats a...
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    Bullitt (bucket cargo) with BBSHD - Should I go IGH?

    I have not seen a solution for a BBSHD+IGH that looks survivable unless its a Rohloff. On a cargo application you are going extreme duty and I think only Rohloff's torque capability is really designed for slow and steady grinds at the limit (I got this from Rohloff). I am looking into...
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    Opinions or interpretations of Iowa's new ebike laws

    We do what we must, and of course YMMV. My own commute in one of the two towns I regularly live in is also 14 miles, but I've mapped it out to only have only one or two dangerous places to have to do without a bike lane. In that town (Fresno CA) I am typically traveling on streets that have a...
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    History of the Bafang BBSHD Over the Years

    I totally didn't recognize you but yeah responded over there as well.
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    History of the Bafang BBSHD Over the Years

    I think the word 'niche' is key there. Bafang is the volume player. Niches, to them, are sideshows in the West (whose market is a tiny fraction of what they sell in Asia). For them the Western opportunity is getting into mainstream, manufactured bikes and not DTC/DIY. Look at how hard they...
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    Opinions or interpretations of Iowa's new ebike laws

    Because they are bigger than you are. Their bumpers are made of steel and yours are made of flesh. It would be nice if things were different but they aren't.
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    Opinions or interpretations of Iowa's new ebike laws

    DIY has always more or less been the way around the "manufacturer's" sticker, although I don't know of anyone who has tested that in a shouting match with a SWAT team on the side of the road. The Class 3 20 mph speed limit on bicycle lanes and MUP's jumped out at me too. Thats unique so far as...
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    History of the Bafang BBSHD Over the Years

    Forgive just one more divergence? I read you are a cyclist and are pedelec-centric. So am I and I have gone out of my way to work the BBSHD so its optimized for pedaling and, at the same time, de-fanging it insofar as its negative effect of all that power on the drivetrain. I wrote this...
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    Bike rack capacity update- carried 26 pounds= post 15

    2 rubbermaid trash cans. 2 bungie cords. Some alloy flat bar. Hooks. You end up with 53L worth of pannier capacity. The Rubbermaids are usable in sub-freezing weather without cracking apart. There are variations on this idea that use kitty litter containers. I just did a second set using...
  21. MoneyPit

    72v Build help…

    Same here. Its cheap enough, and the consequences are bad enough, that the small amount of extra effort is well worth the added insurance policy..
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    The never-ending rear hub vs. mid drive up hills question

    Having done a variety of them, plus single-motor mids and hubs, the king is a 2wd mid in the back with a hub motor in front. Run both on pedal assist and keep the motor power in front low. If you don't, if the wheel pops up off of a root and comes down pointing in a different direction, your...
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    0 feedback ebayers keep bidding on my e dirt bike?

    I had a sale that went just about exactly like this, although the buyer was not trying to rip me off... he was just unbelievably clueless and unaware of this fact. It was a nightmare. I think post-sale I ended up with something like 2 dozen messages to the guy. Thankfully he never tried to...
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    Want suggestions for cargobike with large mid-mount motor

    Awesome. Thx! I did a little more google image searching and found one of the earlier German-origin prototypes that use the big tubes was posted here in 2017. Here: https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=89705 Now that I can see them side by side, the black one is clearly...
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    Want suggestions for cargobike with large mid-mount motor

    Talking about frontloaders and their load capacity/stability reminded me of a project that is actually right up the alley of the original poster, with enormous load capacity. The group who did the work on this is known as "Anywhere Berlin" and they developed a monster frontloader that uses dual...
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