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    Is DIY dying?

    Hi all, I don't mean to be inflammatory with the title of my post, but I am interested in other's opinions of the direction of the DIY ebike market. I'm primarily interested in mid drive motors, and it doesn't seem like anything new has come out the last few years in the mid drive market. Most...
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    Damaged Jumbo Shark - anything to look out for?

    Hi all, I let an acquaintance ride my bike around the cul-de-sac, he hit a curb going pretty fast and the Jumbo Shark battery popped off and skidded along the driveway. From what I can tell the battery just got scratched up, there aren't any cracks and the battery seems to work fine. I'm...
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    Burning smell from BBSHD at full throttle

    Hi all, I wanted to see if anyone's experienced a burning smell from their BBSHD when under full throttle for a brief period of time. I was coming home from a friends house yesterday and decided to see how fast the bike would go on throttle only. I was on a gradual downhill and had the...
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    2018 Kona Unit BBSHD Build with questions

    Hi all, I decided to go with a Kona Unit as the donor bike for my BBSHD build. While I couldn't find any other cases of someone mounting a mid drive on this bike, it checked a lot of boxes for me (standard BB, steel, rack mounts, 27.5+) and I decided to take a chance. I picked up a demo 2018...
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    BBSHD mounting questions

    Hi all, I am hoping to mount a BBSHD on a 2018 Kona Honzo steel hardtail frame. The bottom bracket shell is 73mm wide and points towards the standard 68/73 BBSHD. However, the bike is boost spacing and the chainstays move outboard significantly not too far back from the BB. If I just use the...
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    BBSHD Build with GX Eagle 1x12?

    Hi there, I am new to the forum and ebikes in general. Looking to jump in and build my first bike. I am pretty set on a BBSHD with a 52V battery, however I'm not sure that my planned donor bike will work. Said donor bike is a 2018 Kona Honzo set up with GX Eagle. Does anyone out there have...
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