What did you do to your e-bike today?
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And last, installed a 4000 lumen led head lamp. This light is pretty darn bright for being so small!
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great looking motorized electric bicycle easyrider, i wish i had welding skills, so much more you can do to customize your ride
Thanks Paul but anytime I need something welded nice, I take it to Dean's shop and have his welder do his welding with the TIG welder. I have a gas MIG welder at home but I only weld steel with it after a bunch of practice welds first. lol
at least you have someone to do the welding, around here i had my stem welded for a longer tube on my motorized bicycles front suspension and it cost me $110.00. I guess its just another one of the high costs to live in endless summer. when we move back to the states i will take a few welding classes and get a welder, i have so many ideas on battery mounts and things like that for my electric bikes. also i am not real trusting on someone else working on my bike so i do everything myself, i have tools, truing station, stands actually everything i need to open a bike shop, however that would be work so i work on my own bikes
I've been looking for a kick stand for my latest eBike and finally found one that might work. Problem is my bike is a Downhill racing bike and almost every part of the frame is elevated. I found these cool kickstand pedals. They fold up when riding and with a twist of a knob and push of the center part, it turns into a kickstand. Work good except for one thing, the bike sits too high. I guess I'll have to bring along a short piece of wood or metal that's about an inch or two high.
I guess it's better than nothing.
I guess it's better than nothing.
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easy rider can we have a link to where you found the pedal kickstand, that is a new one to me, and how do you think it would be if you had a motorized bicycle that did not stand so high off the ground
I do have one that doesn't sit so high Paul. (My beach cruiser that I can ride for miles and miles)
I got he pedals from eBay. They weren't cheap at $68 but they're worth it. I was using my floor jack handle against my pedal and frame. Here's a snap shot of the company that makes them.
The pedals are made by Ibera Bike 2-in-1 pedal kickstand BV-PD5
I got he pedals from eBay. They weren't cheap at $68 but they're worth it. I was using my floor jack handle against my pedal and frame. Here's a snap shot of the company that makes them.
The pedals are made by Ibera Bike 2-in-1 pedal kickstand BV-PD5
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you know the dummy light the throttle has on an electric bicycle? well I rode mine to work and when I got their only yellow and red lights were still lit. when that happens I got maybe a mile left on it and I should have had around 8 left. anyway I put it on the charger and when I got off work I turned on the key and only the 2 lights lit. I was thinking crap I have to climb the mountain and I am not going to make it home before darkness if I have to pedal all the way thier, so I pedaled all I could (which I seldom pedal at all) worried all the way home and trying to save the battery to climb over the mountain. i got home soaked with sweat. anyway I put it on the charger same thing only 2 lights, checked with the a volt meter and I had a full charge 58 volts, long story short this dummy believed the dummy lights and my legs are killing me lol. glad it was only a light bulb
There are tiny wires within the throttle that illuminate those charge indicator lights. I figured out that my full charge light would never illuminate because one of those small wires was broken. I discovered that when i disassembled the throttle for a repair.
Ah yes, I use to have that 3 light fuel gauge. That thing use to freak me out all the time with its inaccuracy.
In other news, I did reprogram my controller to a different phase current and battery current setting. Pulling a max of 94A and maxed out 9.4HP out of it. Acceleration is a bit faster and climbing the same retention pond is a lot more fun.
I also swapped in a new rear shock and not too happy with it.
In other news, I did reprogram my controller to a different phase current and battery current setting. Pulling a max of 94A and maxed out 9.4HP out of it. Acceleration is a bit faster and climbing the same retention pond is a lot more fun.
I also swapped in a new rear shock and not too happy with it.
Shocks can be a pain and costly getting the right one for you. I spent almost $200 on a Fox air shock and it was too soft so I went back to my $20 Chinese shock with a 950lb spring. Good thing I sold it on craigslist for the same amount I bought it for and that doesn't happen too often.
My derailleur chain wheels were squeaking so I removed and lubed them. Without the squeaking, I can hear the fenders rattle now. I also rode the e-bike to Home Depot to get a replacement lawn sprinkler head. There were still a lot of puddles to ford along the route from recent rains to I appreciated my rattling fenders.
