Recent content by Apex

Yeah, for some of us, 1k is not in the budget for a donor bike. In fact, my complete 52v cyclone3000 build was about 1k total to build.

The bike market of yesteryear is gone. It was split into two markets years ago. The "Walmart bike" market and the high-end market. Unfortunately, there isn't much in between. Because the bottom of the market is saturated with fantastically cheap, disposable bikes, it makes the concept of...

I believe you want the larger bottom bracket for your application, but that is a guess. The kit is available from luna, as well as Sick Bike Parts, where I purchased it from. The controller hooks directly to motor leads, both hall sensor and power lines. The kit is about 90% plug and play, only...

That's a damn good price. Care to share source? I bought a 52v 11.5 pack made with 18650s for about twice that price about 18 months ago.

All my builds (gas and electric)have had a foundation of a old Craigslist bike, and a couple department store bikes. The simple fact is that none of them are ready for a 3000 watt mid-drive powertrain. Why does this suprise anybody? The same can be said of most any bicycle under $1k. I often...

I'm thinking of using this converter for my lighting. Simple, small, robust housing, trusted vendor. http://sickbikeparts.com/voltage-converter-12v/ Input = 36v/72v Output = 12v @ 10A

Sick bike parts has them for $4 http://sickbikeparts.com/shift-kit-and-all-drive-products/

It has been a while since I posted in here. Here is my new cyclone build. Just completed trial runs, just need to re-fab top motor mount and replace wood block with an aluminum box to tuck the wires into. Then, it's on to bike upgrades like a fork that does not suck.

markz, Chalo, amberwolf; Oh I try to explain the many clear advantages of an ebike, but most people just can't get past the initial cost.

So far, I've had a few homeless people and a bunch people driving $500 cars ask me about my ebike, and one guy in a nice car. Granted, it's a homebuilt franken-bike. So here in urban Indianapolis, yes, the poor are far more interested in my gas and electric bikes. You know what sucks? When I'm...

I got mine from Sick Bike Parts, took about a week, if I remember it right. However, that was over a year ago, I have no idea what their turnaround time is at the moment. I am very pleased with Sick Bike Parts and Pablo's support.

It's on the road, running well. The mounts were definately flexing at times. So I replaced the mounting bolts with fully threaded rods and replaced all the spacers with nuts, then made a left side plate to attach them to the motor, like robocam's. That has mostly taken care of the flex. And...

I got the kit installed. Test runs on pedal power went well, no derailments. My battery arrived a few days ago. I plan on carrying battery in backpack once I figure out a detachable power leash system. For now I just strapped battery pack to the top bar of the bike frame. Plugged everything...

Aww yeah. Paul at Sick bike Parts , you rock! He shipped me a freewheel adapter that fits perfectly, I think it's made out of mithril. ;)

So, back to the main subject of this thread, Paul at Sick Bike Parts is sending me a new adapter for my freewheel, as you all saw, great customer support. Thanks go to robocam for helping me get in touch with Paul (Pablo), as Jim is currently away from work. I freed up some money by selling...