wallmart fatty
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duncanjerry
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TheBeastie
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Nice, I think I want to try a super fat ebike build one day. I envy your ability of getting such a fat wheeled bike at a convenient wallmart store for low price, cant do that in AU.duncanjerry said:
That grey motor looks like a Bafang?
duncanjerry
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Yes. The grey motor is a bafang.
"Bafang/BPM geared-hub specs, teardown, and pics"
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=51237
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=51237
bee
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Been trying to find a fatty to slap my spare GNG motor onto but they are rare in Canada.
Looks like a fun bike!
Looks like a fun bike!
waynebergman
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I am wondering about some of details on this bike please.
How much did it cost?
How much does it weigh?
Frame material... Is it steel?
Thanks
How much did it cost?
How much does it weigh?
Frame material... Is it steel?
Thanks
bee
100 W
The Wal-Mart bike is a Mongoose Beast
http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Mongoose-Beast-Men-s-Oversized-All-Terrain-Bike/22861845
Lots of great reviews, lots of bad reviews. At $200, a great deal. If anyone wants to drive one up to Montreal for me I'll be very grateful
I'm trying to get my hands on one of the new Motobecane fat bikes but it looks like this will be a project for next winter since they're impossible to buy right now:
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/fat-bikes.htm
http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Mongoose-Beast-Men-s-Oversized-All-Terrain-Bike/22861845
Lots of great reviews, lots of bad reviews. At $200, a great deal. If anyone wants to drive one up to Montreal for me I'll be very grateful
I'm trying to get my hands on one of the new Motobecane fat bikes but it looks like this will be a project for next winter since they're impossible to buy right now:
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/fat-bikes.htm
how did you guys add the extra gears so you can peddle it? I have a bmc rear geared hub running on the smallest sprocket on the 7 speed cassette, and its a bear to peddle around. but its a good workout too.
any pic's of the rear sprocket setup?
thanks,
mike
any pic's of the rear sprocket setup?
thanks,
mike
cal3thousand
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mdan said:
Interested to know this too. DId you just tap a new hole for the derailleur? Or did you get some flavor of Walgoose that came with gears?
bee
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What do you guys think about running a mid-drive vs dual geared hub motors for a fat tire bike that will mainly be used for fun in the snow?
Or...a LightningRods BB-drive, with a MAC front hub?
Belted mid-drive for when you need a fairly quiet operation, or steep hills. 2WD for snow/sand.
I also like the DD hub in the rear combined with a MAC/BPM up front. Rear DD has regen-braking, quiet sine-wave controller on the DD, and 2WD available.
Belted mid-drive for when you need a fairly quiet operation, or steep hills. 2WD for snow/sand.
I also like the DD hub in the rear combined with a MAC/BPM up front. Rear DD has regen-braking, quiet sine-wave controller on the DD, and 2WD available.
Jerry
pic of your sprocket side, how did you get the gears to work with the derailler setup? I want to add the gears but cant figure out the setup, what did you use etc.
thanks,
Mike
what volts are you running? I am running 48 volts with a lyen controller.
pic of your sprocket side, how did you get the gears to work with the derailler setup? I want to add the gears but cant figure out the setup, what did you use etc.
thanks,
Mike
what volts are you running? I am running 48 volts with a lyen controller.
duncanjerry
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Sorry for the slow reply. A pictures worth a thousand words......and I'm a horribly slow at typing.
duncanjerry
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Give me a bit for the pics. Just got a new phone and don't know how to resize pics yet.
duncanjerry
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duncanjerry
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There is enough metal on the dropout to drill and tap for a bolt on derailleur.
duncanjerry
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This is the bafang. The frame needs to be sqeezed together more with the bafang. I start my spacing freewheel side first to get the sprocket as close to the frame as possible. Then I shim the caliber over to the disc. Make sure the wheel is bolted in it further most forward position before you drill for caliper bracket location.
