Recent content by Drunkskunk

Shocks are a disposable wear item, and easily replaced. Get the Air shock if it interests you, but know you'll be replacing it eventually. it will probably "feel" better, but that comes at a bit of a trade off with higher maintenance, always needing to check and correct the air pressure. Air...

Fun. That's it. They're just fun. They are pointless on the street, but fun things often are. Unicycles, Rollerskates, Horse drawn carriages... It's all just as useless and just as fun for the same reasons. At low speeds, fat tires offer a very cushy ride, but at normal bike speeds, it's a...

The XT90 is just a superior connector for any hobby grade project. They have been tested to handle up to 270 amps for 10 seconds*, far more than a Powerpole will take. They're also smaller, non-reversible, and I've found they suffer corrosion less. There is also an anti-spark version to combat...

No. As was pointed out before, this is a 3p pack, meaning it could be a 7.8ah pack, if it was built with proper 3.7v 2.6ah >20c 18650 cells. Amp hours times volts is watt hours. So it would be a 374.4wh pack. -IF it was built with quality standard grade cells. For the battery claim to be...

I've forgotten, did the DHO come out before or after the dual crown Judy? I've had a mid 90's 100m travel Judy for so many years that I've worn out a couple of bikes, rebuilt it, and moved it on to the next bike. I modded them slightly to take a 29er wheel when there were zero 29er forks on the...

ever4ything on Sram's website says that model should be disk compatible. Have you contacted Sram/Rockshox to see if they can help identify what you were sent? If it's a compatible model, maybe you can just switch the lowers. Otherwise, sell the fork. Nothing you can do to safely add disk...

I told this story elsewhere, but I should immortalize it here for humility reasons... I recently had a stupid low speed wreck. 20" front tire found a hole in the dark and stopped dead from like 10mph. The rest of the bike and I didn't. I landed on my head and was knocked out in the street, in...

On the frame you listed before, I don't think the BBSHD will fit due to the way the downtube is shaped. Also, the seat is set far back due to the bike's geometry, so adding more weight to the rear will more adversely affect handling. Meaning a heavy rear hub motor is a bad idea. The downtube...

I doubt it will as the cable throw won't likely be enough for the 5 speed rear. But you can try it. If it's not indexed, there's no harm in trying.

Standard 7 speed is 5.0mm spacing. Standard 5 speed is 5.3mm spacing. They aren't comparable, but it's close enough to "work". However, you will only be seated on 1 gear correctly, and all the others will grind. That will eventually lead to sprocket and chain failure, and isn't so healthy for...

The Grin Shunt is a 50A shunt, that can handle 100A peaks. There is no voltage rating as shunt resistors can handle thousands of volts. If you plan to really use the full power of that Q205, I would look for a shunt who's continuous power rating is the same as the Max pow you plan to pull...

Likely that's just battery voltage for the panel, however it's slightly possible that's it's a data connector for something like a CANbus data panel. Not likely, but possible. The way to tell is with a volt meter. if it has battery voltage, it's fine for your throttler. If it has 5 volts...

I've got a bike project coming up that needs low voltage solar. I don't plan to run the motor or charge the main battery on solar, but I will have a lot of non-optimal surface area and a bunch of low powered things I want to add to the bike. Everything can be run at 5 volts, as most is USB...

Your math is right. 58v 12ah converts to 12v 58ah. I'm not familiar with that converter. If Justin/Grin says it's 95% I'd trust that, but there may be caveats to that. DC-DC converters rarely have a set efficiency that's the same over all voltages and loads. Some are rated for a specific...

only you can decide if you want to build your own or let someone else do it for you. ... yeah, i am biased.. but consider, there are really only 2 kinds of ebikers: Those who decide their storage room needs shelves, so they go to the store to buy shelves. Those who decide their storage room...