Recent content by dumbass

I agree with Chalo that it’s unlikely a $1,200 or $1,500 bike is going to have great or state of the art quality parts especially in the suspension pivots. But on the other hand as I’ve said a few times “I am 78 years old next month”. But I still enjoy getting out a few times each week for 10 or...

In the end I may just add a hub, suspension fork and seat post to fatty and call it a day. I may call upon you for knowledge..

In the end I may just add a hub, suspension fork and seat post to fatty and call it a day.

Thanks for the input and I agree with you 100%. Improvements can be made and it maybe the way to go. The question is which is better new or rehab? Plus the work to do it. On all my bikes I have raised the handlebars with mounting extensions and installed the old type bars that curve back at...

Ok, I have thought about adding a drive to one of my existing bikes. The problem is all my frames are hard tails. In fact my fatty is a solid forked hard tail and it kills my wrists and ass. But it has a 750 Bafang MD. I can easily change that out but I can’t do anything about the hard tails. A...

No thanks. For me there’s no value in a folder. I have access to trails without car carrying the my bikes. That said however, I do occasionally wander to trails in a distant galaxy. For this I have a Door County auto lift hitch rack...

I have no question the claimed 5000w is BS hence what I said originally. Even if the motors could do 5000w the battery very likely can’t. I think I saw somewhere the packs were rated 40a or 50a max sustained output. Now if they had a second battery mounted like one seller has I might agree. But...

Nope, I totally disagree. Back in the olden days you could build better e-bikes for less. But now you can only build a better e-bike but I won’t be for less. Take a look at one of my finalist on my list (see links below). It well may be overstated (B.S.) in some or many areas, but even then...

I currently have several e-bikes hanging from my garage ceiling but none with full suspension or dual wheel motors. Long and short of it, I’ve been looking at lower cost fat bikes with full suspension and dual wheel drive. Something I’ve noticed was the claimed wattage output of these bikes far...

I did eventually find a 50a brushed motor controller. I coupled it to my new motor and battery and it does work. However, it’s not what I would call ideal. The speed control is very harsh to say the least. The slightest touch on the throttle and the cart jumps to life. Actually jerking your neck...

I guess that would work but add cost and complexity. My ratio calls for a very tiny gear pulley that barley handles the bore.

It's unclear to me whether the two motors are combined through one drivetrain, or whether they will the discreet, each driving its own wheel. I guess the latter could be an issue, if they are driving a left and right wheel, depending on the difference. ————————————————————————————————- Actually...

In another life I have run 2 motors on one controller in parallel. One motor always over worked harder and got hot. Another issue is the controller and battery must be twice the input voltage and current capacity of the motors (96v). Not an option I’m interested in. So basically as I said I am...

I’m thinking that with my limited talent these days maybe I’m best off to settle a bit. I’m thinking to just buy 1-48v 1500w controller and run it to 2- motors rated at 825ish watt. I’ll lose some of the top end speed and torque but I’ll live with it. I’m guessing most controllers give out more...