Recent content by fiddler

The total trip was 50 some miles. And with 5710' of elevation gain, there also came 5710 feet of descending (good brakes are a must in the mountains). Total time in the saddle was just under 5 hours. Other than the descents, I was using PAS boost most of the time, usually around 100watts...

I forgot to mention that the battery pack was charged to 90% using Luna Cycle's new intelligent charger. (Very nice charger!!)

Today was another freakishly fantastic weather anomaly so I had to get out for a road trip. I wanted something that could challenge the new build so I loaded the bike in the car and headed for the Blue Ridge Parkway, specifically, the climb up 215 from Rosman and then south to Richlands Balsam...

With regard to tapping the brake lever to disengage the drive for shifting, it is even easier to to just backpedal a tiny bit. This works instantly as opposed to the several seconds it takes for the motor to stop if you just stopping pedaling. When you are ready to shift, just backpedal an...

Just one more thing to worry about when the zombie apocalypse arrives........overweight zombies riding Walmart e-bikes!!!!

Getting spanked for living in a state where ANY electric bike is totally illegal and worrying about stealth....... not quite what I was expecting here. As it stands in the USA, most states have laws on the books that make electric bicycles illegal. Only a few, like California, have passed...

I'd have to call BS on those little round headed screws having more friction than the smooth metal drum they are screwed into. They have far less effective surface area touching the wheel at any one time and friction is all about surface area and material coefficient of friction. A rubber...

Having spent the effort to build a stealthy bike, giving some thought to the programming of the BBS-02 controller might be worthwhile. First thing to do is just get rid of the throttle. The BBS-02 works fine without having a throttle plugged in to the cable. There is zero stealth in someone...

The bag was a project in itself!! I first started by making a cardboard model that fully filled the triangle and was the exact width of the battery. Then I tapered the top of the model starting at the top of the battery and same for in front of the battery, giving a nicely tapered look. I...

The velcroed patches on the sides of the bag are for the power switch and charging ports on the dolphin battery pack. The mount for the dolphin pack is screwed to the water bottle mount on the downtube from inside the bag and makes for a very clean look, no velcro straps needed along the...

More photos of the build:

As promised, here are some photos of the build. I gave the bath a wash and changed the tires to some more roadworthy rubber with generic wheels. It weights 42 pounds now. I could probably cut that by 5 pounds by transferring seat post, seat, Mavick wheels and gheto tubeless Kenda Karmas from...

I finished my bike build yesterday and it came out to just over 40 pounds. Frame: 1999 Cannondale CAAD 2 mtb hardtail frame. Tires: Kenda Karma 26 x 1.95 Seatpost: Thudbuster Fork: Sid Race Bafung BBS-02 Chainring: Race Face 34 tooth Cassette: 11-28 Sram Battery: Dolphin pack with Panasonic...