Recent content by Fire Mountain

Many congrats! Glad to hear you made it through broken spokes, hurricanes and all. Kind of makes my commute pale in comparison...

Many congrats! Glad to hear you made it through broken spokes, hurricanes and all. Kind of makes my commute pale in comparison...

Hi all, I've been following the talk on LiFePO4 batteries and finally broke down and ordered a 48V 20Ah from Ping to upgrade from my 36V 12Ah NiMH from Ebikes.ca. It just arrived, I wired it up, charged it up and took it for a test run: OMG!! I'm so impressed with his service and the quality so...

I have a 1600' climb home every day, up an average 8% grade. I think most people don't even realize they could make it if they had an ebike with a decent battery. That's part of the problem for me, as I've had a difficult time finding one capable. My 36V SLA dies part way up even though I pedal...