Recent content by Ford Prefect

Yeah, I expected as much. "Everyone knows they break frequently…" I do not mind bike maintenance. Brake pads, chains, cassettes, (non-motorized) hubs, headsets, …. You name it, I'll do it. If I cannot do it my bike shop can. Hasn't been happening for about five years by now. Motor maintenance...

What drive? Just my muscles :lol: This dude don't have no motor yet, Boy. I just think the word reliable is used very unsustainable. Maybe even inflationary. Was just wondering what people perceive as reliable. Service every 1000km is absolutely undesirable if you do this in a maximum of five...

Hello E-S, I really like this forum and read a lot and answer when I think whatever I have to say is worthwhile. I always read "reliability: you need a fat DD", or " Reliability? Don't go Mid-drive", and so on. Are there actual numbers on these reliability issues? How often do you service a...

A few years back the Dirty-Sixer were causing a lot of talk by building oversized bikes with 90% custom parts for large and heavy riders. I am unsure whether they are still in business but maybe they can set you up with heavy duty cranks? And pedals when you're at it.

Why spend a lot of money on a heavier battery if what you have is sufficient? Am I missing something? Just recharge it regularly and you are good to go.

Regarding the "CONTINUOUS" power you are in the wrong ballpark altogether. typically the rule is p(cont)=p(max)/2 So if you set it up 72V @ 40A you will have 2880W maximum, 1440W continuous. Someone with more knowledge should be able to elaborate on that. ESCs and VESCs are often rated for...

You are both thinking of a nuclear reactor. There is actually something called a nuclear battery, where you catch the beta-rays and use them. I think they did it on the Voyagers? You definitely should not brake the laws of the universe. The Imperator and his Apprentice will not be happy about...

Not understanding or not being able to understand is not a crime. It doesn't make you less acceptable as a human being. There are a lot of things I am unable to comprehend. How can there be people who learn more than one foreign language? How can stainless steel not be magnetic when it is mainly...

I don't get this. How is the motor supposed to work when the paddles don't move?

This is a translation only. I did not try this, I did not invent this. There is a picture, too. I tried to post it here, but I am rather hopeless in these things.

I think we had this some time back :es: There were two main concerns: - ground clearance and clearance of the front wheel. - water. These cases are designed the other way around. So using them upside down could (not "will"!!!) make them flooding in rain or other fluids. I will try to find...

Wait, No, Don't! If she only wants a little help for a few hundreds of meters uphill basically any motor shall do. She doesn't look heavy and she won't brake speed records. Why not just stay legal? A q100 or any other hub in an adequate winding shall get her up there.

Yes I know, it is middle of winter. basically a February of the northern hemisphere. We get anything between -20°C and +20°C in February. Even simultaneously in Germany. When I was in NZ as a teenager they were warning because of the hole in the Ozon layer. But whatever. Not the point here. Sorry…

I am rather unsure what the weather should be like in New Zealand in August. Maybe the battery got warm because he was riding outside, in the sun? :lowbatt:

I do suppose you already looked at Surly? They have the reputation of being basically indestructible. Some of their forks seem to have a larger crown.