Recent content by jkj

I like the idea of both for sure. Believe me it’s not overkill for him. He puts thousands of miles a year on his bike.

Hey guys looking for a new ebike for my dad. He doesn’t go more than 18mph. Mainly looking for comfort and reliability. He will not peddle. He’s 74 and has bad knees so throttle only. Need the peddles for legal compliance. You guys have any input on the something like ride1up revv1 vs something...

Just want some ideas on the best builds for under 2k. Fun and just messing around on the street. I was looking at the EEB bikes or? Or just buy something like the juiced scorpion.

Still available?

All the wires are butt connectors. Maybe one came loose? I tugged on them all but nothing seems loose. Anybody got any ideas on what to check?

So my dad's ebike recently had the speedo go out and the voltage display quit. It shows 3.3v on a 48v pack. The bike still runs but no speedo or voltage. You guys have any idea? It may be unrelated but he had a flat tire at the same time.

I'm curious about the fork too... I'd like to add a suspension fork to mine.

I really think I'm going to swap it up... my end goal is super reliable low maintenance. I'd like a comfortable cruiser with wide ish tires and hydraulic disc brakes... Any ideas? Thinking hub drive since I want lower maintenance right?

I've got a 26" Townie i3. I love the relaxed position etc but it doesn't have disk breaks and has a 120mm rear dropout. It currently has an old crystalyte 408 front hub. The only way to add a decent rear brake would be a sturmey archer rear drum. It needs new wheels anyway at this point. So...

I'm upgraded my dad's 36v LA ebike to a lithium battery. I was going to buy one of the cybermonday batteries from lunacycle. Please tell me which one!? crystalyte 408 setup.

Awesome thanks for the input! Any good deals out there? Aliexpress? Lunacycle?

any input on the water bottle battery vs rear rack? What about 36 vs 48v?

It currently has 3 BP 12-12's on it after looking. Each one is 12AH @ 20hours (http://www.bb-battery.com/productpages/BP/BP12-12.pdf) What would this be equivalent to in lithium? I know the C is a lot different. I'm just trying to figure out how many AH and 36 or 48V...

My dad has an electra townie with front crystalyte hub and rear nexus internal hub. Its got a lead battery that has started to lose range. I was thinking about ordering a new battery for him. What kind of battery chemistry do you guys currently recommend? The lead battery is currently mounted...