Recent content by LightningRods

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I’m building a new shop building right now and don’t have time to build mid drives. I’ll get back to it. Sometimes you have to take a break and get organized. I’ve been tripping over myself from too much equipment and too little space.

Thanks for the heads up on the website. It’s fixed index.gif Here’s my Facebook page: Lightning Rods

I don’t know what’s up with the web site. I’ll bitch out my web host. I’ve replied by FB Messenger.

(y) Let me know if I can help

After making new replacement parts for a nine year old mid drive that has been out of production for five years this customer demonstrated that he does not have even the most basic tools or mechanical knowledge. I did my best to keep his ancient drive running. Every step with him involved...

One of the crazier groups in the Ebike world is the Razor group. Something about these tiny kid's bikes with tiny wheels has made people want to put huge motors, batteries and controllers in them with speed rated moped tires. One of these killer squirrels was built by Vincent using one of my XL...

This is where to buy the frames: North Bay Bikes

So anyway, that's where I've been for the last year.

Once you get above 3kW bicycle chain and sprockets don't last long. One solution is to go single speed on the right side and I've done that a lot. The problem with that approach is that you lose your pedaling gears. If you want to pedal with a high powered motor, LHD is the way to go. As part of...

Profiles of just the drive

I have had a long run of bad luck with frame suppliers. First Qulbix came out with their own hub motor mid drive and stopped making the Q76 that I made a swingarm drive for. Then they started again. Then they stopped again. They may be making them again, I don't know. Then I made an 18kW mid...