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42t chainring, 50t low gear. As low as i can go. Cadence around 90. Speed 8mph.

I went back and checked my route where the motor hit 90C. It was about a 1 mile climb at roughly 10% grade. Something my BBSHD could do without issue, even on very hot days.

This motor will melt in 90F weather. And I think it's OK to limit the Photon to 750W in SoCal winter, but the limit for summer will probably need to be 500W.

Ive been through 2 motors now in short order. I just can't seem to find a proper modern successor to the BBSHD. Something lighter with torque sensing, but still as dependable. Here's where I think my problem is with the Photon. I don't have it restricted, so at the beginning of the climb it...

https://a.co/d/iVeKkYt Works perfectly.

OK, just got back from a ride in 75F weather with long steep climbs. Motor temp hit 89.9C and stayed there a long while! At that point the power was jumping between 350w and 450w. It is only 75F degrees outside. My last ride where the motor did OK was an evening ride with cooler weather. There...

So, 4 questions: Bikee is delivering the parts needed for dual-chainring with external PAS? The necessary firmware update can now be done via the app? The final solution for dual-chainring ended up being simple cadence-based PAS? Will external torque sensing be supported or not? Is this...

Any updates from Bikee regarding dual-chainring or firmware updates via the app?

Carnivore week 4 fitness update: I am successfully building muscle at a calorie deficit and near-zero carbohydrates. I don’t feel handicapped or held-back in keto. When I’m feeling Keto funk, electrolytes snap me right back and boost me up. I have replaced butter with ghee, since it is...

Another well-balanced ebike that looks like it handles great, the Benno Boost:

Speaking of endos, the Himiway Cobro Pro was completely front-heavy. When you lift the bike from the center top tube, only the rear of the bike lifts. Probably the consequence of a 20Ah downtube integrated battery and heavy forks with a mid-drive. It must nose-dive when you get any air. I think...

Are those both small-framed 26" bikes? With the Kona Safariland, it is a large 29er with a coil fork and an integrated rear rack rated at 200lbs payload. Their are a couple things I could do to reduce the weight, like a premium fork, and a smaller battery, but it is still a tank designed to...

I found out the Himiway ebikes headquarters are a 10 min drive away, so I dropped by to check out their bikes/operation. Most of the models were pretty unremarkable except for the Cobra Pro with a bafang ultra. I don't care for the massive fat tires, and it's just not for me (especially at...

Speaking of tail lights, I'm starting to think that the higher up, the better. After hearing about the latest tesla autopilot incident of ramming from behind and killing another motorcycle a couple weeks ago... I watched this video: It seems that the common factor in at least 2 of the cases...

I decided to do some wiring work on my BBSHD cargo bike. I made some custom cladding out of ABS. And then added a left-side panel: I forgot how much I love this tank. I still need to wire up a new tail light because I stole it for the police bike Photon build.