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I'm looking for advice about material for a DIY battery bag. Battery weight will be about 10kg. Materials I've seen recommended for a DIY bag are: X-PAC V21 for the main panels Cordura OR nylon webbing for contact points against the frame Sewn together with nylon upholstery thread Will...

Has anyone used a Blackburn Outpost Elite Frame Bag for 65mm wide batteries? Blackburn advised that the bag is 57mm wide. I'm wondering if I could safely fit a pack about 70-75mm wide by bulging the bag out a bit at the sides?

I'm trying to plan the build with compatible parts so the parts aren't on hand yet :|

Are all CAN devices compatible or only certain ones? Is there a way to use non-CAN 3rd party devices?

The setup I'm looking at has a 72v compatible controller (BAC 855), but the retailer advises that the 750C display is required for 72v. I'm not sure if this is just due to the battery voltage display only going up to 60v on the 500C, or if the 500C will not actually function when connected to a...

Can the 500C display be used to adjust settings when used with a 72v nominal battery? It seems that the 500C can't display volts over 60v, but if I only want to control the motor functions will the 500C work with a high voltage battery?

Is there a problem running the GNG Electric 2019 model Cyclone in sensored mode with the Phaserunner?

Even in PAS mode? Would that apply to the torque sensing mode of this motor too? https://www.cycmotor.com/x1-pro-gen-2

Is the Bafang M625 able to be used with 3rd party controllers, batteries, or displays?

Would a geared hub motor suit steep hills with panniers full of groceries? The area close to my house has a couple of big inclines that I can basically only make with the lowest gear on my flat bar road bike.

City bike, and commuting + shopping + general travel within the city.

iirc plate width on a single speed chain is going to be a bit thicker, perhaps giving the interface a bit more "meat" to wear down before it affects performance? The questions I'd have in that case would be: Over the same no. of km would replacement cogs & chains cost more or less with a...

In regard to long term running costs & ability to handle power without breaking, are there any clear winners for drivetrains around 750w-1500w? I have been looking into Shimano LinkGlide and Shimano NEXUS Inter-5E. Rohlhoff is out of my budget.

Yeah, I can't think of any drawbacks of running 15s significant enough to warrant that cost. The motor & controller are happy at the voltage from 15s and it seems that the HLG-xxxh-54A works with 15s.

No dice. Looks like it's 15s or ~$100 for the extra cells.