Recent content by SubRider

Folks, I'm building an electric recumbent: short wheelbase Optima Falcon with a Bafang BBS02. I'm mounting the motor right below the rider's butt. The motor mount attaches to the rear fork. I'm splitting the chain system into 2: - Front chain from the BB chainrings mounted out on the...

I'm installing my Bafang BB02 to the frame of my Optima Falcon 'bent (not to the BB shell way out at the end of the front boom). The motor mount is a custom U-bracket, which takes the place of the BB shell in a typical BB02 mounting. The BB02 mounts to the U-bracket and that mounts to the...

I have a BBSO2.

Folks Does the Bafang handlebar on / off switch also turn the controller on / off? Or does a third-party on/off switch need to be installed, or disconnecting the battery, in order to turn off the controller (when parking the bike)? Thanks,

Thanks Dan. Hey, what is the key material that battery bags are made out of? This would be the fire proof or resistant material, correct? Or are battery bags just waterproof?

Hello again Jonathan, You and I positioned the LoudBicycle horn button in the same place on our road bikes. (Great minds think alike -- so do idiots.) Of course, the rear brake hood has two advantages over the front brake hood: for the right hand, and leaves unimpeded operation of the primary...

Thanks folks. But hey--my battery IS shrink-wrapped in a bag! I got it from Sun Huck (sun-thing28, sun-thing, et.al.). Does anybody know how good their BMS is? How common is it for riders to swap out the stock BMS in their shrink-wrap bag? What are good BMS units?

I've had three horns over the years: air horn with shrill sound, 9v battery horn with shrill sound, and a LoudBicycle horn with a car horn sound. A key aspect is how much the horn sounds like a car horn -- the more it is, the quicker drivers react. I've had drivers not react at all to the 9v...

So, Do you pull your LiFePO battery off your bike when you recharge it? Or do you leave it attached to your bike when you recharge it? Do you ride with your LiFePO in a battery bag?

Thanks Wheazel. I'm favoring LiFePO batteries, about 20-25 Ah. This is for an e-bike

Thanks Nobuo. What about battery fire bags? Are they worth it? Are there any negatives (such as overheating the battery)? Where can they be purchased?

Are there advantageous modifications to battery packs (such as pulling out the BMS board for air cooling) ?