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  1. K

    Battery bag fail (Melbourne Aus)

    Aha! The Blue/Grey Cannondale that I saw looks remarkably like the bike in the background in the "Clothespegs" shot.... seems like your suspicions are confirmed FT!
  2. K

    Battery bag fail (Melbourne Aus)

    It's certainly not up to your fine battery case standards, my friend! Finally got around to calling BM about trying to get hold of a Bafang motor - but haven't heard back...
  3. K

    Battery bag fail (Melbourne Aus)

    Came across this abomination in Fairfield (Melbourne) this afternoon! Nothing a bit of packing tape can't fix eh? Not convinced how waterproof the whole system is. Any E-Ser game to claim responsibility?
  4. K

    Deathbike shown in a motorcycle.com video :-)

    We all do that...
  5. K

    Avanti Commuter - Update

    Thanks samd, Was hoping to wangle my way to the ride, but broke my arm yesterday, so laid up at thee Austin till tomorrow, and not likely to be able to ride for 6 weeks malforturisment.
  6. K

    Melb winter wonderland night-time ride anyone?

    Sorry guys, uncount me in. Fell of me skateboard at the Bulleen Bowl and broke my arm. First ever break, maybe 42 is actually too old to re-learn? Anyway, in the Austin for a coupla days, then no left arm for 4-6 weeks. Bugger - public transport to work for that time too - that's gunna be a...
  7. K

    Melb winter wonderland night-time ride anyone?

    may be able to arrange a 'leave pass' from T&S... I'll try and break it gently.
  8. K

    Avanti Commuter - Update

    So, here's an update: had some good advice in this thread; so don't say I didn't listen. Firstly, I was losing spokes left-right and centre, so I bit the bullet and got some custom sapin 13g spokes from jrh, and have had them put into a new Mavix EX325 rim. Neato. While I was at it, the...
  9. K

    Full-throttle's 1st

    Yeah, I had sort of come to a similar conclusion already. Talked to my shop today, seems the best I can do is a 48t front chainring, but to do that, I'd have to get all three rings 28/38/48 because they reckon the shifter won't do more than a 20 tooth difference in sizing. So it would end up...
  10. K

    Full-throttle's 1st

    Bother. So I'm currently running 31/11 (I may have miscounted, it may be 32) which works out at 2.8 (or 2.9). So going to a 16t singlespeed and using the biggest chainring on my current shifter would be 44/16 = 2.75 (ie worse than my current setup). If I go to a 48t large front ring, I get 3...
  11. K

    Full-throttle's 1st

    Huh? by chainline, you mean it will space the single speed out so that it lines up with the front chainrings better? what is a ramped cog or ring?
  12. K

    Full-throttle's 1st

    Hey full-throttle, I'm thinking of putting a single speed freewheel on the rear of mine, and reinstating the front shifter... How many teeth on your freewheel? And where did you get it? I was thinking a 13t, since my current 9-speed has an 11t, and the standard 22 or whatever it is seems a bit...
  13. K

    May 16 ATA Melbourne Aus meeting

    OOh. that looks really nice. Proper clearance for a real disc caliper, and can take a good quality 9sp cassette, rather than the rather rubbish one I have now... sweet. I'd buy one of them off you tomorrow Kiwi! (Sensored please) Cripes, them's some $$ for just 500 cycles. And considering...
  14. K

    May 16 ATA Melbourne Aus meeting

    Thanks for hosting us last night Adrian, it was good to meet you and the boys. The product looks great; hope it goes really well. I particularly liked your 'on/off' button throttle with the electronic ramping. Would it be possible to replace my thumb throttle with one and plug straight into...
  15. K

    Avanti Commuter - Update

    Really? I don't feel the need so far... Thank you Master Yoda Biohazardman
  16. K

    May 16 ATA Melbourne Aus meeting

    'munt'?
  17. K

    Avanti Commuter - Update

    I have speed limited my bike to high 30km/hrs (around 24mph), because I found over 40km/hr, while do-able, did not feel satisfactory for long-term safety, if you get what I mean. Great for a blat, but also drew too much attention, and given traffic lights and things, high 30's works out just...
  18. K

    May 16 ATA Melbourne Aus meeting

    There is some disconnect here, since you say you have kids (which more-than-implies a relationship with a woman), however, you exhibit a complete lack of understanding with regards to the time taken for a woman to have a haircut. How can that be? Maybe the woman you have a relationship with...
  19. K

    May 16 ATA Melbourne Aus meeting

    Well thanks, it would be wonderful to meet other like biked people in an informal setting; Malforturisment my nearest and dearest has a haircut booked for Wednesday night, and I am in charge of the billy-lids. Next time.
  20. K

    May 16 ATA Melbourne Aus meeting

    Well it's a bit OT but a guy on a Stealth something (not sure it was a Bomber) pulled up next to me (on my Honda, before I sold it) at pole position at a set of lights on Hoddle Street/Punt road about 4 or 5 weeks ago. We had a quick chat before the lights went green, and while I got off the...
  21. K

    Avanti Commuter - Update

    Tips for young players... You are absolutely right, I should have kept the front chainrings and had a 3-speed, rather than keeping the rear and having a 9 speed. At the time it seemed like a good idea, and it works 65% of the time... :roll:
  22. K

    Avanti Commuter - Update

    Yeah, I agree. I am thinking of moving my CA into my rear bag too now; I mean, I don't really need to know my instantaneous speed/energy usage - a checkup at home at the end of the trip is fine. And I plan most 'longer' trips pretty meticulously to make sure I don't run into range issues. The...
  23. K

    May 16 ATA Melbourne Aus meeting

    Like you say, that seems to seem to be about protecting people from unsustainable claims of high power, than ensuring a 'lower limit'. What a shocker. I also have an issue with the definition of 'continuous'; eg. a motor may be capable of providing 1000W peak, but in normal use, the...
  24. K

    Avanti Commuter - Update

    Thanks! I should have said that I removed the front shifter and chainrings to minimise cables on the handlebars, and I figured I wouldn't need them. I stayed with the middle ring, which works quite well, but I have lost the chain a couple of times (need some sort of restraint, but haven't...
  25. K

    Avanti Commuter - Update

    Well, I lurked here for long enough to find out how to build my first e-bike, so thought I should finally share what I built. I wanted something to replace my Honda CR600F on my daily commute (15km round trip). I looked at all the 'commercial' e-bikes, but decided most of them were just...
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