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  1. RVD

    Beach Cruiser with 2 hub motors!

    I met a guy out on the beach trail today on my commute to work. I was working from home this morning and rode into the office after lunch so I am rarely on the trail at that time. I almost never run into another e-bike out on the trail because usually I'm riding way too fast to stop anyone...
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    I broke down...bought a car.

    I actually did get the mercedes fixed and drove it around for a few more months. The mercedes tech at the dealership said that it uses brake by wire so it's an electrical braking system that uses the battery. However, there is also a backup battery for situations where the main battery dies...
  3. RVD

    Dahon Speed D7

    hmmm, i haven't really tested the bike that much out on the road so i don't know if the 9 fet will get hot or not. is it pretty safe to store in the bag? i always thought that controllers needed to be out where the air can cool it so i always build these where the controller is somewhere with...
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    I broke down...bought a car.

    The last car that I actually bought was in 2003. I bought a Mercedes Benz E320. I loved the car when I got it. But a few years later, the battery died. I got it jumpstarted. Then I drove about 40 miles to get the battery charged up when all of a sudden...the brakes stopped working! Turns...
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    I broke down...bought a car.

    heck, i'd rather get a tesla too. but the last time i checked...a lease on a tesla is around $1700/month while this lease on the bmw is $650/month. is the tesla worth 3X 750i activehybrids? i actually don't buy cars...i just lease them. have fun for 2-3 years and then return them and either...
  6. RVD

    Dahon Speed D7

    Nah the bad throttle is the tidalforce s750. That bike had the same problem but I dont shift gears much so it is ok.
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    I broke down...bought a car.

    half his expendable income on a car? i guess the scary thing is that it's fairly normal for LA probably...after paying rent/mortgage. although i have seen some couples live in a crappy 2 bedroom apartment for $1k/month but then have car leases on nice luxury cars for $1k each.
  8. RVD

    Dahon Speed D7

    1) Yes, it still rolls. However, the Dahon in general doesn't really roll all that well when folded (Brompton is better). Most Dahon owners don't actually walk around rolling the bike when it is folded. They usually just roll the bike as an actual bike and then fold it when they need to put...
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    I broke down...bought a car.

    the 1994 maxima? those were pretty nice and fast. i remember in college, i bought one of those for my brother when he was shopping around for a car. i think his was a 1986 though. it was way ahead of its time. it had an adjustable suspension (sport mode, normal, comfort) and it talked to...
  10. RVD

    runaway bike!

    I replaced the throttle with another one and it's fine now. I also bought a magura throttle that is on it's way...
  11. RVD

    runaway bike!

    I ran a quick test today. I hooked everything up again to the faulty throttle and sure enough...WOT! But I pressed on the regen brakes and the wheel stopped. So that's good news...at least the brakes will stop the bike. As soon as you release the brake though it's going WOT again. As for my...
  12. RVD

    I broke down...bought a car.

    Oh it's definitely a diminishing rate of return...but life is kind of like that I suppose. I don't know if a Honda Accord is really worth 2X of a Versa or if a BMW 3 series is worth 4X of a Versa, etc. But I'll sort of put it this way for the frugal side of me. For the deal that I got, I'm...
  13. RVD

    folding bike conversion?

    Ok details on my build are up. I posted them here: http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34958 Enjoy...
  14. RVD

    Dahon Speed D7

    Regarding battery, I am running on 12s lipo. I tried it with 6s...unusable. I don't have a speedometer hooked up but it was probably going about 10 mph (or maybe even less). 8s...virtually unusable. Probably went around 12 mph. 10s...decent. Probably went around 15-18 mph. This is...
  15. RVD

    Dahon Speed D7

    Ok these pics aren't the best. The masking tape is ugly and I'll remove most of it but it's there for now for extra padding in certain areas of the bike where there is a lot of contact during the fold. I also use it for placeholders for getting the best fold. Yes, I will probably remove...
  16. RVD

    Dahon Speed D7

    Builds rarely go 100% smoothly and this one didn't either. I received the 350 watt motor and wheel from e-bikekit. When I tried to install the wheel, it was tough. The rear dropouts are 133mm on the Dahon while the wheel is 135mm. 2mm may not sound like much but when you're trying to use...
  17. RVD

    Dahon Speed D7

    So next came shopping... I wanted to choose a small rear hub motor. Some potentials were the e-bikekit 350 watt geared motor. Others were motors by cellman, bafang, cute, etc. The crystalyte 209 was another candidate but I only saw this in front hub and didn't really know if they made rear...
  18. RVD

    Dahon Speed D7

    Hi Everyone, This started with me getting bored on Black Friday. Everyone else seemed like they were out shopping but I don't like big crowds of people, waiting in line, etc. so I just went online as usual to all of my local bike shops, etc. I noticed an ad on performance bike that said 20%...
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    folding bike conversion?

    I think there are a few things to consider when converting a folding bike. 1) Folding bikes are a little twitchy until you get used to them. Everything is just a little bit smaller, etc. Dropouts, steel/alu, etc. For example, you may be able to get away with not using a torque arm on a...
  20. RVD

    folding bike conversion?

    I will post pics. But this was a success! I got everything installed today and it's pretty clean. It works! A few points: 1) Getting the motor to fit was a PITA. The motor dropouts are 135mm, the Dahon Speed D7 dropouts are around 133mm. The bike has a chromoly frame. I think you can...
  21. RVD

    I broke down...bought a car.

    JD, I ride my road bike up that road around once/month or so. The climb after that part of Malaga Cove is ok. I usually go up PV Drive East to come back home (after passing Trump, Terranea, etc.) but sometimes I go up Hawthorne if I'm in a rush and that's a tough climb. The hardest though is...
  22. RVD

    I broke down...bought a car.

    JD, is that Palos Verdes? I ride my bike up that road most weekends (road bike though). Definitely one of my favorite rides in the area. Some decent hill climbing too.
  23. RVD

    I broke down...bought a car.

    btw, a throttle malfunction so that you're at WOT no matter what you do...is freaking scary.
  24. RVD

    I broke down...bought a car.

    lol JD...that whole toyota/lexus thing was a farse. but it worked...my mother in law insisted on buying a honda accord over a toyota camry because of what she saw on the news. i don't generally buy toyota/honda/etc because they're japanese cars. i just don't like japanese cars (maybe it has...
  25. RVD

    I broke down...bought a car.

    btw, bmw and the US government has $13,500 in incentives on this car and most of it expires at the end of the year. but either way, it's still an ICE etc. i didn't necessarily want to go out and buy another car but oh well. i think EVs will work for about 90% of the driving out there. i...
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