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    A big THANK YOU to all the guys here who have bought stuff!

    thanks for letting us buy the excellent cutting edge kit Matt - it is great to hear of the various successes!
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    Slowbuilds first build

    here is a picture showing the rack with its final coat of paint on the top. Still need to apply the final coat to the sides and underside
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    Slowbuilds first build

    Another item turned up this week, the dual drive internal sram 3 speed hub
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    Slowbuilds first build

    And here is a picture of the top of the rack with the second coat of paint applied.
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    Basic RC hardtail build for my wife. Suggestions?

    great to see another Matt build! And with a 10 turn 3210 as well - I'll be following this very closely as I have in mind to build an e-bike for my daughter.
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    Slowbuilds first build

    AJ: ah I confess I did apply the paint direct to metal - I used "Hammerite Metal Paint". Misread the direct to rusty metal for direct to metal.. oh well lesson learnt :-) Matt: yes it does look pretty stable - it looked so much lighter without the paint! Still it will take either of the...
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    Slowbuilds first build

    and here is a picture taken after the first coat of paint (some of the near faces have had two coats):
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    Project plans for the new year? Who is building what?

    I'm still building my firstbuild - finished the motor mount and now onto the battery box and electrics. Aiming to be testing it by May - given the price of fuel (in the UK I hear of £1.49 a litre of diesel in remote areas) this no longer appears like a geeky hobby :-)
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    Slowbuilds first build

    Here is a picture of the welded frame with wheel to give an idea of how it looks. It now needs some paint and final motor mounting holes drilled on the top. But it is essentially complete.
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    Thoughts on E-bikes as true light weight daily transport

    I suspect they could be used as a supplement to the car. Certainly this is how I plan to use mine - running errands on the 1/4 mile trip to the local shop - or the 5x2 mile journey to the local town and maybe 12x2 mile to a further town. But it should mean that during the dry months May-Oct...
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    Slowbuilds first build

    ok update - the bike rack has been welded - I just need to collect it from a friend. A minor step forward - I've also ordered the tyres and inner tubes for the e-bike. I'm hopeful that the bike rack will allow experimentation with the two possible MS drives I've bought.
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    Slowbuilds first build

    some more updates of the bicycle rack. It is very near completion - just requiring the motor mount to be made. At that point it can finally go and be welded! Here is a side view
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    Slowbuilds first build

    many thanks for the advice - I hadn't thought of this issue! Yes will use slime in the rear tyre.
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    Slowbuilds first build

    the bike rack has progressed a little - it now is mounted to the bicycle and here are some updated pictures. and the view from the rear:
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    Slipper clutch

    fantastic work Matt - I'm very interested in obtaining 1-2 of these when you are ready. Can they be retrofitted to existing MS drive reduction units - thinking of the 3210 10:1 and 3220 4:1 units? regards
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    Slowbuilds first build

    here is the top of the rack partially drilled and bolted:
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    SRAM DD Revisited

    I plan to use it on my build.. thanks for the link - a great price..
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    Slowbuilds first build

    Here is the design of the motor mount produced in corrugated cardboard. and corrugated cardboard is roughly 3mm thick - which is great as this is the thickness of steel from which the motor mount will be made. Here are most of the steel components, ready to be drilled, bolted and then...
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    Slowbuilds first build

    looking forward to seeing the 219 chain. Yes it is great to collect the components (hopefully before the pound collapses :-)). I'm currently rereading threads associated with motor mounts - this is the only major obstacle to overcome (well the one I can see). I have some ideas on how to build a...
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    Slowbuilds first build

    no problem Matt - I think the volcanic ash and the British post office added 10-14 days or so :-) Thanks for the advice about using a smallish cog - I'm planning to use a 14T or 13T with 219 chain.
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    Astro 3210 group buy?

    Hi Matt a huge thanks for organizing the group buy - and my goodies arrived yesterday. To anyone reading this thread these drives and motors are awesome, here are some webcam photographs of Matt's hard work! and the other drive: [ignore the white inds freewheel - I added this...
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    Slowbuilds first build

    more goodies have arrived - this time from Matt and the amazing Astro group buy. A huge thanks to Matt for organizing this group buy and also for the super drives! Here is an Astro 3210 10 Turn using a 10:1 drive reduction ignore the white industries freewheel which I added - this...
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    Slowbuilds first build

    here are some pictures of the finished now splined freewheels which have come in todays post from Luke and his father - many thanks guys! Loved the videos of the process, seen here, http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=17602 The first image shows the freewheels, the left hand...
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    The freewheel broaching sign-up thread, and video of process

    many thanks for taking the time to shoot the videos, certainly it is now clear how the process is achieved! Well done!!
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    Astro 3210 group buy?

    great stuff Matt - as always - sounds really good!
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