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    Fork and Rim question

    my metric ruler reads fork that is wide enough as 110mm, the english ruler reads it as just under 4.5 inches. the disc brake mount adds 15mm.
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    Are E-Bikes a technological step up or down from horses?

    horses are the best, of course! http://youtu.be/Ss1CXo8QMi8
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    Fork and Rim question

    Drunkskunk, d8veh, and dogman, thank you very much! I am actually quite relieved about going forward on this fork issue. Definitely all steel. i am going to have to forget about the suspension. So far all the rigid forks or trees that have been avaliable where 4 inches, and i need it wider...
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    Fork and Rim question

    Hello. I need help with two questions. I am pretty much completed welding the frame of a recumbent delta trike. :D I decided to go ahead and get a hub motor now. I got it two weeks ago. 36volt. I will be using SLA batteries until i can save up for a Li battery set. i have no experience with...
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    New book on brushless motors and controllers

    thanks kevo :D
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    New book on brushless motors and controllers

    this is so cool! to have a real, actual mr smartypants we can ask questions about this subject! hurray! i just hope he sticks around for at least 4 months when i will be ready to ask questions. i would love to build my own hub motor. i confess i was supposed to have learned it is school. but i...
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    chrome spokes for 20 inch wheel

    Hello, i am planning to buy a front hub motor and i want chrome spokes. i figure buying spokes already chromed is cheaper than having them chromed. does anyone have a source for 20 inch hub motor chrome spokes or will i have to just cut and curve the ends myself. does anyone have a link for...
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    motor for 48 spoke wheel

    just what i needed.thank you!
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    motor for 48 spoke wheel

    thanks for responding, but yes, i need the 48 spoke wheel. its a cargo trike. also, i want to powdercoat the rims and use chrome spokes, so i will need to build the wheel regardless.
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    motor for 48 spoke wheel

    Hello, I have decided the cargo trike i am building will need a front hub motor. But I dont know anything about motors. I have checked out a few hub motors and I only seem to see motors for 36 spoke wheels, does any one know companies that make motors for 48 spokes? or will i have to make it...
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    Advancing the state of Ebike Electrical Wiring

    I LOVE the visio schematics! keep it up!
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    circuit design for lights and horns

    thanks, i was overwhelmed and couldnt see the forest for the trees, if you follow me. the search engine didnt really help and i needed a place to start.
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    circuit design for lights and horns

    Hello, I am not building an ebike at this time, but for my first bike build i would like to have a an electrical system for 1. brake lights, turning lights, both front and back, headlights, and a, preferably a car horn. i would like to use some kind of very small 12 volt battery that i can...
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