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    Ebike for my mom

    My mom is 65 years old and wants an ebike for tootling around with her friends, who also have ebikes. I'm wondering if someone can recommend an ebike for roughly $2,000 range. She thinks range and comfort are the most imporant metrics. With decent range (50-70 miles?) I'd like to see what...
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    EEB Frame (Alibaba Stealth Frame) digital model?

    I'm looking for a digital 3d model (Solidworks preferred, but I'd take anything) of an EEB enduro frame or whole bike. I'll be doing a build in the future and would like to have a good starting point. I imagine someone here has created a digital model of this very popular frame by now, right...
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    Purchasing a bike from Alibaba (12kw, 15kw) Leili

    I test rode an ebike this past weekend from someone on craigslist which I liked a lot, but found out that it is from Alibaba and he was charging twice what it's going for on Alibaba. I'm considering buying this bike below from Changzhou Leili on Alibaba...
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    Considering CAB Motorworks Powerful Ebike

    I've been looking into getting a powerful ebike for a while and test rode several that local ebike club members have. I test rode the Sur Ron X and didn't love it. It's drivetrain is loud, I didn't think it felt powerful or smooth enough. After trying a few other ebikes I'm finding that I...
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    Considering the Vector Typhoon

    I'm considering buying a Vector Typhoon. It seems to fit everything I'd like out of an electric bike, so I'm thinking I might just buy it rather than building up a custom bike myself. I'm not really looking to take on a big project and learn all the details about building up an ebike, so...
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    Giant Trance 3: How is this for a powerful conversion?

    I'm looking for a full suspension mountain bike for converting into a powerful commuter ebike. I found the bike below locally - would this be a good candidate? https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/d/pleasanton-giant-trance-full-suspension/7265886176.html My goal is to convert using a 72v...
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    Vector Light Frame - Any others I should consider?

    I'm likely going to take on building an ebike and am looking at my options. It seems the Vector Light frame is a good way to go. Here are my requirements: - 13 mile, mostly flat commute - 40-45mph top speed on flat sections - Full suspension - I'm not a fabricator, so the build needs to be...
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    Commuting and fun: Ebike Vs E-scooter.

    I've been getting serious about buying or building a fast ebike for my 12 mile commute. I'd want something very fast (40-45mph sustained would be great) on a full suspension mountain bike. I recently commuted by road bike and was passed FAST by a guy on an electric scooter. I caught up to him...
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    Used Ebike from Craigslist - worth it?

    I'm looking to get an ebike for my 14 mile flat commute. It's open and mostly flat so I'd like to be able to go 35mph. I've been looking into building my own, but I ran into this bike from a local guy who builds lots of powerful ebikes. He's the owner of SV Ebikes so he's experienced in...
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    Great ebike frame the doesn't look like a dirtbike?

    I'd like to build a dual suspension ebike that can hold a fair amount of batteries. I noticed most dual suspension mountain bikes don't have much space in the frame though. I do see a lot of frames available that are made specifically for ebike builds and look great, but I feel like they will...
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    Best Value fast ebike for my commute?

    I'm looking for advice on either a store-bought ebike, or else a kit that I can add to an existing bike (bike to be purchased used, likely) for my commute. My commute is 14.5 miles with only 200' of climbing. I'm a pretty avid cyclist so a non-electric bike works fine, but I thought there's...
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    Fast Electric Cargo Bike for my Bay Area Commute

    I posted a few weeks ago asking some initial questions about building an ebike for my commute. I've updated my expectations and thought I'd make a new post with more information. I'd like to build a fast ebike for my commute. My Commute: https://www.strava.com/activities/2740310450 I can...
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    Fast Ebike for a tough commute

    I'm a cyclist and ride about 6,000 miles/year, so I'm not against using the pedals to go forward. My issue is that I work 34 miles away from where I live, including a fair amount of long hills. I love riding this route but it just takes too long by bike. There's also a ton of traffic in my...
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    Why such low power? 60v Lipo

    I've been having problems w/ my controller, reasons which I wont bore you with but I recently received it back from Lyen. I hooked it up today with 60v nominal and was able to ride around, but it felt very very underpowered. On very flat ground I could start to pick up a little bit of speed...
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    WOW '01 Honda Insight

    I just bought a 2001 Honda Insight hybrid 5-speed MT with 77,000 miles for $4800. Apparently its a steal since they normall go for a fair amount more than that. Anyways I've been driving it around and CANT BELIEVE the high MPG's I'm getting. I took this Sat night to a friend's house in...
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    Cycle Analyst, Accessories, Voltage Question

    Maybe someone can explain how the CA and the accessories cable coming off of it work.. I'm running 100v on the ebike right now, and I notice that the CA gets the full 100v out of its accessory cable to feed things like a headlight. The headlight would have to be able to accept 100v @ very low...
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    24s , low amps, low efficiency?

    I'm using 88.8v nominal but I want to start out with the very conservative controller settings (30A, very low block time). Is high voltage and low amps generally a bad idea? I know high voltage = high top speed, but without the high amps I dont think I'll reach its full potential, right? Am I...
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    Ebike Tester

    I'd like to buy an ebike tester. What's the best one to go with? I'd like to get it asap since my etrike just died on me for unknown reasons. Thanks, Ryan
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    First e-grin, now to troubleshoot an issue..

    So I've been working on my etrike, planning what to buy, planning how to come up w/ extra cash to afford exactly what i want, and recently putting everything together. I have a KMX Trike, HS3540 motor, Lyen 18FET controller, and 24s lipo. I needed 1 last bullet connector for my build, so I...
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    Phase currect vs Rated current

    Can someone explain what the difference between phase current and rated current is? If I want to run 40amps through my controller, that would be Rated current, right?
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    Lyen 18FET settings - Picture!

    I'm setting up my controller and I'm unsure what settings to put. Can someone tell me what "safe" settings would be? What areas here would you change? See my setup description below: HS3540 Lyen 18FET Controller Turnigy 24s 3p Lipo setup - (88v Nominal, 15Ah) I'd like some pretty...
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    Main power connectors - help please

    I'm hooking up the main power leads from battery packs (88.8v Nominal) to my 18FET Lyen controller. The controller came with spade connectors, and my harness from Icecube57 came with extra 4mm bullet connectorrs so that I could add one to the controller. Can the 4mm bullet connectors handle...
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    Quick Help - Lyen Controller!

    I'm wiring up my Lyen 18FET controller and I'm noticing something weird.. It looks like there's a connection for the throttle cable (red, green, black) with a male connector. There's also an identical connector on the controller that is a female version with red, green, black. Why would there...
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    Least expensive reasonable ebike

    After seeing my build (even though it's not even done yet) a friend of mine likes the idea of an ebike and wants to do a build himself. He doesn't have a lot of money and wants to keep it as inexpensive as possible, but still have an ebike that will last a little while if taken care of. I was...
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    Quick Cycle Analyst Question

    I noticed my CA has (2) cords.. I assume 1 for data from the Controller (Lyen 18fet), 1 for power.. correct? The one for power is about 4 inches long.. what gives? Should there be another cable that comes w/ the CA to run power, or is it up to me to wire it in and connect power to that...
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