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    Kepler Bottom Bracket Friction Drive For Sale (Finally)

    Hi Kepler, Instead of O-rings I am trying out 4mm tubing used for water irrigation(super cheap at Bunnings), a perfect fit for the bolts. Will let you know how it goes. Today I also swapped over to the smaller 5055 motor and rode my usual ride to work. I like it better as it seems to hook up...
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    Kepler Bottom Bracket Friction Drive For Sale (Finally)

    Hi db, The tire I am using is a Schwalbe Furious Fred EVO tubeless ready 26 x 2.25. It will wear quickly i think but that doesn't bother me. The tread down the centre is minimal and knobs on the side don't engage motor at all. I have no issue with hookup at all and speed is great and I feel...
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    Kepler Bottom Bracket Friction Drive For Sale (Finally)

    I took mine off road today and unfortunately the bracket slipped on my BB. I probably didn't tighten as much as I could/should have as I was a little nervous seeing I adapted my BB30 to screw bearings. Will tighten tomorrow and have another blast. The best thing with this kit though is that if...
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    Kepler Bottom Bracket Friction Drive For Sale (Finally)

    Hi John, Just thought I would let you know about a small problem I was having with the gravity spring. I'm assuming the gravity spring spacer should allow the spring to move freely. I was having troubles with the engagement and it felt like the spring was binding and basically only allowing 1/2...
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    Kepler Bottom Bracket Friction Drive For Sale (Finally)

    Hi everyone, Had a few issues with my test run yesterday with motor cutting out every now and then. Similar to an issue which I thought I had fixed by adjusting the holes in the heatsink box I bought. I finally found aqnother issue after checking over everything again. When you tighten down...
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    Kepler Bottom Bracket Friction Drive For Sale (Finally)

    Here's the photo as requested. Years ago I stealthed my bike as I don't like flashy decals. I rode this bike through Asia and didn't want people thinking it was expensive. Now it's mainly a commuter. I have many different wheel/tire combos for it. I've had the bike as low as 7kg although at...
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    Kepler Bottom Bracket Friction Drive For Sale (Finally)

    Hi everyone, Just took my first ride after installing Kepler's bracket. So happy with the results. A few little hiccups along the way but nothing too difficult, running 6s lipo and two button throttle setup as described earlier in the thread. Bike measures 10.13kg with battery, will easy get...
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