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With my bike dying 2 days ago I had a twinge of worry that the lycra might attack me if he found me ahead parked on the side of the trail :shock:
 
dbaker, I would love join with you and if lyca tries attack you or one of us. They will have to deal with me and Im awful strong. 8) I can even ask my cousin who is a detective and LEO officer. She always there for me :)

Bummer, I am in bay area, california :lol:
 
I got my bike fixed this weekend and it was only a severed Hall ground wire :D Love those easy fixes :oops: What do I need to add to my tool kit to fix that problem on the road next time it happens :?:

Was it cold enough for you this morning? I hit 40mph+ and my bare nose was cold :mrgreen:
 
dbaker said:
...only a severed Hall ground wire...What do I need to add to my tool kit to fix that problem on the road next time it happens
why not just the ebike tester (heck - just hardwire it), pliers and tape? i always carry the latter two... need the get the first!
 
dbaker said:
Tell us about the skate park near Betco :)
Crazy sick dirt jumps, super tight hairy turns, pure candy for a bmx. A touch muddy for my street tires, so left with tail between legs, humbled, even tho no one there... didn't think teens could work that hard!
 
Yeah, that track is something. After fooling around there, I decided my bike is just too big for it. The jumps go vertical... Insane.

Oh, and they've fenced off the old convention center ramp thing, near my office, near the Bolt Bus stop. I was planning on doing more jumps there! Bummer...

GrayKard said:
I liked the vid with the commentary much more than some random music. Or maybe you can do both but with lower music and commentary when appropriate? Keep 'em coming! :D
Thanks, man! I appreciate it. Narration is dicey cause I can be manage to be articulate for short 30 second bursts, and then it's touch and go... :lol:

I've got a battery bag replacement vid in the can (so to speak), and there's so much narration, I'm thinking of junking it altogether. One can only hear oneself talk for so long before madness and shame ensue.

Anyway, I replaced the old cordura which lasted a year or so. I slightly redesigned it, using sticky back velcro on the battery box. I spent an hour pinning sew-on velcro to the bag itself, then dropped it off with our lovely local drycleaner/seamstress :wink: to sew up (since I broke our machine a while ago w/ the sticky back stuff)

The rear tire had a flat when I went to race to pick up the kids... :roll:

But seeing this at home later eased the pain:
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Another pinch flat?

My cordura is looking frayed in places. I managed with just the sticky back and no sewing, even on the cordura. :D Still keeps the battery quite dry :mrgreen:
 
GCinDC said:
didn't think teens could work that hard!
Heh yeah I see some of the kids racing around like maniacs - moving just as fast as I can with a few thousand watts under me on those tight twisty tracks. When you boost off into the distance their eyes still pop out of their heads though :mrgreen:

GCinDC said:
One can only hear oneself talk for so long before madness and shame ensue.
Thats what the nerdcasts are for right ? :p
I didn't mind the narration. I've made a few real time comments while riding with the intention of using it in my videos but the audio hasnt come out over the wind noise.

But seeing this at home later eased the pain:
Free pin striped suit with every battery bag ? :lol:
 
dbaker said:
Another pinch flat?
Nope. A packing staple.

bought a $40 pump <gasp> and am going to try mounting it here:
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another thing to get the cops attention... :lol: and it helps balance more weight forward... :lol:

but if it gets nasty from rain, etc, i'm going to toss it in the backpack...

and as for the new bag, i lift the velcro'd flap to plug in.
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then close it up with the controller leads secured, or into work with the discharge plug hidden. you know how excited security guards get about red wires... :roll:
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Very nice! I like re-do bag of the LiPo covers. It looks much better.

I have a question to ask you about the CA's Efficiency wh/hr. I am getting 65wh/hr on my CA and is that bad? I looked in technical section forum and I find some folks getting 22 wh/hr on their 9C motor. How do I determine maximum Efficiency wh/hr on 9C 9x7. I mean do there any indication maximum wh/hr on CA while riding on my ebike. I am getting like 18 miles when the 20s2p LiPo's LVC board triggered (cell hit 3v). I don't know if it still good or bad?

Forgive me, I am not exactly 100% expertise in that field. Not harm to ask you question maybe you have more knowledge.
 
Greg

Loved the new video, my god that was so close!! great reactions not so sure that my brain would be quick enough on a Monday morning commute to work :lol: really liked the voice over, nice touch! oh and on the horn front get an airzound, I have had one for years they are amazing and put the shits right up cars when you get close, they really dont like it ha ha. That guy in your video moved over in the lane to try and block you? what a dork?

I find that so many car drivers just dont like the fact that a bike is going past them, they are sitting in a gas guzzling car going nowhere and you carve past them with no effort, I think car drivers accept motorcycles doing this but not bikes, you see this rage in inner city areas even with normal cyclists, for some reason car drivers feel they own the right to be there and bikes dont because cyclists dont pay taxes?

Such a stupid attitude as most cyclists also own a car or some form of taxable transport and are normally commuting on their way to or doing a job where they pay taxes anyway? and anyone that thinks the road and fuel tax goes mainly in to the road and transport infrastructure can think again in this country at least, the majority of the tax goes in to a welfare black hole, but thats another story :twisted:

I really must do an airzound video ha ha not as impressive as horn blasters but people certainly hear it :lol:

Keep the videos coming but stay safe also Greg! nobody wants to see daddy get hurt :wink:
 
knoxie said:
That guy in your video moved over in the lane to try and block you? what a dork?
Maybe it was x88x, fromhere:
x88x said:
...I am that guy that when I see someone in my rearview doing stuff like that, I will shift over in the lane and block them if it looks like they can stop in time. ..I'm also that guy on the motorcycle sitting in traffic, flicking him off as he passes... :roll:
When I noticed he's from MD, it all made sense. The pervasive attitude around here. Follow the thread if you want get your blood boiling.... But please, don't get me started... It's all I can do to remain calm.

chroot said:
I am getting 65wh/hr on my CA and is that bad?
Sounds like you broke your CA too!!!

Just kidding, chroot! Me too, I run at ~60wh/mi.

Nevermind about efficiency. That's a whole other issue... Watts are Amps x volts. So under full load, you're pulling peak 80V x 45A = 3600 watts. That's at any given moment. I don't even know the formula for watt hours per mile. Since I prefer not to do division in my head while riding (let alone look at the CA!), I ride with the Volts, Amps, Miles/Ah display...
 
Nice pump, Greg :D I don't think you want it on the front fork. Isn't there some way to get it inside that new case and keep it looking new! I bought the same pump when I had all of those pinch flats running those narrow rims and jumping curbs last summer when I started going home on Mass. Ave. The high volume tires we run take forever to pump up with standard frame pumps; gotta have the high volume pumps made for big MTB tires. With the small pump I would not take the time to pump up to 40 psi leaving myself open to another pinch flat before I got home :oops:
 
Gotcha, I am attempting conserve the battery more distance and I tried set 15A then run at 18mph. It seems still getting 18 miles compare to full 83v at 45A (cruise at same 18mph) getting same miles out the 20s2p.

Thanks anyways :)
 
dbaker said:
Nice pump, Greg
Yeah but it's got such a nice tube mount... :lol: It is nice. It stands too! So I don't have to pump in the middle of the air... :!:

Where do you keep yours? I'll probably just bag it and bungee it to my rear rack! My main security strategy: keep it looking nasty and no one will want it!
 
G- You might want ask Hyena and He did awful nasty using his air horn. I am not sure if he used on his ebike? Last time I saw his youtube was on his vehicle.
 
I keep mine in my rack bag. It really is too long for the bag, stretching it a bit. Most mornings it nestles between a big U lock and my coffee thermos with my clothes in a shopping bag on top. The big rack bag is filled and my dress shirt and pants are slightly wrinkled :mrgreen:
 
dbaker said:
The big rack bag is filled and my dress shirt and pants are slightly wrinkled :mrgreen:
Wait! Do you wear LYCRA?? LOL... Just kidding and who cares, but do you pedal hard enough that you sweat? I don't, cause of my small chainring, so I wear work clothes and the wind/waterproof layer. You?

A horns a good call for certain situations, tho I always assume they don't see me, and almost prefer that way, except when I have to stop and they're behind me! I used to have the bell which was cute and nice for peds but that broke a year ago w/ my fall and can't afford to replace it. Imagine blowing that horn on the sidewalk... :shock:
 
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