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Hi Kauaikit,
I sent you a PM about the controllers.
In the last 2 days I have been able to ride my bike now and since I do not yet have a battery (even the controller is not back in the bike yet) it is a regular bike for now, but I like it a lot with the 48t front chainring.
Note that I did not replace the crank, I simply bolted the 2 larger chainrings from a mountain bike (42t and 48t) directly to the original 33t sprocket, which is still usable but also acts as "spider" for the larger chain rings.
I am even considering squeezing a 60t into there - for that I will probably need to lose the chain guard and trim some more off the battery pack door and extra compartment, we will see. And of course add some chain.
Interesting that they upgraded the 36V bikes with a slightly more usable 38t although it is still way too low gear: my mountain bike chainrings are 36-42-48t and I am using the 48t exclusively. The only reason for me to mount the 42t onto the original 33t is that the 48t chainring has 5 "spokes" that give fixed offset and that did not allow it to bolt directly to the 33t or be able to use it, so I kept the 42t in between there.
I also want a different freewheel with an 11t top gear so that even on downhills and with higher voltage assist, I don't spin out.
Just need to find where to get one for decent price around here.
I sent you a PM about the controllers.
In the last 2 days I have been able to ride my bike now and since I do not yet have a battery (even the controller is not back in the bike yet) it is a regular bike for now, but I like it a lot with the 48t front chainring.
Note that I did not replace the crank, I simply bolted the 2 larger chainrings from a mountain bike (42t and 48t) directly to the original 33t sprocket, which is still usable but also acts as "spider" for the larger chain rings.
I am even considering squeezing a 60t into there - for that I will probably need to lose the chain guard and trim some more off the battery pack door and extra compartment, we will see. And of course add some chain.
Interesting that they upgraded the 36V bikes with a slightly more usable 38t although it is still way too low gear: my mountain bike chainrings are 36-42-48t and I am using the 48t exclusively. The only reason for me to mount the 42t onto the original 33t is that the 48t chainring has 5 "spokes" that give fixed offset and that did not allow it to bolt directly to the 33t or be able to use it, so I kept the 42t in between there.
I also want a different freewheel with an 11t top gear so that even on downhills and with higher voltage assist, I don't spin out.
Just need to find where to get one for decent price around here.