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A 17lb front wheel!! With regular spokes! It looks like it might be a deep dish though, so you could be fine. I'd be putting the biggest tire I could find and keeping it 5-10psi under. I really wanna know if it's going to stay true during daily commutes, but if I were you I'd be saving up for a wheel truing stand.
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Already got one, it's called "my forks and a bent-up coat hanger"  I'm a ways out from building this out all the way. I still have ICE engines to rebuild and repair before I start making the battery.
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Apr 11, 2018 16:50
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So, I'm having lots of fun trying to coax my order out of BMS Battery at the moment. I've ordered 36v/350w front wheel kit with with 10Ah 36v bottle battery and after 2 weeks of 'preparing' they started of asking for an additional $95 shipping. This was semi-expected, although not quite by that much...but anyways...it was still supposed to be sent by FedEx. Nothing happened for a few days, so today I got message with a UPS tracking number. Now. I *hate* UPS...especially for international deliveries. How they stay in business is simply a mystery to me, because they screw up 9 in 10 deliveries to me, be it economy residential stuff or super-urgent business-to-business packages. So, I mail them and tell them that I don't accept UPS packages. I get some fluff about UPS being the only ones being capable of delivering batteries for a reasonable price (which may be true), but it makes no difference. I'm paying $250+ for shipping and it's not going to UPS. It's also now getting close to being so expensive that buying a kit locally (Canada) is almost worthwhile, if nothing else then for the additional support. It would still add a couple of hundred dollars on top, but if it's this much hassle and means dealing with UPS...
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Apr 12, 2018 07:38
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There's a retailer in Ontario that sells decent batteries and will save you the hassle of having to deal with cargo flights and added cost. I can probably get the name from a buddy who ran into the same issues trying to order batteries.
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Apr 12, 2018 12:30
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Slim, that's the exact kit that I have except mine is a 1000w. Warning you right now- put in a stock of staycons and block connectors because they are going to go fast. If I got another eBay kit, I'd redo all of the connectors right off the bat. It's been pretty solid through two Nor'easters, snow and rain, though.
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Alright, I'll keep an eye on them. I have a bunch of extra connectors in my garage, so I think I'm set. Just found out a maker shop nearby has one of those Sanko battery spot welders, that'll make the build go quicker! 
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