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The kickstand legs are obviously made of separate pieces with concrete in them.  
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Looks like it’s time for some drilling, a metal dowel, and generous epoxying.
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Nocheez posted:I broke the kickstand on my L885 cargo bike evil_bunnY fucked around with this message at 13:42 on Sep 18, 2023 |
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Sep 18, 2023 13:39
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I broke a aftermarket center stand almost in the in spot. It was just something dragged the throttle when the bike was parked, and the bike shoot off by itself and broke the stand. You wouldn't think a 36v motor had that much starting torque at zero. Grandly it was the cheapest center stand I brought on Amazon.
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Sep 18, 2023 14:40
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kimbo305 posted:Looks like it’s time for some drilling, a metal dowel, and generous epoxying. I'm not able to ride for a while until I recover, so I'll wait for kickstand V2 to arrive.
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Sep 18, 2023 19:35
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Appoda posted:My verdict after trying one out is that I should probably run around on a normal bicycle for a bit before forking out a chunk of change. Yeah, that will come with time. Fwiw, your bike is generally only going to be as wide as your shoulders. Make sure that you’re focusing on where you want to go (eyes up!), and not the thing you don’t want to hit. Because looking at what you don’t want to hit is step one of hitting the thing you don’t want to hit. quote:I think part of it is that the bike was shortshaming me; I could only "stand" if I was pushing myself up to my tiptoes, and to get a leg over I had to kinda lean to one side and saddle up from an angle. I’ve got short for my height legs and yeah, that kind of sucks at first. Step throughs, cruisers and MTBs with dropper seat posts are all a lot easier on short legged folk than the standard bike with a horizontal top tube. Either way it won’t take you long to get used to sliding off the saddle when you come to a stop.
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Boys who love boys
Got more confident as I rode, but it's been years since I've regularly ridden a bike and I wasn't entirely full of certainty on how to position myself. My rear end went into diamond-crushing mode when other riders went wide, or I had to pass some jackass on a unicycle on a narrow trail bridge. 
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I pad my top tube with neoprene so when I am in front of the redlight, I can sit on the top tube. Or I just stop next to the sidewalk so my right leg can rest on the sidewalk curb.
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is there a thread for building ebikes and not just general pre-built ebike discussion?
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hark posted:is there a thread for building ebikes and not just general pre-built ebike discussion? I think you should talk about them here. I like to read about them. One day, I want to add a fwd kit to my 14" clown bike.
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hark posted:is there a thread for building ebikes and not just general pre-built ebike discussion? I built up our two commuter bikes with front hub all-axle setups from Grin and they have been great. I tow all sorts of dumb stuff around with mine and it never skips a beat. What are you thinking of going with?
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Man_of_Teflon posted:I built up our two commuter bikes with front hub all-axle setups from Grin and they have been great. I tow all sorts of dumb stuff around with mine and it never skips a beat. What are you thinking of going with? im in the process of doing an Enduro/stealth bomber clone right now. got a 1500w rear hub motor and I'm building a 60v battery. have the frame mostly built out with a suspension fork. just need to find time to do the battery/bms/wiring/etc stuff for the internals and then I should be good to go hopefully.
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I put together my first ebike with a 90s steel mountain bike, a noname 48v rear wheel kit, a wald dual basket rear rack, a plastic toolbox zip tied to the top of the rack, and 4 lawnmower size lead acid batteries in the box with the controller and fuses/etc
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Nocheez posted:I'm not able to ride for a while until I recover, so I'll wait for kickstand V2 to arrive. Did they give you a warranty replacement? hark posted:im in the process of doing an Enduro/stealth bomber clone right now. got a 1500w rear hub motor and I'm building a 60v battery. have the frame mostly built out with a suspension fork. just need to find time to do the battery/bms/wiring/etc stuff for the internals and then I should be good to go hopefully. Is the Super73 not robust enough for hopping over curbs?
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stephenthinkpad posted:I broke a aftermarket center stand almost in the in spot. It was just something dragged the throttle when the bike was parked, and the bike shoot off by itself and broke the stand. You wouldn't think a 36v motor had that much starting torque at zero. Grandly it was the cheapest center stand I brought on Amazon.
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kimbo305 posted:Did they give you a warranty replacement? it is! and it's fun as hell. that was just my first ebike and now I have the desire for more power and speed. gonna give the s73 to my girlfriend.
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Why do you need so much travel? Which fork are you going with?
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kimbo305 posted:Why do you need so much travel? Which fork are you going with? it's like 180mm travel...why not? the stock s73 fork made riding over potholes and uneven ground brutal and shaky.
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kimbo305 posted:Did they give you a warranty replacement? Yes, it was still under warranty.
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hark posted:it's like 180mm travel...why not?
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kimbo305 posted:Cost? You can have the advertised travel and still not have the effective suspension you want. I bought the fork a while ago but I think it was like $250ish? something like that. it's an adjustable air fork. triple tree or double shoulder or whatever the terminology is.
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hark posted:I bought the fork a while ago but I think it was like $250ish? something like that. it's an adjustable air fork. triple tree or double shoulder or whatever the terminology is. are these overkill with a normal frame? I guess to put it another way - do you need a super beefy head tube to go with this?
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Man_of_Teflon posted:are these overkill with a normal frame? I guess to put it another way - do you need a super beefy head tube to go with this? it's just a 1 1/8 suspension fork that happens to extend up on both of the prongs of the fork and connect to the top at 3 places instead of one. it's pretty light for what it is, and it fits the aesthetic of the frame better than a regular fork, imo.
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What’s the take between like an Aventon Level 2 and Ride1Up 700 (or some similar 3rd option)?
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Sep 21, 2023 19:09
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PRADA SLUT posted:What’s the take between like an Aventon Level 2 and Ride1Up 700 (or some similar 3rd option)? I crossed shop this 2, Level 2 and Ride1up Limited and ended up getting a fat tire bike with a promotion (Magicycle Cruiser Pro) The Limited last year had a promotion of giving out a 2nd battery for free, I missed it by a day. I emailed them and asked for it, but they didn't me anything. In retrospect its battery is too small for a my 25 mile round trip at top speed mode for a 14-15AH battery. The 700 is basically a slower Limited with a smaller, less noisy motor. My current bike's 20AH battery is about enough in the winter. The Level 2 has local dealership, and probably better looking frame, so I would pick it over the ride1up. I also don't like that all the ride1up models don't share standard batteries, I think all of their models have different batteries. Outside of that, they are very similar commuter bikes. If you want a 2.x inch tire commuter bike, there isn't much option out there. There is also one from Juiced but I heard mediocre feedback of their customer service.
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Hm.. would it be better to upgrade to a gazelle or something? They seem to have better components. I’m commuting 25 miles round trip, but I could recharge halfway if I really need it.
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I got my kickstand today and it's a completely different design. I wonder how many of those pieces of poo poo failed before they redesigned it.
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Nocheez posted:I got my kickstand today and it's a completely different design. I wonder how many of those pieces of poo poo failed before they redesigned it.
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It looks much more solid. It's one piece, and made of a thicker material.
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I missed the zeros  
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PRADA SLUT posted:Hm.. would it be better to upgrade to a gazelle or something? They seem to have better components. Aventon has a two year warranty which is rare in the industry and a big plus - ebikes have way more warranty issues than regular bikes with the motors and electrical added in. It is probably better priced, as Aventon is the North American factory direct brand of the Chinese factory that manufactures a ton of the ecomm ebike brands.
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Friends, I have found it. The worst electric bicycle ever made: https://emmo.ca/collections/electric-motorcycle-style-ebike They all seem to be 500W hub motors regardless of the battery option. It looks like they ship with a single speed 1-1 ish gear ratio? Speaking of battery options, they sell lead-acid models, and that even seems to be the volume seller! They even come with a fake exhaust that makes motor noises!
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You probably can't get an e-moto fast enough to get on highway under $5k. Nothing wrong with this niche IMO, as long as your country allow this kind of scooters. I can't even find the top speed on that page, probably nothing to write home about.
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stephenthinkpad posted:You probably can't get an e-moto fast enough to get on highway under $5k. All these emmos look like law-abiding class 2 electric bicycles, with a top speed of 32kph and good to go on MUPs and bike paths and such. This just seems insane to me. There's a ton of better designs for going those speeds already. I'll try to keep e-moto chat out of the e-bike thread but Kawasaki just introduced their first electric motorcycles at around $7,500, dramatically cheaper than a Zero or certainly a Livewire, and completely road legal unlike a Surron.
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I don't think you can ride them on US bike path? You need bike pedals install (like the Surron). Seeing this website is in CA, maybe its legal over there. We have a few of these in NY cause cops only enforce the law once in a blue moon. Yeah highway legal e-motorcycle belongs to the motorcycle thread not here.
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Twerk from Home posted:All these emmos look like law-abiding class 2 electric bicycles, with a top speed of 32kph and good to go on MUPs and bike paths and such. Doesn't look like they have pedals, which may impact bike path legality depending on local laws. I'm pretty sure that out here (Washington state) they'd need to be registered like a moped and restricted/taxed accordingly. If they can do more than 30mph, they're considered motorcycles out here.
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lol, the Knight Turbo is especially blatant in being a Grom clone chassis with a hub motor slapped on. The chain seems to be purely decorative until you look at the other photo angles where they have the comically non-functional compliance pedals attached.
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Helter Skelter posted:Doesn't look like they have pedals, which may impact bike path legality depending on local laws. I'm pretty sure that out here (Washington state) they'd need to be registered like a moped and restricted/taxed accordingly. If they can do more than 30mph, they're considered motorcycles out here. Most of the promo photos have the pedals removed, but as I looked for some reviews of them I learned that they all have pedals attached at the time of sale, but if the owner chooses to remove the pedals from their bicycle that's their own choice. I'd guess that a bicycle with the pedals removed probably isn't legal to ride on a bike path, but I'm not sure. 32kph is a bit slower than 20mph, so I'm assuming they'd be fine in the US, although I honestly hope never to see one.
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No way their top speed are 32 kmph, are you sure? I can't find the stat on their page. Some of the models are 72v. I would think around 35-40 mph.
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stephenthinkpad posted:No way their top speed are 32 kmph, are you sure? I can't find the stat on their page. Some of the models are 72v. I would think around 35-40 mph. Their FAQ and all reviews say in plain language that everything they sell is limited to 32kph across the board, under "e-bike laws": https://emmo.ca/pages/faq It's just powerfully dumb.
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The real question isn't what speed they're limited to out of the box, it's whether they make the limit trivial to disable
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