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I've got a Frankenstein vintage schwinn (one of these that I converted into a single speed. It's so much fun to ride and I love it, even up some hills, but I know I'd ride it even more than just around town if I had a hill-topper assist or something that I could connect to it's 26" tires. Anything folks know about that could work?
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kimbo305 posted:You sure that's 26" wheels? You have options, but none of them are ideal. What are you looking to spend? Actually yeah i took a look again and they're 27 x 1/4 tires on 25(?) Inch rims (idk, old bike tire sizes make no sense to me). The fork is also super narrow at the top, so wider wheels with hub motors might be not doable. In terms of money, I've got more money than space and i love my current bike too much to throw it out for a battery.  Man_of_Teflon posted:If you know how to build wheels, a cheap decent full setup incl battery from BMSbattery.com is about $550 shipped. if you want them to build the wheel for you and ship it, more like $650-$700 iirc. Thanks! I'll dig into this a bit. If I could get a wheel that fits this might be suiting... El Mero Mero fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Jan 30, 2022 |
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kimbo305 posted:27 x 1 1/4? If so, you're on what's called 27" wheels, or ISO 630, actually a bit bigger than the modern 700C/ISO 622 standard. oh that's great to hear. Okay, this is definitely my next project now. Thanks.
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L0cke17 posted:I got one of these about a month ago and really like it. But it's obviously an ebike. But the fat tires eat up gravel and sand and dirt trails no problem. I've been carrying the baby 5-10 miles a day on it without trouble as well. Average speed with the kid is usually around 11mph. Average speed when I'm riding to work is about 17mph. I've put a bit over 200 miles on it so far. And they have a step thru model. I did a test-ride on one of those a week or so ago and had a great time. It was super fun.
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Jamais Vu Again posted:Have a Radrunner, it is definitely easy to get up 17-20mph range, but I don’t enjoy it. I don’t feel safe going that fast (at least on the lovely roads) - perhaps if I had the RR+ with the suspension fork it would be better. yeah I did a test drive on the radrunners too and really didn't like the radrunner. The seat was a nightmare and the bike felt too clunky and heavy to be fun. The radcity was the only one that felt nimble and easy to control to me. Everything else seemed to be more designed for supporting instacart/postmates delivery drivers.
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Nocheez posted:The best place I've found is the Something Awful forums for real reviews. Seriously, this place has saved me so much money over the years. I'm in the market for an ebike with kid carriers. I keep going back and forth between the wheelbarrow/front bucket style and this back-rack style. Is there a clear advantage for one over the other for kid+ stuff hauling?
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My SO's employer just started offing 15% or $1000 discounts on ebikes, problem is that the approved bike vendors I've never even heard of before. The 4 vendors we can choose from are: https://www.velotricbike.com/ https://lectricebikes.com/ https://dirwinbike.com/ https://ride1up.com/ We were about to plunk down $$$ for a Tern HSD or something similar (wanted something that could take a kids seat, was a step through, didn't weigh a ton, and that was made well). Does anyone have any opinion about the above vendors? The incentive is really quite generous.
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