A lot depends on tire size and intended use.
Here is the Sheldon Brown gear Calculator. Choose your tire size, then in gear units choose MPH@90rpm,...
Retrorockit
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Wind resistance is the biggest factor because it squares with speed. 40mph is a fast bike. It's going to take more than calculations to steer and stop...Leave a comment:
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This is a US based forum, and the laws and riding environment are quite different here. 750W motors and 28mph are the legal limits, but 1500W motors are...Leave a comment:
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100* around here is like a sauna. The canals are much deeper too. That's where the dry land for the road came from. Fortunately it rains enough to take...Leave a comment:
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Here's a gear calculator that can help you figure out what you need.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/gear-calc.html
With 26x2.15 tires my BBSHD...Leave a comment:
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Installing a kickstand or center stand can pinch the wires also.Leave a comment:
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High Vis clothing only works if they're actually looking at you. A Coast guard approved air horn (Airzounds is one brand) makes them look. For daylight...Leave a comment:
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I've crashed with a helmet, and i've crashed without a helmet. I much prefer the helmet version. But I do believe in natural selection and freedom of... -
Where I ride they recently changes a left lane to continuos green when the other lanes are stopped.The only way to cross is to use the pedestrian crossing...Leave a comment:
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I'm 6'1" and don't have a long inseam for my hieght, so I can go either way. Without the motor i always prefer 175mm. My lightweightXC bike has 175mm....Last edited by Retrorockit; 2 weeks ago.Leave a comment:
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Look around in the Surly catalog at some of their stainless steel single speed cogs and chainrings.
I'm not familiar with the Cyclone setup, so...Leave a comment:
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2nd the BB7 suggestion. Sintered copper pads and 180mm rotors stop my Gary Fisher from 35mph and don't need adjustement all the time. The BBSHD will probabl... -
I went from my habitual 175mm Shimano E6000 cranks to some 170mm E 5000. Top speed went up by about 3mph because I can spin 100rpm now. My knees will...Leave a comment:
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I finally stuck the 170mm E5000 on ny Gary Fisher Solstice BBSHD. I was removing the 175mm E6000 cranks.
The $14/pair E5000 170mm cranks weigh...Last edited by Retrorockit; 3 weeks ago.Leave a comment:
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I did a BBSHD Gary Fisher Solstice project. Which is in the Trek family of bikes. You might get some ideas there.
https://electricbike.com/for...Leave a comment:
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