Espresso and Ebikes.

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Aside from the front fork issue. I would like to add something about wheel loading on a trike. On a bicycle cornering loads are vertical to the wheel...

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This has almost nothing to do with Ebikes specifically. I just thought I'd share a DIY I came across and tried that resulted in a $32 automatic Espresso...

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This might be of interest to commuters in flat terrain. BBSHD 50T x 11-13-15-18-21-24-28-34 casette made with XTR cluster for 1500W stop light launches,...

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My casette would be OK for what your doing. or maybe even with a 12-14-16 top gear setup. The 12-32 XTR came that way,but the 32T is built in so the 34T...

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It was time to clean and lube the chian so I thought I'd snap a couple photos. The first is the XTR 8 speed mega range casette I put together.
34t...

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Going to a larger brake and painting the hub silver would help it blend in better.
I have an light weight XC bike I'm not using any more. It looks...

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It's not often you see a huge chainring on a fat tire bike! But I guess the principle is to hide things as innocent accesories instead of trying to fit...

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Battery in a backpack is a good place to start. If you can get custom parts made I would put the motor disguised as a water bottle on the seat tube and...

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My county was trying to put a network together. Ther are lots of trails posted multi use with icons of bikes, joggers, and horses. But then my local town...

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Technically it's multi use so the occasionall pedestrian. But one entrance on the street shown, and one exit a few miles away. It's mostly bikes. And...

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I usually avoid riding during rush hour. But I found myself coming home at that time today. Stopped to snap a photo of my favorite bike path, and why...

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Here's a photo of it when it was first built. The long headtube, riser bars and riser stem give it a headsup riding position. The BBSHD doesn't care about...

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I don't have any E bike habits yet. No MOTO experiance at all. My bike was set up with frt. brake on the right,when I had the conversion done But I put...

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I almost got taken out last night by the latest bad driving fad here.
It involves getting in line to make aleft turn at a traffic signal. But instead...

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I'm just now trying the various motor interupt schemes w/o the sensor. The brake lever trick was annoying and easy to forget. The pedal pause technique...

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In many places it's illegal to ride/drive with headphones in both ears. At least he's not texting!...

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I already bought one. Just haven't decided whether to install it. PAS #1 and #2 shift OK. PAS #3 bangs the chain pretty hard if I forget to tap the brake...

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Schwalbe tires have had reflective paint on the sidewalls of their commuter tires for a while. I have disc brakes and I want to paint the braking area...

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I use Nightrider off road headlights. I have a few of them,350 lumen, 650 lumen, and 750 lumen. A charge usually lasts as long as my battery. I use them...

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I have a Gary Fisher comfort bike i converted. The front fork has coils pring, oil damping and a tuneable elstomer iside the spring. It was too soft originally...