Recent content by Fred in Seattle

I am using the body float. I'm on the short side 5'8" and get back aches when hunched over. I moved my stock seat forward and raised the hade bars . I now sit mostly upright and am comfortable after 30th + mile rides.

Also in your picture I looks like you may have a chain freewheel behind the drive chainwheel ? Why did you need that ?

Thanks for your feedback. I see you retrofitted your Rover with a Mid drive. How did you go about building the rear wheel ? Bike shop or did you do it yourself? Are thoughts on what you would do differently. ? On the Rad Mini the frame support member is nearly vertical. Do you think it would be...

Great point . I will look into that. I'm actually planning on updating my RAD Mini to a mid hub motor when my warranty runs out. I'm planning on building a new rear wheel sans motor. It looks like the frame will be ideal for the retrofit. I will add a front shock and suspension for the...

I was told by tech support (Scott Vandivort Dir of Tech Support) at RAD that the Mini actually uses a 3" rim and that is common for the rims to be undersized relative to the tires on bicycles. I assume any tire 3" and up to 4" is suitable. This has implications if trying to tote your Mini on the...

The Luna City Folding Bike is by far and away the best folding cycle out there. I wish I could trade my RAD Mini in for one ! Mid hub great torque. In a package that is 25 lbs less than my RAD Mini .

Caution The Silverfish battery comes in several power connection configurations. I ordered one but it didn't have the bottom power connections as on the mini battery.

See http://www.myronsmopeds.com/category/wheel/tires/ for a great discussion on Moped tires . .

Just a caution this bike is heavy. It is really stout. 63 lbs. and the 4" tires precludes using it on the buses here in Seattle. Probalby NY also.

Hi,. You can change the freewheel to a 11Tooth cluster in lieu of the 13 T . That would add another 3.6 m/h. Also you can change the programming on the mtr controller to 40 km (~ 24 mi)/hr the combination of both should give ~ 28 m/h. Others have reported that you can change the wheel size in...

I just bought my Mini at Rad Bikes 2 days ago . I love it! The shop was very helpful, I got to meet all the staff there and they answered my questions gratiously. I'm a little uncertain about the knobby tires and the freewheel sizing. I appreciate the forum and look forward to monitoring it. thanks