Recent content by gromike

Small sprocket is the higher gear. First gear would be the easiest to pedal.

The Marathon Plus has been my number one choice of bicycle tires tires for the last 2 years.

One must try to count their blessings, and I have one. That would be getting into fixing and building ebikes. That started the summer of 2022 when I purchased a Huffy Oslo on ebay. As an ebike it was seriously lacking and my search for a cure led me here to this very forum. And it was the posts...

That's your brake cable that's slipped out. If you line up the slots of the ferrule and lock ring you should be able to slip it back into position. Make sure the slots aren't in line after reassembly.

Maybe the judicious use of zip ties.

I don't know what you all are doing about this trade fiasco, but I just bought myself a whole bunch of zip-ties, because they're made in China and the duty is going to suck. Afterall, an artist needs their media

Grin (ebikes.ca) has how to lace a hub motor video, and a spoke calculator, which I have used to build 3 motor wheels. They even sell cut to length spokes. It worked out very well for me.

Have you been checked for sleep apnea. I had problems with atrial fib, a CPAP machine ended that.

When I want the exercise I ride a pedal-only bike. No need for dead weight. Low gearing helps with the bad knees.

I have a 500w hub motor and it gets up to 1200+ watts. All depends on the controller and what it will pull.

I suppose we should all get our torque wrenches calibrated -- and yearly at that. Like when is that ever going to happen?

For some of us a 2 inch tire is fat. Personally, I like nimble and light in bikes, and I prefer suspension in the frame. Of course, it's your choice of what to ride. People do seem to love their fatties. It makes me cringe though. I remember when fatties became popular in the age before...

The devil is in the details, ain't it?

Yeah, it seems like Rad might be going down :(.

Have you taken a voltage reading of the discharge and charge ports? Sometimes the bms shuts down the battery. I've used a force charge (which I assume supplies a sufficient charge voltage) to turn the bms on. I have a Grin Satiator charger that will do this.