Recent content by HarryWiz

This is a tough one as I'm noticing now that even a little wind can make a big difference, as well as road surface, road gradient (some roads that might look flat aren't actually), but taking all that away I reckon I can cruise at 35-40km/h most of the time which feels right (minus 5km/h if you...

Yeah I think when you hear those stories of cops harassing ebikers, I think they are harassing those guys with highly modded, high power bikes that can go 80km/h on throttle hooning around like motorbikes. If you're behaving like a regular cyclist, a really fit, powerful cyclist :) you should be ok.

I got this one: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/272356543628 Working well so far

Yeah I was told 'Winter" which I assume means our summer.

There is a new version of Speedbox coming out next year that will have Bluetooth connectivity to a Mobile app so should be fully programmable.

I looked at the Fastroad but it has a slightly smaller battery and had no integrated lights. I also like having the option of jumping up gutters when traffic is a car park so I can get around it, so the road bike tyres aren't so good for that. You can buy a 48T chain ring that screws straight on...

I've been riding every day for a couple of months now so am getting fitter and can sit on a cadence of about 80rpm (down to about 70rpm up hill). I'm also finding I no longer need the Sport modes, I can get by in Eco/Eco+ and use Normal just for hills or if I want to race some cars :) I don't...

I've got this irrational fear that every time I inflate a tyre it's going to pop like a balloon...

Wow 60psi, what tyres? Mine are only rated to 50 and when I got to 40 they were pretty tight. I had the front wheel off and can bounce it like a ball :)

My 48T Chain ring arrived yesterday so popped in on and went for a spin. Speed readings are still accurate (comparing with GPS app on phone) Gears are now more useful, before I was pretty much only using the top 5 gears, now I go through the range more, and I don't run out of gears when...

Here's a pic, first pic is mine (apologies it's hard to see with the guard on), the second pic is a zoom in of the above bike. Look at the space between the bolt and the teeth, and then the inside space and the teeth. It's a lot smaller on mine than the others, so I reckon the stock images used...

Do different markets have different chain rings maybe? Australia has the 25km/h limit model so may have a smaller one than the US where it's 45km/h? All those pics definitely have bigger chain rings than mine as you can see the teeth extend above the size of the top of the motor, and it also...

That's a bigger chain ring than the stock one so maybe a mod?

Not sure, I assume the speed is read from the sensor on the back wheel. I'll do some GPS speed readings before and after to confirm

Although I've just ordered a new 48T chainring (42T standard isn't big enough for road riding) so this will probably come off as it won't fit with a bigger chainring. I struggled to find a big chainring and couldn't find one with a suitable sized guard so will be interesting to see how it goes...