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ToSeven DM01 Motor cutouts at highest power levels I had the DM01 cutout again today when at 'stupid power levels' (i.e 1400watts) go up a long 4-6% hill 25-32mph. No issues at lower power levels around 1000w I stopped and brought up the Controller Temp on the display and it was only in the...

Another ToSeven Ride Report Todays ride was 23.42 miles, 1500ft elevation gain, mid 60F temps and little to no wind. Average Heart Rate of 125bpm. Mostly paved bike paths and roads. I kept the DM01 in the Middle Power Mode (City - Max 21 amps) the whole ride, mostly in assist level 3...

ToSeven DM01 First Longer Ride Impressions Todays ride was 21 miles, winds 20 gusting to 30, temps around 65F, 1k elevation gain. Riding in these wind conditions tends to favor the higher power setups and the last 5 miles on my 'baseline' ride are 4-6% rolling hills with a direct headwind when...

ToSeven DM01 Install I finally broke down and spent the day installing the ToSeven DM01. Lots of tweaks to get it all right but Im pretty anal about DIY ebike installs. Figured out how to use the california ebike full suspension brace (See pic installed on bike). The california ebike...

ToSeven DM01 update #2 Despite the fact that I am going to use a modified california ebike BBSHD motor brace (the full suspension model), I decided to buy some spare BBSHD axle/retaining nuts (clamps unit to BB) so I can use my lekkie socket tool to tighten these nuts with a torque wrench. They...

CYC Photon Update As mentioned previously, my CYC Photon seemed to stop engaging the motor for assist. You could hear the motor spinning, it just wasnt engaging. This didnt happen out of nowhere, I noticed it more and more over a month or so. Kudos to Electrify Bike Co. who sold me the...

Well actually I have been trying it myself since I first got into mountain biking in the early 90s (before suspension forks) and having continuously upgrading frames/forks (more travel) ever since. The general rule of thumb is adding 10mm of travel slackens the headtube angle by 1/2 degree...

Soma Juice ToSeven DM01 install I got my m5 turnbuckles (5 for $13) but they dont have the adjustable thing out lined in red in the attach pic.. See the other attached pic for the turnbuckle I have. I have been modifying/bending the mounts but they are now at an angle that I need to ovalize the...

Soma Juice ToSeven DM01 install I have started the process of installing my new unused ToSeven DM01 onto the Soma Juice replacing the CYC Photon. Both the CYC Photon and BBSHD have a chainline of 52mm when installed with driveside bb spacers to clear the chainstay. The DM01 with 42t offset...

Surly Ogre GMAC After about a year without the GMAC Ogre, I decided to get it back on the road to sell since I had all the parts and a now spare ogre frame. This was replaced by the CYC photon as from a thermal perspective they seemed to be the same on my rides and the CYC had better torque...

This is a good video of the Deathwobble from my perspective https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=437179702677100

Soma Juice #2 (BBSHD) I like my CYC Photon Soma Juice so much, I decided to build a second one(BBSHD) for off days where I just want to go faster or for the windy days we have out here in the plains north of denver. Scored a Fox 34 AWL shock (ebike approved..thicker wall stanchions) for $300...

Stans sealant in tubes has been working fine for me since I started using it in 2007 with only 2 flats since (due to dried out stans, adding stans fixed the flat) Tried tubeless many times and its just not worth the effort and mess, especially if you have a quiver of bikes. I live north of you...

The Soma Juice 29r has a little longer top tube and slacker head tube angle (see attached pic). The Ogre is a a commuter based do-it-all bike and the Juice is a MTB based do it all bike. Took the Soma out for a ride today and LOVE it. Only issue was it was super windy which isnt the best for...

Soma Juice 29r Update Finally got the Soma Juice 29 build built about 5 minutes ago and did a quick 5 minute ride. Many parts came off the Surly Ogre its going to replace. I did put on a RockShox Gold 35 ebike certified fork ($269, on sale from $459). It also got a new 9 speed 11-46t cassette...