Recent content by olbriar

On the brighter side, though it's been brutally hot, I'm still riding.

I went on a flat spree. I ended up having seven flats in eleven days. I edited my normal ride to eliminate almost all of the use of the concrete siding of the state highway. It makes for a great no stop return to my daily loop. However, that is where I'm getting all of the flats. I am still...

I went riding again after dinner. I was on my way home after putting another 30+ miles on the FlatOut patch when I had another flat 0r the patch failed. I could feel air escaping the tire in multiple places. The tire has seen many flats. It's impossible to see where the tube is leaking. If I...

As MY luck would have it, less than 50 miles on the new tube and FlatOut and I picked up a self tapping screw. I unscrewed it and added around 20 pounds of pressure and then rode a mile and checked where I was at. I was down two pounds so I replenished the lost pressure and rode another mile...

I rolled over 29K this afternoon... 29,027 to be exact. I'll likely ride again after dinner when it cools down a bit. Feels like 105° is not terrible but certainly not a lot of fun. I ordered and received two new tubes and some FlatOut today. I've not tried the product but I'm in the mood...

I'm still putting miles on my RCS. When I parked the bike in the shed tonight the odometer read 28,064. I replaced my pedals last week. I think it's amazing that they both still freely rotate. I have pedaled so much that I have worn the bumps off of the surface and they are getting slick...

I topped 26,000 miles today. The last two K were on the new motor. I will say that the bike is running good and I'm getting a bit more mileage out of my batteries. It might be the stock tire that came with the rear assembly vs the heavier HEB Allscape tire that was on the original wheel...

I received the two pin female to female patch cords today. They were about 3" long. With the two pin male out from the Zoom brakes and the two pin male connection going to the controller, I ordered them. A simple female to female connector would be ideal. I'll look harder for such. Making...

It's less than half the travel before the pads touch the rotor. The original brakes were much quicker to engage. The problem with that was the pads sat so close to the rotor that the slightest wobble in the wheel would cause it to tick on one side or the other. I would fight adjusting the...

So far I have not tested to zoom cutoffs. The original brakes have a two pin female connector going to the male connector from the controller. The zoom brakes have a two pin male connector leaving the brake. I would shop longer to find a brake with a two pin female leaving the brake if I were...

I want to confess to making a mistake on ordering the brakes for my RCS. I didn't bother to undo the bundling coils to trace the brake cutoff to a connection to check the pin set. Instead, I simply pulled the wire and thought I had the right one, and it wasn't. Whatever brand of brakes are on...

I've replaced the pads a number of times and rotors but this time one of the pistons blew a seal. Being as I was itching to upgrade and the brakes are low end and have 25K on them and due new pads and front rotor... it's a great time to replace them. I appreciate the info. I ride a pretty...

I lost a seal in my front caliper today. I've gone through a number of pads but have no idea what brand of brakes are on the bike. They have no name and I have no idea what seal I need or if it can be had. I've often considered upgrading the brakes and now seems a great time. I ordered a...

I bought a used Napune Aquila that only had 300 miles on it. My thought was to rob parts. It is a Juiced frame and mostly Juiced parts. Instead of robbing from it, it has been my ride when my RCS is down. It has the 750 motor and a 5 pin sensor. It really isn't similar enough to rob from...

An update on my RCS to share. The new sensor was working great when I had a flat with just a couple of hundred miles use. I changed the tube out for another on the side of the highway. When I tightened the wheel back into the frame I heard a pop. Maybe it was my haste or maybe it was one too...