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I have used a Wald 137/139 front basket on my Trek 7100 that has a front suspension. The Wald clamps do not fit around the trek handlebar that is oversize near the center. I built loops of sheet metal 7/8" wide and >5" long, a small loop around the basket frame, and a large loop around the...

My yubabike came with a shimano 8 speed cassette and a SRAM 8 speed S3 derailleur. The 8 speed shifters seem to produce 8 steps in 1 inch of the cable travel, whoever made it. 9 speed may be different, but I doubt it.

I have throught a full face helmet might help considerably fending off a cougar. Certainly since the lady near Seattle was bit on the jaw, it might have helped there. My Fox Rampage helmet goes low enough, it might help discourage bites from the rear to the neck. No cougars here yet, but...

My throttle allows me to ride 2 mph on my rutted grass driveway at my summer camp. Pedal assist minimum, 11 mph. Too fast for even the rutted berms of state hwy 3. I ditched the crank pickup of that useless feature. I do not see a problem riding slowly in snow with a throttle. I ride in snow...

In southern Indiana, you have to go 70 miles sometimes to find a bike tire or tube, or more to find a 120 vac outlet to charge up your battery. You are never more than 12 miles from a hot cup of coffee in a store or gas station. Maybe in the wilds of British Columbia you need one of these, but...

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!. Electric motors can turn 10000 rpm or more in dentists drills. With 5 to 1 gears, a hub motor rotor spins about 1100 rpm at 25 mph. Easy. My 12 winding geared hub reaches a torque max about 5 mph. (most geared hubs are 10 winding). If I wanted to go 40 mph I might want a mid...

The human without injury or disease can train to increase work ability up to 18 hour days. At age 73 I am fine at 4 hours 108-144 bpm. My hip muscles used to pain me at 3 hours, due to lack of fat over my ischea. No seat I have bought had more than 1 cm foam. However I built a bicycle sofa...

I cross 77 hills in my 30 mile commute with my geared hub drive. It will accelerate me +20 lb tools/supplies+60 lb groceries to 10 mph up 15% grade with no help from me. I tend to maintain speed from the previous downhill and average much higher speed. The unpowered drag is so low I do not...

I checked the website but did not see what IGH Cube is using. I bought a shimano Alfine SG-7001-8 IGH and was dismayed to discover Shimano required it to be sent to the dealer yearly for replacement of the lubricant. There is no drain or fill port. The end comes off with some sort of patented...

Based on recommendations here I bought a SQLabs saddle. It was the worst I have ever sat on. A plank of oak would have been more comfortable. The touted rocking feature might apply to men weighing 300 lb. It did not rock a millimeter for 160 lb me. Flat as a pancake. No padding whatsoever.

In 2018, I paid $350 for a 1300 w geared hub motor, 20 A controller, pedal pickup & magnet wheel, switched brake handles, throttle. The plastic gears wore out in 2 1/2 years or ~4500 miles. The controller lasted 5 years before a hard "Error 8" that was inside the controller, not the sensor. I...

I wear 28" pants leg and ride a 16" frame. Since I have to alter my pants to get legs that short, I would guess people would say I am small. My height is average for men born in 1950.

I leave the electricity turned off (throttle) unless a grade is bad enough to pull me down to 3 mph. Or if the wind in my face is bad enough to pull me down to 4.5 mph on flats. I hated cadence assist and pulled the crank magnet away from the sensor. You may need more assist in the beginning...

The salesmen & owners of bike shops are all for those skinny blade seats like in post 1. I think they are nuts. I also think they never sit down. With the rider's head lower than the hips on a road bike, there is no weight on the hips anyway. My LBS only caters to road bikers. They sell...

Well, slightly. California-ebike.com is one of the suppliers of batteries with a good reputation on here. The 48 v 17.5 AH shark https://california-ebike.com/products/48v-17-5ah-jumbo-shark-pack-battery is $545 plus freight and use tax. (7% in Indiana) It includes a 3 amp charger, which I...

My lowest gear is 0.8 mph 24:32. I prefer to not run my pulse up to 168 bpm climbing 15% grades. I have rollers. I hit the bottom at 25 mph then can usually climb the next hill with about 10 mph at the top. My average speed on the flat is about 9 mph. I do not use power on the flats except...

Repeated hill climbs on an over-volted Bafang hub motor did not melt the gears. It burned the winding, shorted a turn. 48 v up to 20 amps on a 36 v 350 w motor. I tried it first with .56 ohm series resistors, but it would not climb the hills at my weight with 36 v. I wore the gears on a...

I'm 73. Total agreement on the step through. If you are only going to ride in good weather, tie yourself to a mid-drive like a Gazelle/bosch. I ride 12 months a year, and the battery stays in the garage under a heating pad near or below freezing. A bosch drive, those months, unpowered you will...

Welcome to the forum. I picked up a trek 7200 used last holiday season for my brother's house. He had bicycles, just sized for his legs which are 6" longer than mine. There is beautiful bicycle weather in Houston Dec 15-30. This 7200 is a 16", not used much by the previous owner's wife. The...

Niterider may be great for the desert. My 2019 niterider swift 500 lasted under a year in Indiana. Rain in the ON button destroyed the controller or switch. Stupid of them to put the only switch right on top. Opening it up & letting it dry did nothing. I use a Catseye now, but am not...