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I've never ridden a mid-drive eBike. So, please excuse this newbie question. When you are using the throttle on your mid-drive ebike do the pedal turn with the motor? Or does it freewheel the cranks at the same time it drives the chain? I have a rear drive eBike and I'm considering removing the...

I finally sold my Blix Vika+ ebike. In the end it was Craigslist that sold it. I started at $1200 and over time lowered it to $900 to be cheaper than the 'Lectric folding bike. A nice young lady bought it - texted, came out to the house, test rode it and paid full asking. She was happy to get...

What does Blix Support say? Here's what the Blix Support Error codes say: https://support.blixbike.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029228932-Error-Codes

Thanks for that info about the Marketplace - waiting for my listing to be approved.

I tend to sell used items at about a 60% discount off of the new price. But with all the bike wait lists and shortages I felt that about -40% might be successful. I also anticipated offers, even low ball offers into my pricing strategy. I'm going to start lowing the pricing everywhere as I...

Thanks @JASmith - that's probably very true. I, for one, would take a Blix Vika + over any of the other folding 20" ebikes selling for $999. Wait... I guess I already did when I bought it. I'm an RVer and bought this to take in the towed SUV behind the RV. Since it fits in the hatch of the...

I'm not posting this to get offers or to sell via the forums. So, that's not why I'm posting. With high prices and short supply of eBikes I really thought my Blix Vika + would sell in days at full asking price. New models are $500 more than my asking and there is a two or more month wait...

Yeah... if you want to test your battery's voltage use the + and - at the cradle connection. It was really a bone head move on my part. The second it happened I knew exactly how stupid I'd been. I'm just happy it wasn't fatal for the battery or, I guess, me.

I saw Propel do a Video on Mirrors for eBikes and he talked about a tough to find German model, the Busch+Muller 701. With some online searching I found it plenty of places from $45 to $90 but one place in the Netherlands (I'm in Texas) had it for $23 plus $10 shipping. So, I got it. Here's...

New part was delivered today and the repair was completed in 20-minutes. The part I received is identical to the part that was damaged and everything works normally. Here's a link to this part in case you need one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077YB75N3 And here is the YouTube video...

I made a bonehead move and shorted the positive pin and the negative spade on the charger input jack on my eBike's battery. If you must know... I was using a multi-meter to test voltage and was too dumb to test it at the main power connections and tested it at the charger input jack. DON'T DO...

I assume you tried this, but wouldn't it fit under the top tube? Maybe installed backwards so the "nose" of the shark is facing the rear??

My DIY eBike has a bulky 13ah 48v Shark style battery on the downtube. Does anyone make one of those long thin batteries like the ones built in on Bosch and other brands with an accompanying cradle? Not that I want it built in - still just mounted on top of the downtube.

Go to YouTube and search out "the lock picking lawyer". You'll see first hand that just about any bike lock can be easily defeated. Plus it's a super fun channel to watch.

SOLD the ebike, Thanks

Hi Norm, welcome to the forum. I live in Spring Branch, just up 281 near the 46 interchange. I too have a Blix, but a Vika +. I put 800 mi on the Blix in 2020, but this January I built a DIY ebike with a rear hub kit for a Specialized hybrid bike I bought a few years back. It's really been fun...

I have a Blix Vika + that I put 800 miles on last year. It's well made. Goes up to 24 mph (you have to change a setting). It does everything pretty well. It is heavy but when folded it fits in my SUV's rear hatch so no bike rack is needed. I'm surprised you found one for $1,200 new. They are...

That's fine. I hope I didn't offend you with my comment. I just see these posts where folks want to build a 2000w 45mph bike with three batteries and 120 mile range and while I know anything is possible with enough money and effort that none of that is real world everyday ebike specs. I hope...

Actually, I was only responding to the OP's "motor system has to be in the lower 30's mph, No throttle assist. Battery capacity range from 50 min - 120 miles max"

Why is it that everyone that hasn't built an eBike... but wants to, has a totally unrealistic concept of what they want to build? The reality is that you will buy a kit or parts, it will go 28 mph to possibly 30 mph and you'll get about 34 miles out of a charge. Plus, the battery will be pretty...