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  1. mjeds

    Best Phone Holder

    I have this on my e-bike and on my Motorcycle. it has held the phone without issue into high 80s on the motorcycle. laid my bikonit down at 32mph last week, hit what appeared to be anti-freeze in the lane while rounding a corner. dropped the bike and slid about 40 ft. handlebars bent...
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    Did anyone have brake pads rubbing against the rotor noise when you first got your ripcurrent?

    I have 5 bikes, 3 different brands and they have all done this upon arrival. my Bikonit HD-750 has by far been the worst, the rotors were so warped I had to replace them, Bikonit said "it was normal" when setting the rotor on a flat table it was 5mm higher on one side than the other, the...
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    Can I add USB charging to my 700?

    my daughters bike doesn't have a USB like mine and my wife's, we found it was just easier (and less likely to void the warranty) for her to use a power bank, stuffed into one of the frame holders. routed the iphone cable up to the phone mount. as long as she remembers to plug it in and...
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    Yikes

    7,500 miles in 8 months
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    Yikes

    I ride Los Angeles every day. Rio Hondo, San Gabriel, and L.A. River bike paths. 300-400 miles a week. I do have to spend some time on streets, but apple maps is good at routing you on bike paths only. I ride from Long Beach to Cal State L.A. 4 days a week up the Rio Hondo Riverbed...
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    Yikes

    You don’t want to hook 2 batteries of different capacities in parallel. I would suggest you wire a switch between them and run one then the other When the first dies. I have a custom made electric tandem. With 1 - 20ah dorado battery and a second 30ah triangle. above is how I did it...
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    Cycling bad for the economy!....A little humor for your day.

    True, but I cycle commute so it is more likely to be seen, and makes more sense on my bike. 7,200 miles on my bike in 8 months, 2,200 on my vehicle, and 1,000 of that was 2 round trips from L.A. to Phoenix, so really 1,200 miles on the vehicle. Frankly if I didn’t have a family I wouldn‘t...
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    Cycling bad for the economy!....A little humor for your day.

    I need a sticker of this for the back of my bike.
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    Does anyone have suggestions for a better battery?

    Amp hour is the rating used to tell consumers how much amperage a battery can provide for exactly one hour. in theory a 10Ah battery can provide 1 amp of power for ten hours or 10amps for 1 hour Amps is a measure of the current any electrical device – in our case an e-bike motor, so in the...
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    Does anyone have suggestions for a better battery?

    If you bought that 52v on alibaba you got taken, I got one as well stated to be 20ah, can’t get 10 miles out of it, I complained to alibaba and got my money back. The 17ah I got with the bike gets me 40 miles easy. I ended up buying a second one from the bike company at the tune of $700...
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    HT1000 - 29er not possible due to forks, I'm gutted. can't decide what to do now - any advice appreciated.

    I'm 6.1 220lbs and I am on a 26" fat tire, so overall height is 29" the Frey HT1000 at 27.5" seems it would have an overall height of 29" so a 29" would be closer to 31" I would think. @29" overall my 6'1" fits perfect, I wouldn't want to go to a 31" overall, I doubt it would be...
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    Hitch rack for bikes with fenders

    this one has worked well for my bikes. I have a 2.5" tire one for my kid and mine is a 4" fat tire. both fit and both have fenters. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085ZPCZGF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Chain Started Dropping on Motobecane Adventure - Causes?

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083HVDRWL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I use these,
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    It’s been over 20 years

    understood. but you quoted me so I responded.
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    Chain Started Dropping on Motobecane Adventure - Causes?

    true, with that kind of torque I suspect the chain is stretched. I commute 50 miles round trip a day on mine but it is mostly flat, the rise is from sea level to 1,300 feet but over the course of 24.2 miles, so not a harsh incline. But I am moving at 27-30mph going and 32-35mph returning...
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    It’s been over 20 years

    I can't eat bread, red meat, or drink anything carbonated. my diet is keto and will remain that way the rest of my life, with BCAA and other vitamin supplements. I had Gastric Sleeve surgery and 80% of my stomach removed. I can only eat 4-6oz of "food" per meal, so I have to eat every...
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    It’s been over 20 years

    my hip and knee also due to a motorcycle accident, though mine was in 2001 and I was 190lbs when it happened. I was actually under 200 until 2006, damn HMO doctor took me off my thyroid medication and told me I didn't need it, in 12 years I ballooned up to 430lbs, thankfully with a new...
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    Chain Started Dropping on Motobecane Adventure - Causes?

    you can also try removing a link or two if you have a chain tool
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    Chain Started Dropping on Motobecane Adventure - Causes?

    chain stretch, though 200 miles is a bit low, most chains are good for 800 or so .. I have replaced the chain on my e-bike 4 times in 6,500 miles, the first one was toast around 600 miles, I then opted for an e-bike specific high torque chain and am managing closer to 2,500 miles per...
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    It’s been over 20 years

    good luck.. I was in a similar situation. over 30 years since on a bike., replacement hip and knee, got up to 430lbs,. dropped some weight and started riding 8 months ago at 365lbs,. today I am 222lbs and still losing. 50 miles a day 5 days a week and 100-160 miles on the weekends...
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