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Here's another variation on the same idea. Slightly different sizing which is needed for different head tube sizes. https://amzn.to/49UEkfO

Go in the other direction? As in use a tapered steerer in a frame designed for a straight steerer? See below To use a tapered steerer in a straight head tube, you cannot use a crown race to make that conversion. The crown race conversion works in the other direction (straight steerer inside...

No what I was talking about was how many controllers treat PAS as if its just an on or off switch with nothing in between, and no awareness of how fast the crankarms are turning. Its just an on switch that delivers 100% motor power or it switches off and delivers 0% I think I bought three when...

Hah that is EXACTLY the oddball difference I was thinking about when I made my original statement. The feature you note is not even found on all LCD-8H's. Mine doesn't have that. Its identical in its features to the LCD-3 and LCD-4. If you look at the Area 13 tutorial on changing the LCD-3...

I think you mean C5 = 0, 1 or 2. C1 defines how the PAS sensor works. Disc on the right side with magnet count, or use the reverse-direction settings if you need to put the magnet disc on the left side (which is what I do with my 2wd bikes with a BBSHD powering the back wheel) or use the KT...

While KT documents nothing beyond the existence of the settings and a very vague Chinglish description, I agree that it is likely that the cadence rate in conjunction with speed is worked in as part of an algorithm (its definitely not just speed, either). It is absolutely not the dreaded...

160 wh is nothing. If you got ebike batteries through TSA and airline screening thats a minor miracle. The prohibition of ebike batteries comes down from the FAA and the limit is 100 wh, with a possible extension in writing to 160 wh at the discretion of the airline...

See the pics near the top. https://talesontwowheels.com/2023/12/17/litelok-x3-review-from-a-bike-owners-perspective/ That Litelok on its own around the wheel and frame is enough to make someone have to carry the bike. Good for a half hour against an angle grinder and a boxful of discs...

I wanted it that way. The bike had a job which was to get me somewhere in a convenient amount of time (i.e. speed is a benefit), and give me a workout, in a town that is laid out on cheap land with low traffic density, so everything is spread out, so its routine for lots of stores and whatnot...

If I start coveting 'edibles' they won't have wings and six legs.

On the subject of visors, I won't do without them. Riding on city streets you are traveling in a set direction and its often a benefit in shading your eyes from the sun like any visor would be. Riding in the rain, a visor makes a big difference in how much water gets to your eyes. A bigger...

A KT controller on a cadence-based hub motor setup will eliminate the 100% on/off issue. However you have to DIY the thing. I do the same thing on flat ground with my hub motor commuter. In Fresno CA there is a steady strong wind every day in the Valley in the afternoons. Basically what I...

I'm not sure there is a formal cutoff so to speak, but if I were to take a shot at it, I'd say anything 3.5" or below could be called a plus size. Look around at some of the better 'fat' bikes out there and you will see even 29" wheels shod with 3" tires and those are quite capable. Basically...

If you are used to Stromer's level of quality/engineering you will have to dip down WAY below that to reach a $2000 price point, and part of that descent will be taking on the compromise of a hub motor, which will give a dramatic performance degradation on trails in hill country. So dramatic...

Dang you are getting hosed being up north of the border. A 185 here is about 2/3 the cost of a Wanptek. My daughter has similar issues living in Belgium. Electronics of all sorts are astronomically expensive compared to here in the States. 'electronics' includes countertop and handheld...

Yeah you have to dig to see the reason for the XLG being so much cheaper. The ELG is more subtle still. The pots for voltage and amperage adjustment are on the bottom of that unit rather than the top. So you have to take more care in how you mount it, and what it can take. It is still IP65...

They seem to be becoming popular here with local kids. A few days ago I saw three of them pulled up to a stoplight. Before that I have seen singles rolling around here and there enough that they are not what I would consider to be rare. So far nobody seems to be caring, probably because they...

Considering that legislators may be hard-coding the UL standard numbers into legislation, I would not be surprised if we get stuck with them forever. Consider for instance how many U.S. states have kept the 749w motor limit (almost all of them) even though so many ebike motors say '750w' on the...

Yeah as noted in that article I linked, they are essentially a Satiator, without the GUI. I don't recommend them because of the Satiator's software being a problem. That is fairly simple stuff that you don't need to be concerned with (i.e. overcomplication or being failure-prone). I recommend...

Yes thats why I converted to these (I don't remember if it was his specific experience but I do remember somewhere seeing people take them apart and note they are not robust inside, which is not a surprise given their cost)...