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  1. kurt_s

    Mercedes ebike

    Translated from: N+ and Mercedes Benz request 2020 At the beginning of 2020, the Australian manufacturer N+ Bikes, the licensee of Mercedes Benz, approached ASFALT. They are looking for a suitable e-bike to go on sale under the license of the Mercedes Benz EQ Formula E team. The first...
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    Mercedes ebike

    @Djangodog funny you should mention that because I think I might have the most mod sick eBike in history and i want a bike to share when people visit. Something that I won’t be tempted to mod :)
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    Mercedes ebike

    Thx. I am in the US.
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    Mercedes ebike

    I put a deposit on the 2 wheel drive Champioship Edition. Did you get an ETA?
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    Right? That Rohloff seems cheap now... have to have e-shift Rohloff though. See your Wattwagon rep now! Lol
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    Does it come in 136 link though?
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    Here is an update on what I plan to do to make my SRAM 12 speed handle Innotrace X1 3600W. Recap, I broke a KMC DLC12 and that failure took out my Wolftooth 46T in the process. Here is my plan to address that failure so I don’t get stranded bike packing. I am going to a 48T chainring I got off...
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    Yes I think I do, among other things a man without grounding (aka wife) acquires :)
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    Whelp, I found the limit at about 300 lbs with 46T Wolftooth and KMC top of the line DLC chain up a super steep grade. I was in 3rd of SRAM 10-50 I think. I was getting to cheeky with it though. The chain giving way took out the chainring with it. I will go to the KMC ebike specific chain now...
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    A tale of two Apollos

    I think the MTX 33 is 31mm... I converted to tubless and Cushcore.
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    Fitting a larger chainring to the Apollo

    I broke the existing chain and laid it out against a new 126L chain and noted they were same/same. Installed the 46T and the new chain. Then removed the air from shock. Tied the swingarm up to the seat so it stayed at 30% sag an then adjusted the B gap using the latest Sram B gap guage. Then I...
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    A tale of two Apollos

    Hi Smorgasboard, Great post. My Apollo is with the earlier components and I agree with your preferences. My wheelset was Sunringle MTX 33 so I think they are fine with the Maxxis Chronicles 120 TPI 3". I don't have a lot of experience with tires but they have served well so far. I guess they...
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    Fitting a larger chainring to the Apollo

    I have a Luna Apollo and went to the Wolftooth 46T from the 44T. An 126 link chain works fine and maybe even better than with the 44T.
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    Yes exactly. I have electronic derailleur that I have programmed to shift one cog with a touch and three cogs with a longer press of the bottons.
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    Not saying they break. Saying the wheel hub moves laterally.
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    Look at it this way... no rider that ever won the Tour de France could output 400 watts. You want to put six times that through a bicycle with a one size for all gear? Yeah you could but easing up through gears is going to be a better idea. When I hit the throttle on say 46/14 to go from 15 to...
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    1The torque from the sensor should work for a poor man’s watt meter. I was looking at pedals with sensors but they all the clip in style and even if you melded the parts with a non-clip peddle I am not sure the reading would be accurate enough. 2 & 4) The gear position is coming from the...
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    Why are bike rear rack weight limits so low?

    I have an Old Man Mountain which bolts to the through axel. Listed spec is 70 lbs which is 31.75 kg. Made in Oregon so either they did not get the baby carrier memo or are playing it fast and loose with 11 lbs. But they again 11 lbs is quite a bit of gear. I put more grocery trip weight than...
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    Yeah Lenovo has human watts via an ANT. So the Bafang torque on the BUS is just a function from the torque sensor not output from the motor? Amp draw and gear would be the most useful in the heads up but human watts potentially from the spindle would let you use all the trainer programs.
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    Why Put 12 Speed Groups On Bafang Ultra Bikes?

    I really should start a new thread but I have a WW motor not a bike... I got ANTs in my eye. The gear selection, cadence, heart rate and speed go to this heads up display. Why? Because I can. Don’t judge heh :) The gear readout is cool because it is teaching me to anticipate being in the right...
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