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  1. Robert W Green

    First Flat on my Fat Tire :( What is best?

    I have a fat tire ebike also and had countless flats on the rear tire where the motor hub is. Getting the tire off was easy, but getting it reseated was a bear! Normal bike tire levers are useless( I broke 4 trying). I ended up taking the wheel to my lbs and having them finish the job using...
  2. Robert W Green

    Single Gear Stealth Build - Battery in Frame Tubes

    I remember reading about a female cyclist getting caught with a stealth motor built into the seatpost and bottom bracket. Is that where you got the idea? Somebody somewhere sells one or she wouldn't have had one. Why sell only to cheaters? Why not market to ebikers?
  3. Robert W Green

    Skunk Lock: a new kind of protection

    That would be like peeing on my own cornflakes to keep anyone else from eating them. I just wouldn't have the heart to do it. I like pretty bikes! I'm a flawed individual.
  4. Robert W Green

    Anti theft GPS

    Oh, Spot Trace does work in my truck stuffed into the cubby hole that used to hold xm radio. No view of the sky there but it works non the less.
  5. Robert W Green

    Anti theft GPS

    No, it won't track after entering structure and I'm ok with that. If it can get me in the ballpark with its last position report I at least have a place to start looking. If the thief makes it to his secret lair much after the last postion fix then I guess I'll be calling Velosurance to make a...
  6. Robert W Green

    E Biking: the Dark Side

    The trouble is that you think your cheating. Well, life isn't a test so its ok to cheat. I use the pedal assist all the time and the throttle for getting through intersections and hills. It's like having a super power, ofcource your going to use it for good most of the time, but even a...
  7. Robert W Green

    Hello from Everywhere! Friends and Visits?

    Last year I bought a BigCat Fatcat XL and a year later have over 2200 miles on it. I had to replace the seat with a noseless seat and the mtb handlebars with beachcruiser handlebars and now own what I call a bruiser. I'll be recieving an UbanX all in one wheel soon that I think I'll install on...
  8. Robert W Green

    Do you get more exercise riding an electric bike?

    Calm down dude, what's good for you is good for you, but some of us aren't super fit spandex wearing cyclists. Anything that gets a 54 year old fat guy like me off the couch is a good thing. No need to be so competitive about it.‍♀️
  9. Robert W Green

    Do you get more exercise riding an electric bike?

    More, because I commute to work 7.5 miles and get there without breaking a sweat. Without pedal assist for cruising and throttle for intersection crossing, riding in the city would be too dangerous for me. Remmber, life isn't a test, so its ok to cheat.
  10. Robert W Green

    Anti theft GPS

    I put it under my controller box which is under the battery behind and under the saddle. The signal bounces off the pavement and up to the satellite and back. The unit gets wet but is waterproof(in theory) and I have replacement insurance so I'm not too worried. I can also put it in the mesh...
  11. Robert W Green

    Anti theft GPS

    I've been using Spot Trace for a week now and have to say I like it. Got it home, went on the website to activate it and then it was tracking me. Cabelas will sneak these on sale evey few months for a few days and then jack the price back up to $99. I got mine for $54.59 after taxes, thats...
  12. Robert W Green

    Hello from Everywhere! Friends and Visits?

    Hi Court, I wish I had known about your channel before my first ebike purchase, you could have saved me $1000 but I learned the hard way about buying used from Creigslist. A bike the I thought only needed a new battery ended up needing a new controller and motor. I ended up gutting it and...
  13. Robert W Green

    Body Float Suspension Seat Post Thoughts

    Yes, but you'll have to zoom in. I may have found my own solution too (Rinsten Spring) but I'm open to what you might come up with.
  14. Robert W Green

    E-Wheels -- Does anyone have experience with e-wheels?

    I have been looking into self contained ewheels also for my back up bike because I can't afford another purpose built ebike. What I found was the ones you mentioned and the one that I chose: UrbanX. It is a front wheel with motor, controller, and battery all in the hub. UrbanX has a removable...
  15. Robert W Green

    Skunk Lock: a new kind of protection

    How about disguising a bear trap to look like a bike and spring shut on would be theives and then calls the cops on them. I'd buy that.
  16. Robert W Green

    Anti theft GPS

    I have one of these and was never able to get it to get gps lock on. Only gsm data. The company is located in England so calling them was out of the question and my emails were never replied to. It is now doing a good imitation of a paper weight on my desk. If Court would like to have a go...
  17. Robert W Green

    Seeking Suggestions for tire pump for Fat tires

    Portland Design Works Magic Flute. It has a CO2 inflater built in so you can hit the flat with the CO2 and then top off with the pump.
  18. Robert W Green

    Body Float Suspension Seat Post Thoughts

    My battery is behind and under the seat with hinges that let me lift the seat up and out of the way for battery removal. Great!, but I miss out on great products like this. In a perfect eorld they'd make one with the hinge for bikes like mine because I don't want to pull the seat off every...
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