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  1. fauconnier

    To the "Karens", and the "Carls" out there😂 Those riding dirty too.

    Oh no, they are called "fixies" for fixed gear bikes and they race with them in the middle of the towns. The film Premium rush (2012) is a story about bicycle messengers who work and race fixies.
  2. fauconnier

    Used Laptop Batteries to Power an E-bike?

    What surprise me is that a worn-out low energy consomption lap top battery could be good enough for a higher energy consomption scooter. But when you have nothing else do you have the voice.
  3. fauconnier

    Li-ion or LiFePO4?

    All the Specialized models I saw on EBR reviews are lithium-ion.
  4. fauconnier

    Show us pictures of your cockpit!

    I invite you to look on Google what a true classical moustache handlebar should look. It's very far from the Upanbike...
  5. fauconnier

    Thoughts on Beach Riding?

    With our first mountain bikes, 40 years ago, we were 3 friends doing beach biking on rather flat rocks at low tide. It was more like "trial" biking; very slow, precise and very jumpy. Going through salted water was common. We just hosed the bikes after our rides and sprayed plenty of...
  6. fauconnier

    Electric bike helmet

    From what I see the Springer is also a 500 watts bike 🤫
  7. fauconnier

    Electric bike helmet

    I bought mine 6 years ago, it's a 500 watts version with a lot of personal modifications. I had no trouble except for an intermittent display failure. Mine is not restricted and can go 35 kmp throttle only, from the display, the bike could be easily unrestricted. Did you see the EBR Greaser...
  8. fauconnier

    Electric bike helmet

    I wear a multi sport flat black helmet with my Michael Blast Greaser and my electric board track racer. I get the look of an early motorcycle helmet but the lightness and protection of a modern bike helmet. .
  9. fauconnier

    10 Different bike saddles, and still a sore ass

    +1 for padded bike undershorts on skinny little seats.
  10. fauconnier

    Bike Rack Obscuring License Plate

    And now imagine a small suv and a bike with a rain cover on the rack, no license plate visible, neither braking lights. 😕
  11. fauconnier

    Buy a new bike or stick with my 2015?

    If ain't broke don't fix it !
  12. fauconnier

    Raising handlebars on Vintage Electric Cafe e-bike?

    I see no problem to own more then one confortable bike. I am sure replacing your handlebar by something like a moustache will be much more confortable on your lower back. I never believed, from the start, that raising your straight handlebar was a good idea. The kind of person who buy a...
  13. fauconnier

    Are newer hub motors as capable as mid drives?

    The battery has a very important part on the way a bike will perform a long climb. Hub motors that pull a lot of Amp. must be able to get them for a long period. The battery is often the first one to give up on long climbs. A mid drive is far superior in this situation because the overall...
  14. fauconnier

    Raising handlebars on Vintage Electric Cafe e-bike?

    The vintage bikes on the market try to ressemble to early motorcycles with the parts available, often making period mistakes. They often mix the attributes of early motorcycles of different times on the same bike. They use available materials, regardless to relevance, to shape something that...
  15. fauconnier

    Are newer hub motors as capable as mid drives?

    And the voltage drop faster and lower because of that demand...
  16. fauconnier

    Are newer hub motors as capable as mid drives?

    Regarding the power section from the video, hub motors are more powerful because they are advertised wrongly !!! Just buy a mid motor that is also advertised wrongly, what I did, and you get the best of both worlds !;)
  17. fauconnier

    Raising handlebars on Vintage Electric Cafe e-bike?

    One of my vintage electric bike, before and after. I did it for the same reasons, to save my back.
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