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If the axle is from DTswiss, I would trust it. Those cost $$$. The ones that come from counterfeitland, depends on what the sweeper poured in the "steel" melt that day.

Yeah, 1.6 mm is too short. That steel is probably from the land of lead copper tin in the "steel". I ditched the QR on my bike, Sunday after Derby I saw 3 bikes locked up missing front wheel and seat. Kids & twenties throw them in the weeds or garbage dumpster just to make the owner mad. I used...

I took a spill 2 Sundays ago as I dodged to the edge of the pavement to avoid a car that would not yield me 36" (the paved berms are painted 24" wide, the car lane is 14' wide) and went over the edge. Over the handlebar on my chin and hands. Long Dickies poly gloves & full face helmet to the...

I don't notice any difference. Variable load (cargo) covers up this effect. Variable wind is much more important. With me, against me, 5 mph, 12 mph, 25 mph, wind is always changing. Bad headwind with a non-functioning motor can add 80% to my time on my fixed distance. Cheapo 350 w motor...

Welcome to the site. It sounds as if you had some source of information about e-bikes before your purchases. I had to find this site before I discovered something better than 12 v motors with a sprocket that pushed down on the chain. That is what google found me for "bicycle motor".

6 kg does not sound oppressive. If you can find some way to carry that on your front, all the better. I have my motor & battery on the front, also about 6 kg. MTB's and cruisers are heavy on the rear tire, anyway. The battery does not steer: there are bosses welded in my frame for a front...

If you have to use XT90 or XT60, they have to be soldered. The heatsink in post 7 might make the process doable. The Weller iron in post 10 is not useful. I've owned a half dozen of those and the tip stops conducting heat from the handle in about a year. I'm now using a vari-temp iron from...

Andersn connector has screw clamps. I had no luck soldering XT90. When I got it hot enough to attach to 14 ga wire, the PVC body melted and the sockets went out of line. Dorman .250" flag insulated terminals are crimped on, not soldered. Sold at auto supplies like O'Reilly's. I use a Klein...

I bought the tractor used. It is ~37 years old and no, low cost tractor manufacturers do not put anti-sieze on anything. The more parts you booger, the more money they make. If you buy a $300000 John Deere , maybe they use anti-sieze. My Ford 1520 was kept in a barn or cover; the paint is...

I would cut the proprietary male connector off the harness and install andersn, XT90, or male & female .250 Dorman insulated flag terminals. California-ebike.com seems out of the battery business but ebikeling has 13 AH and 20 AH 36 v batteries today. https://ebikeling.com/ Buy his 36 v...

Obviously you do not ride your bike in the rain or park your bike in the rain while shopping, attending a meeting or concert, working. You do not park your bike even in a garage near the sea like Galveston or any other ocean island. I have a can of Permatex silver anti-sieze that is 30 years...

Most pedals have 9/16" flats next to the crank. Too thin to use a regular open end wrench. I buy a US made rusty wrench at the flea market then grind it down to fit. Use safety glasses using power tools.The actual bike pedal wrench is thin enough, but made of garbage instead of alloy steel...

Stainless steel is much tougher to cut than carbon steel. I am not sure you could find stainless steel slings stocked in Africa. There is a 1/2" SS version if your thieves are real he-men. https://www.mcmaster.com/8942T15 You can cut SS wire rope 1 strand at a time with a $50 Klein or...

Thanks for the pictures. Interesting life. If you want to save a few pounds, a SS wire rope sling weighs half of what a chain does. https://www.mcmaster.com/8942T14 Mcmaster has 8' and 10' , the latter $80. Try your local industrial supply for wire rope slings with crimped end. Any port city...

Welcome to the site. Interesting profession, archeologist tour guide. I concur on the speed, outrunning a pit bull dog beats spraying it with pepper every time. I dangle sabre spray from the handlebar with a kale or broccoli tie. Always ready. Sometimes dog packs surround me. Good luck on...

I laced a shimano 7000 8 speed IGH into a wheel, but never managed to get the shift ring connected to a shift cable. Universalcycles sells a small parts kit with a bracket, but it ends in a circular clip that fits some sort of bushing. I never was able to buy or make the bushing. I am not...

I used four 5 ohm 225 w resistors connected in series and parallel as a load to test a 48 v battery. 10 amps at 50 volts. My battery had .250" flag terminals on wires. I used 14 ga wire with flag terminals for connections. A parallel voltmeter will detect the garbage. I had one battery drop...

You need to use a meter to measure the battery voltage going into the controller continuously. I have skinned a little insulation off the wires, not at the same point so there would be no short. Then use alligator clips with rubber boots. Could be a connector, could be a battery, could be...

My varia RTL510 is a piece of ****. Warns me about trucks on the interstate 500' to the side through the chain link fence. Warns me of cars 3 lanes to the left of the sidewalk I am on. Warns me of lawnmowers in yards to the side. Warns me of cars approaching a 4 way stop sign from 90 degrees...