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While you aren't spending much on the bike and motor kit, I recommend that you budget for a better quality battery using name brand cells from a reputable seller to reduce the risk of fire. Some reputable sellers are Luna, EM3EV, and Grin. Also, you can convert the front brake to disk by...

Since everyone's body is different and some people are more efficient than others when it comes to work and burning calories, these formulas are only rough guidelines based on body weight. I have a friend that eats like a horse and never gains weight and never exercises. I put on weight fast if...

Instead of selling bikes and buying a new one, the most accepted formula for bike ownership is n+1, where n equals the number of bikes you have now. If the Rize RX is your commuter bike, perhaps you need something like a Vado SL to ride on the weekends or a mountain bike like the Hydra for the...

PWM is a method of giving you proportional control over the motor speed. I would guess that setting controls the sensitivity of the throttle.

Passing you might mean crossing over the double yellow line. Some people are reluctant to do that even if there is no oncoming traffic, but most people will to get around obstacles in the road. Sometimes I will just stop my bike and force them to pass if it is annoying me.

Yes, but if you find that BMS are you going to build the battery yourself? What is the point in looking for a different BMS than the seller will install and support?

I don't understand what you are looking for. Is Aijiu Power willing to build a battery with a BMS that they don't carry or sell? How could they offer a warranty?

Most chargers do not have a lot of intelligence. The battery management system (BMS) is built into the battery. The BMS should try to balance the cells if you leave the battery on the charger for an extended period of time. I am not sure why you would need to do that for three charges in a row...

He knows. He mentioned it in a previous post. Day 6 has 750W Bafang mid-motor kit listed on their website (probably BBS02). However, they want double what you can buy the kit for elsewhere. It is not clear that the kit includes any Day 6 specific mounting hardware. It doesn't look like it from...

The big surprise for me was that Greg Lemond is a cheater that rides an ebike. 😄

A dual port BMS has a separate charging port from the battery load port. A single port uses a common port for load and charging. There is a good explanation of the problem here: https://www.avdweb.nl/solar-bike/electronics/bms

Battery obsession is a modern day problem and not just with bikes. Personally, I try not to leave it at 100% over night, but I do charge it up to 100% before a longer ride as @6zfshdb suggested. I have left it at 100% overnight occasionally though. If that means that I get 5% less battery...

The term granny gear was originally an automotive term that referred to a very low gear on trucks with a manual transmission before cyclists stole the term.

Do you need the motor assist on flats to walk it? Won't it roll okay without that?

Luna sells them also. EM3EV is a reputable dealer that is best known for their high quality batteries. They are based in China, but owned by a British expat. https://lunacycle.com/shimano-m355-hydraulic-disc-brakes/

If you are going to store your bike for an extended period of time, you ideally want to leave it with between a 50-80% charge on the battery. The Allant uses quality batteries and the fire risk is low and mostly while it is being charged. However, if you want to be extra safe, you can store...

Shimano makes a hydraulic ebike lever with a built in cutoff switch. https://em3ev.com/shop/shimano-m355-hydraulic-brake-levers-ebrake-sensor/

I agree with rich c . Going from 180mm rotors to 203mm rotors will increase your stopping power by about 12%.

I like to pedal at a fairly high RPM of around 90. You can use a gear calculator to determine what speed you will get in each gear at a particular RPM. I don't know what RPM you are comfortable with, maybe 80? Change the Gear Units on the calculator below to MPH @ 80 RPM and enter your...

Depending on the bike, you might be able to use Grin's Ligo stacking batteries that are designed to be able to be taken on a plane. A Grin kit on a Brompton folding bike would be ideal for traveling by air. They sell a travel case for checking a Brompton as luggage, but you would have to carry...