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@kmccune I hear you, safety is on my mind all the time. I ride this bike with a full face DH helmet, an armored shirt, and elbow pads, and I'm planning on adding knee pads when I can find a pair that are comfortable while pedaling. I bought a pair typically used for motocross, but they dig into...

So I've put about 20 miles on torque arm v3 now and I'm pleased to report that it is absolutely rock solid. The bike has now been tested in the rain on a grocery run, with full panniers on a pet store/package run and towing my Surly Bill and has passed all with flying colors. I can also report...

Alright, as promised, here's a final raft of photos now that this bad boy is finally complete... mostly. I'd say it's about 95% finished, but the remaining tasks are mostly polish and refinement: Things like a righthand mirror, thief-proofing the hose clamps for the downtube battery with...

You're kind of right, although it's also business in the back, that GMAC motor and tire aren't messing around. So it's kind of a symmetrical mullet--all business in the front and back, and party in the middle. Which is kind of accurate, since as the rider you sometimes feel you have to hang on...

@FlatSix911 exactly. Running a Schwalbe Pick-up 26"x2.15" in the rear with an insane 155kg load capacity. I'm using the differential in tire size to achieve a sort of 76er/96er/cargo bike effect. It also gives it a downtube angle similar to modern MTB frames even though it's a '96 stump jumper...

Kind of funny to see you debating class I vs. class II because I just built the bike below with a combined total of 1100W (although still many thousands less than the crazy bikes you can buy from the likes of Stealth, HPC or other companies). I've actually had to start rebuilding some things on...

I'm not posting anymore photos until the bike is 100% complete, which now seems like it will be a while due to issues with the fork, the bottom bracket, the front tire and the torque arm for the front motor. There are also some minor cosmetic issues with things like the plates for the rear deck...

I'm still making progress on the build; I have a particular issue the inverted fork, which for some reason will no hold air. It is a brand new fork with no apparent defects and zero mileage, so I can't imagine dirt in the seals is an issue. I replaced the valve core but that did nothing. If...

So I made a ton of progress this past week and the bike is almost finished. Today I finished up some fab work for the rear battery deck, and ended up having to re-solder my previous re-wiring attempt for the Baserunner controller, because I had the wiring coming out the sides of the mounting...

Ha. It actually has 3 or 4 nicknames already. It was originally dubbed 'Bruce' in it's traditional configuration; it's now Hyper-Bruce, AKA "Bruce the Moose" (on account of the handlebars), AKA "The Bat Bike". It will definitely be heavy compared to a traditional e-bike since it is dual motor...

No room. About 26"x2.1" is all that will fit in the frame, as it is an old 1990's stump jumper with 135mm spacing. I actually tried a 26x2.5" tire at first but it rubbed; it currently has a 26"x46c tire, and I have slightly wider 26x2.1" tires on order (Schwalbe Pick-Ups, which have the insane...

Thanks! Feels good to finally be making progress instead of sighing at a pile of parts every time I pass through the garage :).

Making more headway; finally have the front wheel assembled (sort of). Still need to fix my spacers, lock in the star fangled nut, attach my torque arm, et cetera, et cetera. I have a ton of work to do on the back, shift cables, parking brake, disc brakes, derailleurs wiring, cable management...

Well I finally have some updates on my build. I've resolved most, but not all of my component sourcing issues and progress is occurring slowly. I finished repairing the paint on the frame using UV-cured, 3-coat nail polish. It's a bit thick, it certainly isn't a seamless finish, but seems to be...

Haven't added anything in a while; unfortunately the tapered fork wouldn't fit my frame. I misunderstood how the adapters worked; they are only tall enough to work with chamfered straight headtubes, not prefectly straight ones, so I had to RMA it and just have to wait until January for Wren's...

It's good to hear that they have improved their process. I agree about Canada Post. I ordered another $100 or so of cables, the thing that got one of my big orders in trouble, and it sailed right through customs. Having ordered it via Canada Post and being delivered to San Francisco, it went...

Thanks. I actually haven't related the latest in the saga regarding my components. My fork has also been an issue. I ordered a Wren Sports inverted fat bike fork on October 8th. Most frames nowadays are tapered, so a straight steer tube fork is a special order for them with additional lead time...

Yes, I'm disappointed as well. I don't think they had to face this exact situation, but they should have handled it.

@kmccune a cargo bike would be no better at hauling plate steel, and actually worse, as there is no place for a 3'x5' piece of plate steel to fit and that would exceed the bike's GVW. Those cargo bikes also have the same Bosch Performance CX motor my bike does. As with cars and trucks, you can...

Except then I wouldn't have an e-bike kit 🥺.