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Alright, well I finally got my final package cleared. We'll see what shape it is in when it arrives, hopefully some time tomorrow. Grin I'm sad to say was less than helpful. After they 'took over' the process of handling the import of my package, which they should have done from the start...

I stripped the frame down completely in preparation for things like repairing the paint and removing the BB (I removed the non-drive-side BC, but going to have to take it into the LBS for the drive-side). I then mocked up what the battery layout might look like when the new fork arrives, which...

Yes, that's the audio incentive ;) . I also have a couple of 12V electric motorcycle horns, but it may take me a while to figure out the ideal way to wire them, as they typically go through a fuse box and I'm not very experienced or knowledgeable about electrical wiring--boning up though...

Lol, yes it's sort of the inverse of your road bike build. I wanted clearance for the headlight and the mirrors to be higher and forward a little. Since the headlight is handlebar mounted there isn't a good way to get it onto the front rack that will eventually be on the bike, or mount it on the...

I have to report that unfortunately, Grin finally stepping up to deal with the clearance delay has not improved the situation at all. My kit is still held up with the same vague message about requiring an importer's identification, despite the fact that they have my SSN and Grin's EIN at this...

@Mike TowpathTraveler yes, there is a lot of trade war foolishness going on right now. I have another post going about how CBP and Fedex decided to delay my nearly $3000 shipment of DIY bike parts from Grin Technologies in Canada, including a brand new motor, wheel and controller, over concerns...

This shop owner offered to ship the battery to my brother-in-law, who lives in Germany, but that wouldn't have done me much good as it would still be in Germany. He is now citing the coronavirus lockdowns saying that he cannot ship the battery and is offering a refund via Paypal. This could be...

So Robbie at Grin got back to me. He told me that Grin should have handled all of this; wish they had said that in the previous 3 or 4 emails I forwarded to them during my communications with Fedex. Their email address really is a slot machine--you never know who you will get and the response...

Yeah, well that's what's a little bizarre. The other motor/wheel, containing about the same amount of small Chinese parts, sailed through. The two ginormous batteries, considered dangerous goods, sailed through as well. A subsequent order via Canada Post full of more Chinese small wiring parts...

Yeah, I really think it's political at this point, as the math makes no sense from a trade war perspective. The government spends thousands of dollars investigating one package and gets $2.20 back? The Fedex agent and CBP officers are likely native to Tennessee, which is a deep red state, and...

Yeah the few emails answered by Justin or Robbie were great; other employees often had to get back to me days later, I suspect after consulting Justin or Robbie to clarify technical points. That's a good point about range, I hadn't thought about it that way because this build is all about...

So the latest in this saga is that the Fedex Customs Tracing Agent told me that my shipment is now being turned over to the antidumping and countervailing process, which is apparently a process by which that levy tariffs against a country of origin in retaliation for that country dumping cheap...

Thanks :). It might be fun to post some process pics as well as the finished build.

@JRA yeah, I've been comparing this build to a diesel F-350. Those road bikes must rip with an All-axle on the front. Which version do you have? Mine of course has the slow version to match the slow 10T winding on the GMAC. In top gear, it will probably still be able to break 30 on flats though...

@JRA good to hear I'm not losing my mind at least. I had thought Fedex was the better option among what was offered at checkout, but after numerous snafus with other Fedex shipments (although not customs delays), I have to conclude they just aren't a reliable carrier. It's no wonder Amazon...

Has anyone ever encountered something like this before? Here's some quick background: I haul a lot of cargo with our R&M Homage GT Nuvinci, a Surly Ted trailer and a Burley Dlite trailer (sometimes all hooked together in a train!) in the hills of San Francisco. It's not for business or...

Yeah, it really is sort of a gotcha 3-5 years in, and 3-5 years ago is exactly when e-bikes started to blow up as a mainstream option. They've been around much longer than that, but a few years ago is when the iPhone-ish versions of bikes started to come out--the bikes that started putting...

All right, so I can definitely say that the vendor in question, an LBS in Germany, is not recommended for purchases of this battery outside of Germany. After paying him via wire transfer and him dragging his feet and being incommunicado for a couple of weeks, I reached out to check on the status...

Is it just the right master cylinder and the two calipers, or is there a left hand master as well? I do a lot of cargo hauling as I think I've mentioned in other threads and this is for a new dual-motor DIY build; I really like the parking brake feature and no-one else has that. That said, the...

Ho do you buy this brake? Can't find it anywhere. Does it use standard HiGo connector for the sensor?