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    Surface 604 brakes... how are yours?

    Oooh if that becomes a reality i would jump on hydraulics in a heartbeat.
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    Custom bits, pieces and modifications for the 604

    Good stuff. These beasts can handle a ton of weight that's for sure. It's funny, my wife got a voltbike compact urban folding electric bike for xmas. Thing is 1/3 the size of these fatbikes and only has a 250w motor, but boy do they zip along quickly in comparison. If my 604 is a tank her's is...
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    Custom bits, pieces and modifications for the 604

    It's time for PICS!!!!!! The fenders were too curved to vinyl wrap, so I sprayed them and then had custom decals printed out. The theme was off an F4U Corsair WW2 Navy Fighter. Bombs dropped markings, pilot name in the flag, checkering on the front, pin up girl, USAAF emblem, skull and...
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    Surface 604 brakes... how are yours?

    Yes they are a bit noisy, but they seem to work well enough. Not bad enough for me to warrant changing them yet. I plan to run the current pads out, and then swap the entire system to Avid BB7 as well if possible. One thing I'm unsure of is with our brake levers and the engine cutoff. I'm no...
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    Good bike, great service

    My chainring is a BBB 39tooth now. Decent model actually, it's all 7075Al blah blah blah. Weight savings and immense strength isn't really necessary for us. The 11-34 that you were more interested in is a standard Shimano megarange 7 speed freewheel, pretty common part. The 11-32 I got is a...
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    Custom bits, pieces and modifications for the 604

    None of it was necessary really except the main chainring swap imo. Just a project to improve the ride as best as possible and see what could be done. Everything worked fine with the Tourney setup it came with stock, but after all the upgrades, the shifting is smoother and faster. Not lightning...
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    Custom bits, pieces and modifications for the 604

    Some local sign shop is "attempting," to wrap it using vinyl car wrap. They are having issues and are being extremely tardy. Just a small shop called madeinprint.ca If they fail, I may have to spray the base colour on and apply the rest as decals, which won't be quite as nice but I'm still...
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    Custom bits, pieces and modifications for the 604

    They are being extremely tardy with getting me those fenders done...I will definitely have pics up when I do get them back...they were saying that it may take a month due to heavy xmas volume!!!! UGH. Also updating that a full inquiry into drivetrain options is being done now. Bike is stock...
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    Good bike, great service

    I'm going into the shop again to do another drivetrain makeover. They have an 11-32 freewheel which I may goto instead of the 11-34...32 may be preferable as 34 might be too big a jump. I'm feeling like just a BIT more low end is needed and it will be perfect. Also, I think I'm gonna try to get...
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    Good bike, great service

    Geez, your range seems way less than mine. I was actually surprised by the range I was getting..... Are you using pedal assist much or alot of throttle only? I do use pedal assist 2/3- 3/4 of the time which may account for my good range. I actually found after the chainring swap to 39t my range...
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    Thinking about winter commuting already - Surface 604 Electric

    I forgot to mention that I'm in Canada. I chose 500W 48v as maximum, because in Canada 500W is the maximum for an electric bike without having to license and register.
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    Thinking about winter commuting already - Surface 604 Electric

    Bump for motor upgrade options! Anything new to update? I have started to wonder about motor upgrade options myself and what is available. Aside from going mid drive, would it be worth it to look at going to a 500w 48v hub, seeing as the 604 comes stock with only a 350w 36v? What about those...
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    Custom bits, pieces and modifications for the 604

    Hello 604 owners! As you all know, these bikes are dimensionally huge and non-standard. Many parts and pieces that are easily swapped out on regular bikes often will not fit at all or require modification. A few things, like the gearing is something that needs to be changed. I have started to...
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    Good bike, great service

    I'm going to add a bit about the drivetrain which is why you consider lvl 1 power useless. It is geared way too high. The main chainspring is a 48t 5bolt. I swapped down to a 39tooth and the difference was ASTOUNDING. After you do this you will notice that lvl 1 power is more than adequate for...
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