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    Found new rims! Not enough spoke holes .....

    how about tubeless clinchers on your regular rims? I have these on my road bike https://www.tufo.com/en/tubular-clincher/
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    battery charger with a Higo 6-pin connector?

    Maybe you got a different one, but mine is a generic flyback charger, except with this special cable. I haven't put it on a 'scope, but I can't imagine the output of this is very clean (could hurt battery life). Its fan is noisy, you have to turn it off and on to reset after a charge...
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    battery charger with a Higo 6-pin connector?

    I was hoping to get a smaller lower amp one that didn't have a fan for charging at home over night and I would keep the bigger one in my office. I think I found the identical charger online for 77 bucks shipped from China, but it has XLR connectors and I can't say I'm impressed with the...
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    battery charger with a Higo 6-pin connector?

    Looking for a 2nd charger for my Vintage Electric Cafe. The oem charger says 54.6V / 6A. I don't mind if the amp rating is lower, as this would be for overnight charging. I've searched around and I cannot find chargers that use the connector VEB uses. It's made by Higo, has 6 pins...
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    fast comfortable ebike to use somewhat like a scooter substitute?

    Update: I bought a Vintage Electric Cafe and I'm mostly pleased with it.
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    fast comfortable ebike to use somewhat like a scooter substitute?

    I didn't even think of that... Actually, this is at work and everybody at work including the CEO rides a bicycle. I might be able to get the office to spring for a proper ramp like this (Link Removed - No Longer Exists)
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    fast comfortable ebike to use somewhat like a scooter substitute?

    ok, I didn't really quite appreciate this. On the street or in a bike shop, I hefted the various bikes. Even the piggies I could lift off the ground fairly easily. Whelp I just tried to haul a 66lb 72lb Riese-Müller Panzer demo bike up 1.5 flights of stairs. It was barely possible. Also...
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    Will EBikeshare Replace EBike Ownership For Most People in Cities?

    Precisely. For me, if it is just between home and work, fine I can take the bike inside. If I go to some store or other errand, leaving a bicycle locked outside is a crapshoot in San Francisco. I'm sure other cities vary. This isn't stockholm where people leave bikes literally unlocked...
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    JUMP- ebike Share Company in San Francisco and DC -coming to Chicago?

    I rent Jump bikes a couple times a week. 2 bucks / 30 minutes through the uber app. I love the riding position of this bike and try as I may, I haven't been able to find anything in retail stores with the same riding position. If there were a 28mph version of this bike with a bit more...
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    Help...Deciding on which dongle to buy..

    I'm curious about the Badass box, too. Will it turn a Bosch CX into an S-pedelec? I don't care about the speedo being wrong.
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    possible to increase the top speed of the City Commuter Black Edition to 28mph?

    The website for the Dapu M155 motor says it is capable of 28mph, wondering if it is possible to derestrict this bike. Or maybe even replace the hub with a drop-in more powerful hub motor ? Thanks
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    First impressions - Juggernaut Ultra

    couple questions - will 29er wheels fit on this bike with the fenders in place? Would it seem possible to put comfort handlebars (angled backward) on this bike? thanks
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    Will EBikeshare Replace EBike Ownership For Most People in Cities?

    I ditched my car about a year ago and I've been using a combination of Uber, Jump ebike shares, Ford non-ebike shares, electric scoot.co mopeds to get around and I've even tried the dockless e-razors that are now scattered throughout my city. The problem with the shared ebikes (and the...
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    upgrading an OEM bike with a bafang max 350w to a BBS02 750W?

    I was wondering if it is possible to "drop-in" replace a bafang max to a more powerful Bafang? The dimensions look mostly similar, it is the electrical hookups I'm worried about. The bike in question would be the Evelo Galaxy TT (I don't own it... yet) which I think has this motor (Link...
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    fast comfortable ebike to use somewhat like a scooter substitute?

    1 flight - I'm hoping to use walk mode
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    fast comfortable ebike to use somewhat like a scooter substitute?

    thanks... this looks good. I saw this bike on this site, but it said the top speed was 20mph. I see they must have updated it because their website says 28/30mph. it's got disc brakes on the front wheel - I think that's sufficient.
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    fast comfortable ebike to use somewhat like a scooter substitute?

    My use case will be pretty much a car replacement, to get around my hilly city. I've tried a couple of bikes, one being the Bulls Lacuba Evo e45 and found it underwhelming. I think I want something that has class 4 capabilities. I don't necessarily want to go illegal speeds, just want...
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    Got hooked on ebikes after trying an electric bike share rental.

    Thanks all. I test rode a 2017 Bulls Lacuba Evo E45 today. Much more powerful than the jump, but didn't seem as fun. Maybe it's the riding position, I don't know. Rented a Jump today just to check and yup, it was still fun :) Going to see if I can try a Vintage Electric Cafe somewhere next.
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    Got hooked on ebikes after trying an electric bike share rental.

    Hi, I've always loved bicycling, but with the hills in my city and not wanting to get sweaty before work, I stopped biking... that is until I tried a electric bike share we have here in SF. So much fun. Now I want to go buy one for myself. I've tried a couple models out and surprisingly...
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