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  1. creativepart

    I got sideswiped this afternoon at the end of a good ride - minor injury

    You're being too kind to think that the person innocently veered right - they do it on purpose to punish people on bikes. See the other post on the EBR Forum where a 16 year old hit 5 riders with his diesel pickup because he was trying to "roll coal" on the riders.
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    A Teenager Hit Six Cyclists While Trying To Roll Coal And Was Not Arrested

    Asshole parents raising Asshole kids. It's everywhere, not just Texas. But it's a point of pride in Texas and the South in general.
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    Does Anybody Sell a Lithium Battery Pack With a Built-in USB Connector?

    My Dillenger 48v 13ah battery pack has a built in USB port. They sell the battery for $599. There's no mention of it on this link, but it's there: https://dillengerelectricbikes.com/collections/batteries/products/48v-13ah-dillenger-premium-kit-battery
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    Got into my first ever bike accident

    Good advice. Last week I was signaling a left turn from the middle lane in a small rural road with traffic. Big SUV decides to pass me on the left - on a blind curve no less - even with my arm out signaling. I dove into my left turn at speed and hit gravel in the county park parking lot. Of...
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    Why do the big bike brands (almost) never use hub motors?

    I built a good hybrid bike in the garage with a 750w rear hub drive and rode it 1000 miles. It was great fun, worked superbly and climbed hills without any issues. But I wanted to experience a hub drive. So, I took all of the hub drive stuff off (except the 48v 13ah battery) and replaced it...
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    Bad chain skipping over gears

    Everything is still working fine on my 8-speed setup. I do have the shift cutout and it works exactly like the brake cutout. You learn quickly to downshift before a hill and before stopping. Otherwise at higher PAS levels it can be jarring to have the motor suddenly cut off when you shift to a...
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    e bike conversion

    I have a Specialized Crosstrail that I have installed a BBSHD mid-drive kit. I don't find the bike "shooting off" with a lot of speed from a stop with the throttle. In fact, in stock form the throttle is linked to the PAS setting. If you are on PAS 1 you can only go as fast as you PAS 1 would...
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    Kinekt installed

    I really like my Kenekt seat post too. It's a great addition to a hardtail bike.
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    Bad chain skipping over gears

    FIXED!. All it took was a new 8-speed cassette, new rear derailleur, new rear derailleur hanger, new 8-sp click shift, new shift cable and new 8-speed chain. That's all it took. I'm not sure what the problem with a 9-speed drivetrain is on my eBikes. I've built two (on the same frame) and both...
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    Bad chain skipping over gears

    Still throwing parts at it - new DR Hanger and new Deore rear derailleur. I thought both of the oem items were slightly bent - and they were but it was very slight and the new items didn't fix the issue. B Screw adjusted, it's not that. New cassette and chain arrive Monday. A few of the teeth...
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    Bad chain skipping over gears

    Yes, that would mean that. Which is why I first tried a longer chain length. I exaggerated... It's not exactly horizontal, it's as horizontal as I would consider acceptable. I just changed the chainring from the 46T Lekki to the OEM Steel Bafang 46T Chainring and took it for a ride. I only went...
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    Bad chain skipping over gears

    Yes, I do know how to test and size the chain. What I mean is, I don't feel I can go shorter without being too short as it is already shorter by 2-links than standard chain sizing. Plus, when in the biggest gear on the cassette the DR is stretched nearly horizontal. At first I was concerned...
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    Bad chain skipping over gears

    Thanks. Yes, I have checked the chain - but again. It's new with literally 20-miles on it. I started with an extra 2-links in the chain but have removed those and don't feel it can go any shorter.
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    Bad chain skipping over gears

    The chain is new, and I've adjusted the length to where I feel it's about as tight as I should go. The bike started life in 2018 with a 9x2 drivetrain that used a double front ring and front derailleur. I bought it new but only rode it about 100 to 200 miles max and parked it. Then a year ago I...
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    Bad chain skipping over gears

    I've only put 35 miles on my bike since installing a BBSDH mid-drive. At first, I didn't see any major issue but on my last ride (20 miles on a paved bike path) I started getting rapid chain skipping under load in the 1st and 2nd highest (smallest) gears. I've worked on re-indexing and setting...
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    Dillenger / SP Crosstrail build thread

    Here's a couple of photos of the re-engined and reconfigured bike from today's ride:
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    Dillenger / SP Crosstrail build thread

    Right after surpassing 1000 miles on my Dillenger Rear Hub Drive / Specialized Crosstrail Hybrid bike kit I began making plans for a change. Don't get me wrong, I really loved my DIY eBike and was happy with every bit of it. But, I've had 2-rear hub drive eBikes and I really wanted to know and...
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    Dillenger / SP Crosstrail build thread

    Stopped for a water break the other day and just happened to catch this moment - totally unplanned:
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    Dillenger / SP Crosstrail build thread

    Bringing up this old thread I posted back in February to announce that I'm going to do a switcheroo on this build. I'm removing the hub drive, installing a BBSHD and reusing the battery from the Dillenger Hub Drive Kit. Don't get me wrong - I've loved my rear hub drive and have put 1000 miles...
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    Mid-Drive Pedaling under throttle?

    Thanks folks. After I posted this I remembered a YouTube video where the guy tests the bike with the throttle only and I can see his pedals are not turning. Sorry for asking such a newbie question.
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