Clean Custom Conversions

[PedalUma]

Look at what just came in. He has the same illness as Billy Joel and can't ride two wheels anymore.

 

[PedalUma]

The wheel magnet sensor will need to be at the rear with a three wire larger gauge wire extension and a physical extender of the pickup to get it close enough to the spokes. These things are a pain. I am putting the UL cert. battery on the boom with the discharge facing the motor at the crank. The motor will be upside down against the vertical post at the front.

 

[PedalUma]

Here is how the Fat Boy turned out. Speed is limited to 45 kph and cadence at 100. The upper limit is 20 Amps so I set it a 18 for a safe margie. 18 x 48V nominal = 864W. If the internal temp gets to 100C it goes to 30% limp mode until it cools. You can set all those high and low limits.

 

[mclewis1]

How did I miss this thread originally?

I especially enjoyed the discussion about the Ti Spectrum. I raced on a few different Ti Litespeeds (Catalyst and Ultimate). I still have a jack of all trades Appalachian (originally designed as a cyclecross frame) with Campy Chorus shifting (shifts smooth like budda). It's a fantastic ride and we've been over a few of Colorado's high mountain passes (including the ridiculous Independence pass at something like 12.500') It has 132mm rear drop out width and I keep toying with the idea of adding one of my Shengyi hub motors (but lots of work to change the gearing and I'd have to give up the lovely Mavic Open 4 rim). The 3.25 Ti frame seems to have enough flex to be pulled open to accept the 137mm motor width.

Pedal is now jumping up and down yelling at the PC saying "put a mid drive on it" .... lol.

 

[PedalUma]

How did I miss this thread originally?

I especially enjoyed the discussion about the Ti Spectrum. I raced on a few different Ti Litespeeds (Catalyst and Ultimate). I still have a jack of all trades Appalachian (originally designed as a cyclecross frame) with Campy Chorus shifting (shifts smooth like budda). It's a fantastic ride and we've been over a few of Colorado's high mountain passes (including the ridiculous Independence pass at something like 12.500') It has 132mm rear drop out width and I keep toying with the idea of adding one of my Shengyi hub motors (but lots of work to change the gearing and I'd have to give up the lovely Mavic Open 4 rim). The 3.25 Ti frame seems to have enough flex to be pulled open to accept the 137mm motor width.

Pedal is now jumping up and down yelling at the PC saying "put a mid drive on it" .... lol.

I love it. Eat a fresh lobster for me. Dipping it in a some melted salted budda, with a little lemon, and some parsley. Sipping some crisp white wine cuts the fat. Maybe a Carneros malolactic creamy chardonae with high acid. Yes, a torque sensor mid is the way to go. Add a little summer squash and corn on the cob on the side. I put a converter on that bike to retain the Campy shifter and use a wider range Shimano cluster. It is getting White Industries hubs. Jewelry. They are made two blocks away.

 

[mclewis1]

Going waaay back that orange Raleigh also brought back memories. In the very early 80s I bought an orange Centurion LeMans that looked very similar. No it didn't have that lovely lug work or the polished drilled out components but overall it was a very similar vibe. Even the sizing looked similar - the Centurion was a 25" with about the same amount of seat tube showing (I was almost 6-3 with a 34" inseam).

 

[PedalUma]

Going waaay back that orange Raleigh also brought back memories. In the very early 80s I bought an orange Centurion LeMans that looked very similar. No it didn't have that lovely lug work or the polished drilled out components but overall it was a very similar vibe. Even the sizing looked similar - the Centurion was a 25" with about the same amount of seat tube showing (I was almost 6-3 with a 34" inseam).

Our lobstas don't have any claw meat. You are lucky. I did catch one moments before the season opened on a pole and poached it to perfection.