indianajo
Well-Known Member
Controllers set up for 48 v battery will not allow a 36 v battery to operate. It shows as discharged at full power.
I do fine in fresh snow with 1.75" or 2.1" tires. Those tires do not float on the snow, they punch through it. I do not ride the bike when the weather has turned the snow to ice. Ice does not support side forces that on the front tire keep a bike upright. Last year there were only two days where I couldn't ride the bike when I wanted to. Of course the days it was 6 deg F I wore some serious gloves and a helmet liner from the welding shop over my ears.
In poor visibiliy I'm using a brightz rear red (or pink) light which uses AAA batteries. I shield the power switch with a bit of plastic over it to keep the rain off. In front I got a light flasher with a coin cell battery from the niagaracycle shop. I use a $1 flashlight pointed down to illuminate the speed bumps and pot holes, since I have great night vision and ride 10 mph.
About axles. I've broken a 6 speed shimano axle (18 spd mtn bike), which necks down to 8 mm at one point. I dont do jumping, either. Had to push the bike 2 miles, I was lucky. 7 speed shimano is 11 mm at the narrowest, The axle on the yuba bike appears to be 12 mm.
I do fine in fresh snow with 1.75" or 2.1" tires. Those tires do not float on the snow, they punch through it. I do not ride the bike when the weather has turned the snow to ice. Ice does not support side forces that on the front tire keep a bike upright. Last year there were only two days where I couldn't ride the bike when I wanted to. Of course the days it was 6 deg F I wore some serious gloves and a helmet liner from the welding shop over my ears.
In poor visibiliy I'm using a brightz rear red (or pink) light which uses AAA batteries. I shield the power switch with a bit of plastic over it to keep the rain off. In front I got a light flasher with a coin cell battery from the niagaracycle shop. I use a $1 flashlight pointed down to illuminate the speed bumps and pot holes, since I have great night vision and ride 10 mph.
About axles. I've broken a 6 speed shimano axle (18 spd mtn bike), which necks down to 8 mm at one point. I dont do jumping, either. Had to push the bike 2 miles, I was lucky. 7 speed shimano is 11 mm at the narrowest, The axle on the yuba bike appears to be 12 mm.
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