Recommend me handlebars with back sweep

[BurroBabe]

Nvreloader,
I see the stem, nice one, but not the reducer. I didn't think I would trust a reducer anyway.
As for changing the stem, I was intimidated by the way the computer is attached to the Vado. I didn't think I could change out the stem.
Advice? (I feel kind of stupid, having worked on regular bikes all my life. The electric and computer stuff intimidates me!)

 

[PedalUma]

Brook's leather saddle too?

Thank you. It is so nice to have my art appreciated. I think that is why you find that Creme attractive. It is a three-speed with a coaster brake. That is the second one of those rare bikes I made electric. The first was called Union Jack and it had a gold half-link chain and gravel tires. I would put on a tweed jacket sip coffee as I passed roadies in Spadex on $4500 eBikes on climbs. I do not know Chemung. I grew up east of Poughkeepsie in horse country. FDR Jr.'s estate was on three sides and a 90 acre apple orchard on one. Lots of woods. Oh, read one review of the new book Forest Euphoria. Much of it takes place in NY forests. It is the best science book in a decade. You can still replace the saddle. Use lanolin under it to soften.

Forest Euphoria — Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

patriciakaishian.com

 

[PedalUma]

I didn't think I could change out the stem.

I had a Vado for a year, until the end of May. And assembled about one per week. One of the first things I did was to swap the bar. Yes you can easily change the stem. Just cover the display with a baby sock to forget that it has electronics.

 

[BurroBabe]

I had a Vado for a year, until the end of May. And assembled about one per week. One of the first things I did was to swap the bar. Yes you can easily change the stem. Just cover the display with a baby sock to forget that it has electronics.

I'm a bit confused about the suggestion about covering the display. I need the display for keeping track of mileage and battery usage. Why cover it?

 

[BurroBabe]

Thank you. It is so nice to have my art appreciated. I think that is why you find that Creme attractive. It is a three-speed with a coaster brake. That is the second one of those rare bikes I made electric. The first was called Union Jack and it had a gold half-link chain and gravel tires. I would put on a tweed jacket sip coffee as I passed roadies in Spadex on $4500 eBikes on climbs. I do not know Chemung. I grew up east of Poughkeepsie in horse country. FDR Jr.'s estate was on three sides and a 90 acre apple orchard on one. Lots of woods. Oh, read one review of the new book Forest Euphoria. Much of it takes place in NY forests. It is the best science book in a decade. You can still replace the saddle. Use lanolin under it to soften.

Forest Euphoria — Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

patriciakaishian.com

Wow, New Yorkers wind up everywhere. I spent some years in CA and around the country but came back. I love the image of you in the tweed sipping coffee! I would love to replace the saddle, but too expensive. Maybe I'll find an old one on a rusty bike at a yard sale.
Thanks so much for the book recc. I will definitely read it. The Forest is my true home!

 

[Nvreloader]

Nvreloader,
I see the stem, nice one, but not the reducer. I didn't think I would trust a reducer anyway.
As for changing the stem, I was intimidated by the way the computer is attached to the Vado. I didn't think I could change out the stem.
Advice? (I feel kind of stupid, having worked on regular bikes all my life. The electric and computer stuff intimidates me!)

BB
The handlebar reducers is the bottom Blue clicky link,
numerous styles/colors etc.
Under the stem...
tia

 

[PedalUma]

about covering the display

That is only while you move it to the new bar. It is humor, so you will forget that it is electric while working on it. I have purchased this handlebar 14 times. I put it on my Vado after trimming an inch from each end.

 

[BurroBabe]

That is only while you move it to the new bar. It is humor, so you will forget that it is electric while working on it. I have purchased this handlebar 14 times. I put it on my Vado after trimming an inch from each end.
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Ha ha on me; people who have known me a long time never cease to be amazed at my inability to recognize humor (I'm "on the spectrum"). Now that you explained it, I'm smiling.
BTW, which handlebars are those that you have put on 14 bikes?

 

[BurroBabe]

Thank you. It is so nice to have my art appreciated. I think that is why you find that Creme attractive. It is a three-speed with a coaster brake. That is the second one of those rare bikes I made electric. The first was called Union Jack and it had a gold half-link chain and gravel tires. I would put on a tweed jacket sip coffee as I passed roadies in Spadex on $4500 eBikes on climbs.

Now that I've "met" you here, I'm sorry that I didn't learn about your work when I started my search for the right ebike. I had posted pictures of some of the conversion possibilities I had here, a Trek 200 hybrid, a Jamis Exile mountain bike, maybe even my Trek 520 touring bike, but was told that none would work. None had the "obligatory" attachments for disc brakes. Am I missing something? I don't see disc brakes on some of the bikes you have built and shared pictures of here.

 

[PedalUma]

Now that I've "met" you here, I'm sorry that I didn't learn about your work when I started my search for the right ebike. I had posted pictures of some of the conversion possibilities I had here, a Trek 200 hybrid, a Jamis Exile mountain bike, maybe even my Trek 520 touring bike, but was told that none would work. None had the "obligatory" attachments for disc brakes. Am I missing something? I don't see disc brakes on some of the bikes you have built and shared pictures of here.

@BurroBabe, I have a couple of things in common with your Donkey that others may not fully appreciate. Stopping must match going. A 180 disc is better than a 160mm disc at stopping. It's about leverage and torque. A properly set-up and adjusted 700c rim brake is much better, in most conditions. Most users and technicians do not know how to set them up as a lost art. Good rim brakes need Mountain Bike Pads. They have about twice the surface area of road pads. Those Pashley Prosperos are do it all bikes with Shimano gravel GRX ensembles, extra-sturdy. I know you are intimidated by electrical. Unlike bikes from stores everything, everything, is user programable. Everything is non-proprietary, open source, and lower overall use cost, with superior performance. If in five years you want a new tech battery, it's not proprietary. In ten, a new motor, any universal mount will do. I will attempt a couple of photos and a link. Do not get overwhelmed by the link. I do this stuff, because cargo moms need different programing than MTBrs or Commuters. And I solder little wires and seal them inside motors to avoid ugly connectors and zip ties. This stuff is possible. Off the rack is easier for most, the Vado is a fine bike. Zoom the brakes on the red bike.

https://to7motor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/T154-Display-Maunual.pdf

 

[Nvreloader]

Ped
Thank you for the information on the T154 manual/brake pads.

Hard to believe that all that info packed into that display,
I Love the Blue colored one.
The only item it did not have was a GPS and a USB port...lol
I can see why you like it and the DM02 motor.

I found a battery site that repairs/fixes both brand names
of my E bike battery's, and is in the USA, at reasonable $$$.
See info here:

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I see now, I had better get better brake pads on my Montague folder with the "V" brakes, when I convert it over to the elect side.
Tia,

 

[BurroBabe]

@BurroBabe, I have a couple of things in common with your Donkey that others may not fully appreciate. Stopping must match going. A 180 disc is better than a 160mm disc at stopping. It's about leverage and torque. A properly set-up and adjusted 700c rim brake is much better, in most conditions. Most users and technicians do not know how to set them up as a lost art. Good rim brakes need Mountain Bike Pads. They have about twice the surface area of road pads. Those Pashley Prosperos are do it all bikes with Shimano gravel GRX ensembles, extra-sturdy. I know you are intimidated by electrical. Unlike bikes from stores everything, everything, is user programable. Everything is non-proprietary, open source, and lower overall use cost, with superior performance. If in five years you want a new tech battery, it's not proprietary. In ten, a new motor, any universal mount will do. I will attempt a couple of photos and a link. Do not get overwhelmed by the link. I do this stuff, because cargo moms need different programing than MTBrs or Commuters. And I solder little wires and seal them inside motors to avoid ugly connectors and zip ties. This stuff is possible. Off the rack is easier for most, the Vado is a fine bike. Zoom the brakes on the red bike.
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https://to7motor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/T154-Display-Maunual.pdf

Thanks so much for the explanation. I agree on the brakes; I was able to stop my bike so hard that it flipped ass over teakettle! The picture was a bit blurry on zoom but I could see the size of the pads.

Is the manual in the link to a computer that controls any motor that you put on a bike? I guess I could learn this stuff. It is just that I learn better with hands-on than from text only. I saved the manual. Maybe I'll look at it in the Winter, when I don't have so much to do on the farm.

BTW, I never liked black labs; too many of them chased me on my bike or bit me. Very aggressive. But I love those puppies!!!! Me want!!!