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Thread: Electric Bike Thread
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11-11-2018, 07:31 AM #1426
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11-12-2018, 02:02 AM #1427
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11-12-2018, 02:39 AM #1428
Go big
Ural shows off slick electric motorcycle with sidecar using Zero's powertrain - Electrekhttps://apple.news/A1iprieyMSbOQi-vj88d1Xw“I have a responsibility to not be intimidated and bullied by low life losers who abuse what little power is granted to them as ski patrollers.”
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11-12-2018, 01:57 PM #1429
Just bought my GF an ebike that a college buddy was selling (Spesh Turbo Levo). Always had a negative/condescending view until I put aside my ego and superiority complex and realized it's practical benefits. I gotta admit the whole thing Spesh did is really well thought out and executed. 140mm travel, fatty plus tires... just a nice package. She's only ridden it twice but 1) she's riding again and 2) she loves it. Passed me pedaling right up a steep section I have to hike-a-bike....didn't see her again until the top. Tons of traction. Yes it is 50lbs but honestly it does not ride like it. The extra weight (and travel, of course) is actually better for her descending and smooths out more chatter. Puts us roughly on the same level and allows her access to rides she would never be able to otherwise, and at 20% assist is still a pretty good workout.
I haven't taken it on a ride yet but it's definitely got the wheels turning, so to speak, opening up my mind to things I just previously dismissed as impossible, not fun, or just didn't think about:
How would that trail or that feature be going with an extra 5-10mph? What if I did that ride/feature as fast as I could going UPhill?! How does this change eastern sierra spring skiing with rode access?? Tioga Pass... Bikepacking?
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11-12-2018, 05:39 PM #1430Rod9301
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I found the the uphill to be fun and i have to pay a lot of attention not too run into things.
After on the east side approaches, i also got a fat e bike for that.
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11-20-2018, 03:13 PM #1431Registered User
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So after a week of commuting on my ghetto conversion ebike...I love it.
We're fucked when it comes to trail access. These things WILL take over. Let's cross out fingers it doesn't get us completely banned from too many rad riding spots.
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11-20-2018, 06:09 PM #1432
As a cottage industry product. Someone hold make adapters so you can unbolt your motor(for service or warrantee or just because) and bolt in a regular bb crank setup. No down time or closed trail.
Might be possible to make adapters for some of the bigger motors to mount a smaller motor like the Shimano or new Brose. Eg: Bosch to Shimano or upgrade your Brose to the new smaller Brose mag. Especially if your commuter has a motor, you’d have a backup. Trademark post-15% royalty is fine
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11-20-2018, 06:14 PM #1433
Try uphill freeride on your “typewriter” bike
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11-20-2018, 10:05 PM #1434
Awesome. Ghetto rebuilds are definitely the way to go IMO, nona dat re-dick-u-lass $4k shit, and ebikes make commuting and city riding kinda fun. I'm doing another Bafang/UPP build on my wife's old Bridgestone MB-3, so she can use it to get to work instead of driving.
Just in case, I've been charging batteries in the fireplace, and never unattended, even though I think the UPP builds are pretty safe overall, with all of the stories you hear about Li-ion fires from no-name battery packs.
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11-20-2018, 10:29 PM #1435
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12-20-2018, 07:19 PM #1436
Things are moving ahead. Concerted effort providing tools and education for legislators and land managers on “all” things bike and advocacy
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12-21-2018, 12:18 PM #1437Banned
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I like how in once sentence they say ebikes arent THAT much faster, then they say ebikers can go a distance in an hour that would take non motorized bike 4 or 5 hours.
That's 4 or 5 times faster. Which is it?
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12-21-2018, 12:40 PM #1438
I think they mean top speed. The advocacy group is not just ebikes. They’re just putting the facts out there for land holders to make decisions. They seem honest. I think they’d lose their credibility otherwise. Sounds like they’re in favour of responsible fact based decisions. Where the facts are murky , on allowing ebikes or bikes in general in certain areas , they seem to suggest openings on a trial basis
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12-21-2018, 02:01 PM #1439Banned
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No. They specifically said ebikes arent much faster than non motorized bikes and then they said motorized bikes could go a distance in a hour that would take a non motorized bike 4 or 5.
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12-21-2018, 02:13 PM #1440Rod9301
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I'm my case, it y takes me 30 minutes to climb something that before was 40-45 minutes.
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12-21-2018, 02:31 PM #1441
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12-21-2018, 02:44 PM #1442
Here you go, straight from the “home” of mountain biking.
https://www.marinij.com/2018/12/12/c...am-e-bike-use/I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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12-21-2018, 02:49 PM #1443
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12-21-2018, 03:09 PM #1444
Electric Bike Thread
Lol... yep! Just sharing some perspective. My wife used to work for county open space so you can imagine some of the stories she has.
Fortunately we live one county north where it’s all good.I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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12-21-2018, 05:15 PM #1445
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12-21-2018, 05:16 PM #1446
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12-27-2018, 01:35 PM #1447
Did Santa bring one to anybody?
Oops looks like Vimeo doesn’t embed “deity-watts wrong-caldwellvisuals” is a good one
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12-27-2018, 05:54 PM #1448
And once again, the mountain biking community makes little progress because infighting is louder than a united voice for progress.
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12-27-2018, 08:38 PM #1449
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12-29-2018, 01:52 PM #1450
You can call me Saint Dick
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