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Forum: Electric Bikes

02-01-10, 08:26 AM

Replies: 24

BionX vs. Crystalyte operation

Views: 5,747

Posted By PeteCress

That part of your post could have been written by...

That part of your post could have been written by Yours Truly. Same knee, even.

But I reverted to using BMX flats years and years ago (wide hips/Q factor... they just work better for me...).
...

Forum: Electric Bikes

12-31-09, 12:39 PM

Replies: 29

Actual NY law banning ebikes in NYC?

Views: 3,124

Posted By PeteCress

That hasn't been my experience so far - which, tb...

That hasn't been my experience so far - which, tb fair, is only a couple of weeks.

"Muy heavy" is right on the money bc my 9-Continents FWD wheel is 20 lbs and the batt must be at least another...

Forum: Electric Bikes

12-31-09, 12:19 PM

Replies: 2

Ezee Sprint for sale

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Posted By PeteCress

Location?

Location?

Forum: Electric Bikes

12-30-09, 03:50 PM

Replies: 14

Front vs Rear-Wheel Drive: Tradeoffs?

Views: 17,209

Posted By PeteCress

Point taken. My plan is to keep fooling...

Point taken.

My plan is to keep fooling around with the FWD that I now have until I get a chance to assess the noise factor of the eZee motors firsthand.

Once I've done that, and I haven't...

Forum: Electric Bikes

12-24-09, 01:22 PM

Replies: 14

Front vs Rear-Wheel Drive: Tradeoffs?

Views: 17,209

Posted By PeteCress

Ouch!... I have no clue what magnet failure is,...

Ouch!... I have no clue what magnet failure is, but that sounds like a deal-breaker to me: face-plants at 20+ mph can be fatal.

Meanwhile, after a day of riding around on my new FWD, I've found...

Forum: Electric Bikes

12-20-09, 05:56 PM

Replies: 14

Front vs Rear-Wheel Drive: Tradeoffs?

Views: 17,209

Posted By PeteCress

For better or for worse, I went with the...

For better or for worse, I went with the front-wheel drive.

Found a deal on Surly's 1x1 singlespeed frame ($265 w/fork, tb delivered on 12/22).

My plan is to do a boltover from a...

Forum: Electric Bikes

12-14-09, 04:16 PM

Replies: 14

Front vs Rear-Wheel Drive: Tradeoffs?

Views: 17,209

Posted By PeteCress

That one's been bugging me since the day I...

That one's been bugging me since the day I started looking into eBikes and realized that they transfer the torque by that little spline thingie against the dropout slot itself.

Seems like a fatal...

Forum: Electric Bikes

12-14-09, 10:02 AM

Replies: 14

Front vs Rear-Wheel Drive: Tradeoffs?

Views: 17,209

Posted By PeteCress

Front vs Rear-Wheel Drive: Tradeoffs?

Speaking as somebody with zero experience, two come to mind:

- Drive train compatability: No issue with front, cassette-vs-threaded issues w/Rear.
Also, 9-speed click shift on existing bike...

Forum: Electric Bikes

12-14-09, 09:54 AM

Replies: 24

BionX vs. Crystalyte operation

Views: 5,747

Posted By PeteCress

Sounds like there might be a safety issue there...

Sounds like there might be a safety issue there too. I've read two accounts so far of BionX users having their motors go full-throttle after hopping off of a curb.

When you are pedaling along...

Forum: Electric Bikes

12-10-09, 08:20 PM

Replies: 24

BionX vs. Crystalyte operation

Views: 5,747

Posted By PeteCress

I know this is a two-year-old thread... but maybe...

I know this is a two-year-old thread... but maybe at least some people are getting email notifications of new posts.

BionX vs Crystalyte sounds a little like MacIntosh vs generic PC: One is an...

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