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Ok, Ponchera and the ebike community. Your post got me motivated to work on my ebike. I've been very busy the last few weeks and haven't had a chance to spend time on it.

I've been in communication with pitlock over the rear wheel's bolt and trying to use a pitlock on it. I don't think it's feasible at this time. The best bet is to use a good lock when securing the bike and lock the frame with the rear wheel.

However, the seat post and front wheel are good candidates for pitlocks. You will need to use pitlock's saddle clamp to give the lock a flat surface to rest against (http://pitlock.com/to-the-shop/uncod...ddle-clamp.php)

I haven't gotten around to looking into the GPS options. If anyone on this forum has had success with the company I had a link to in my earlier posts please let us know.

I installed the Topeak bar extender (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...00_i00_details) and wanted to say this is by far the best product I've installed so far on my bike. It allowed me to install the bicygnals (http://www.bikemania.biz/Bicygnals_I...als_bic241.htm) front light.

The PAS magnet ring from Papamotors will need to be dremeled before I can install it. It does not fit the Kona bottom bracket.

The Otivia cargo cache would be able to hold two Ping 48v 15Ah batteries if it was a bit larger. The bikeforum member who had posted the layout map for it did not take into account that the battery could be placed vertically on its height side. If the the cargo cache was a bit bigger you could install two Ping batteries side to side. I have a great idea for a cargo cache that meets all my requirements but it will require some financial investment to developing. Maybe in the near future I can design and build it.

The cycle analyst clamp needs more support. The rubber pieces that came with it don't allow the clamp to compress down far enough to hold it securely on my handlebar. I will be making a visit to Home Depot/Lowe's soon to pick up what I need along with some other items to complete the installation.

I did come across and ordered additional Anderson Powerpoles from http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/. They have the best prices on Anderson connectors I could find and shipped my order fast. You need four to install the cycle analyst; unfortunately, ebike.ca did not provide them because customers could have varying ebike kits.

The Topeak bike rack arms that attach below the seat post are too short and I will have to come up with my own solution to attaching them. Again, Home Depot/Lowe's will have what I need. There are extensions from Topeak but they will not be in stock until June.

Here are some pictures I took today after working on the installation. The first is a bit blurry but the second came out great. I have not tightened down the cycle analyst, throttle, or combo brake handles yet.

Someone mentioned on this forum about using small ball bearings along with hot glue inside the bolt holes to prevent someone from unscrewing anything. So I picked up 3/16" bearings from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...00_i00_details) that will work great.

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Stay tuned...more to come.

Oh...I don't know what universe Papamotors timed their installation but it's taking a LOT longer than their five minute claim.