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Cannondale Synapse Neo 1 (stock photo)
New saddle and stem, cages, rear rack, pedals, Rene Herse tires.
#802
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Join Date: May 2021
Location: Arlington, TX
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Bikes: Trek Top Fuel 9.9 mountain bike, Santa Cruz Stigmata gravel bike, Specialized Turbo Como SL 4.0 (wife's e-bike)
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My wife's new Specialized Turbo Como SL 4.0
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Newly acquired RAD Mission, I'm experimenting with seats, the stock one was pretty good, trying a thick cruiser seat (it's very plush). Very simple operating machine, handles well, ride is pretty good ,and very efficient with battery usage. It's also manageable, it's pretty light for an e-bike and I can lift it in the mini van easily.
#804
Ride more, eat less
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Philla PA, Hoboken NJ, Brooklyn NY
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Bikes: Too many but never enough.
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Purchased on Alibaba on 14 JAN 2021, received on 19 MAY 2021.
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Will need to cut the fork steertube and maybe fit a different stem.
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Will need to cut the fork steertube and maybe fit a different stem.
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#805
Newbie
Looks like a brute! What are the specs?
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#808
Newbie
1 KW should be quite strong-- I have a mid drive with only 350 watts but it has quite a bit of torque. I put a 1000 watt front hub motor on a bike for a friend and then test rode it before handing it over. I thought it was too much for the old Trek 830 it was on. Yours looks like it was built for the motor.
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Aussie Commuter
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1985 Mt Fuji. Frame needed paint, so I masked the decals, prepped and shot it. Assembled with BBS02 and 52V, 4 ah battery (not shown). Shakedown of the 41 pound bike was uneventful, but it pedals well and is pretty fast even at level 1 (of five). May also ride with a 52V, 14 ah battery which is attached magnetically to the water bottle mounts.
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1985 Mt Fuji. Frame needed paint, so I masked the decals, prepped and shot it. Assembled with BBS02 and 52V, 4 ah battery (not shown). Shakedown of the 41 pound bike was uneventful, but it pedals well and is pretty fast even at level 1 (of five). May also ride with a 52V, 14 ah battery which is attached magnetically to the water bottle mounts.
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Thank you. I should have said for an old man. Right now 42/14 gearing and at 100 rpm, 25 mph. I've had a similar bike with a 52 tooth chainring to 30, and may alter this one with a larger ring too.
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Join Date: May 2021
Location: San Francisco
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Bikes: addict, aethos, creo, vanmoof, sirrus, public ...
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75 mile round trip to nicasio reservoir from SF yesterday. 3,500 feet or so climbing, used 32% of the battery even with bonking pretty hard on the way back.
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GadgetJim57
My Rad Power RadWagon Cargo Ebike
Enjoying the MoBand live concert at the park .....
Stopped for a bite to eat at Taco Bell .....
Stopped for a bite to eat at Taco Bell .....
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#820
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Chicago Suburbs
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Bikes: GT Transeo & a half dozen ebike conversions.
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Latest conversion in progress. Came across a used bafang front motor/wheel/tire for $45. They were taken off an Uber bikeshare ventture that failed, so they are good motors. I've not owned a cruiser bike since I was 14 years old, so I bought an inexpensive Hyper Commute from Walmart. I had the electrical parts laying around, but if I had to buy them new, it's about $90 for a controller kit with LCD display, brakes, sensors, etc. In the photo below, I stuck a $25 hoverboard battery in a frame bag to get the bike running. A bigger battery will cost a lot more.
Drawbacks right now are that the motor/wheel were designed for disk brakes, but the frame is v-brakes. I will have to change the rims to flat rims compatible with rim brakes, but for puttering around at 14 mph, the current brakes work. I'm a little concerned about a front motor without torque arms, but the forks are steel, and Uber did not use torque arms. However, I will add them later. The motor is also a bit loud. Classic ebike whime. The grey color of the frame is boring.
The original bike was not too heavy, coming in around 34 pounds. It's an easy ride on flat ground in assist level 1, probably about 100W of assist. The bafang climbs our local hills well under throttle. The high bars make for a novel riding experience. I could probably go pretty far w/o my seat getting sore. Put some tunes in the music player, and off we go.
Drawbacks right now are that the motor/wheel were designed for disk brakes, but the frame is v-brakes. I will have to change the rims to flat rims compatible with rim brakes, but for puttering around at 14 mph, the current brakes work. I'm a little concerned about a front motor without torque arms, but the forks are steel, and Uber did not use torque arms. However, I will add them later. The motor is also a bit loud. Classic ebike whime. The grey color of the frame is boring.
The original bike was not too heavy, coming in around 34 pounds. It's an easy ride on flat ground in assist level 1, probably about 100W of assist. The bafang climbs our local hills well under throttle. The high bars make for a novel riding experience. I could probably go pretty far w/o my seat getting sore. Put some tunes in the music player, and off we go.
#821
Newbie
2021 Specialized Vado SL 5.0 EQ
Love this bike! Over 2,000 miles since I got it (March 29-July29), with about half of that bike touring on gravel, dirt and pavement.
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Kansas
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Bikes: This list got too long: several ‘bents, an urban utility e-bike, and a dahon D7 that my daughter has absconded with.
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Here is what I am commuting on this year. I know I have posted a picture of this bike before, but it has undergone changes since the last picture.
I like the Nuvinci drive motor, there was no real loss in speed when I switched to it, and I already had it mounted on a set of 26" wheels, which lowered the bike a bit more. That said, the TSDZ2 just does not have the power. I was only able to get it up to 20 with a lot of regearing.
You can see the Wald baskets, I like them. The PVC tube is for my walking stick, I refuse to call it a cane.
- NuNinci drive (I added it, not stock)
- 26" wheels ( I added them, not stock)
- TSDZ2 Motor ( I added it, not stock)
- throttle ( I added it, not stock, I had to replace the controller in the TSDZ2 in order to make it work)
- hydraulic brakes
- Gearing changes have allowed for 20-23mph
I like the Nuvinci drive motor, there was no real loss in speed when I switched to it, and I already had it mounted on a set of 26" wheels, which lowered the bike a bit more. That said, the TSDZ2 just does not have the power. I was only able to get it up to 20 with a lot of regearing.
You can see the Wald baskets, I like them. The PVC tube is for my walking stick, I refuse to call it a cane.
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#823
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Huh? Is there something special about that throttle as opposed to the options available with the TSDZ2? Because the half-twist throttle I got with mine seems to work fine, at least with the bike on the stand. Haven’t had a chance to take it on the road yet though, just finished the build late this evening.
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Huh? Is there something special about that throttle as opposed to the options available with the TSDZ2? Because the half-twist throttle I got with mine seems to work fine, at least with the bike on the stand. Haven’t had a chance to take it on the road yet though, just finished the build late this evening.
#825
Devil's Advocate
Didn’t know that about the TSDZ2, thought it was the most up to date model.
So is yours also the earlier 36V?
This is my latest build with a 52V TSDZ2 OSF, plus a 48V 500W Bafang 20” front hub for both redundancy and better traction off road:
About to go out for the first test ride. Speed sensor cable plus two extensions were not quite long enough to reach the rear wheel, D’oh! Have read that the TSDZ2 actually performs better without the sensor anyway, so guess I’ll find out.
So is yours also the earlier 36V?
This is my latest build with a 52V TSDZ2 OSF, plus a 48V 500W Bafang 20” front hub for both redundancy and better traction off road:
About to go out for the first test ride. Speed sensor cable plus two extensions were not quite long enough to reach the rear wheel, D’oh! Have read that the TSDZ2 actually performs better without the sensor anyway, so guess I’ll find out.
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