# It's Electric! A thread for e-bike things. **URL:** \ **Category:** Bikes\ **Created:** [April 30, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808 "2020-04-30T20:41:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![Alvz](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@Alvz](https://tarck.cc/u/Alvz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/622 "2023-06-18T15:40:33Z")
> [@jame5on](#): > > Anything similar that makes more sense? Kid is 4 yo 40lbs I’m about to get a long termer Tern HSD for work stuff, which is a bit shorter but can still carry a kid. I’ve ridden both the GSD and the new HSD (not commuting, but with people on back of both) and the new HSD is surprisingly cromulent. Both feel pretty stable with that much weight on the back, and as far as cargo bikes are concerned I am not sure there’s much out there that can touch the packaging they offer ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Stabby](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/master_stabby/32/39791_2.png) [@Master\_Stabby](https://tarck.cc/u/Master_Stabby)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/623 "2023-06-18T18:29:35Z")
gonna second the GSD/HSD recco, not much beats em for space/hauling capacity. I’m partial to xtracycles but I have a lot of space. ---
**Author:** ![karl\_dandleton](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/karl_dandleton/32/177_2.png) [@karl\_dandleton](https://tarck.cc/u/karl_dandleton)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/624 "2023-06-19T02:21:43Z")
> [@jame5on](#): > > Sister wants a grocery getter / kid hauler. Pushing her towards tern gsd. Anything similar that makes more sense? Kid is 4 yo 40lbs that dumb rei thing sup has. rear rack is sized for yepp jawn ---
**Author:** ![Shamp](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/shamp/32/162757_2.png) [@Shamp](https://tarck.cc/u/Shamp)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/625 "2023-07-04T21:03:41Z")
I spend most of the morning riding around on Lime bikes, and now I want an ebike again because that shit was easy. I should put the Clyde fork on my bike and then source a conversion kit and have my own ecargo bike, right? Afterall, I have the parts and the means… ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Stabby](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/master_stabby/32/39791_2.png) [@Master\_Stabby](https://tarck.cc/u/Master_Stabby)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/626 "2023-07-07T22:17:02Z")
nope. just go to the store and buy an already integrated e-bike and dither some grips and pedals. ---
**Author:** ![yonderboy](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/yonderboy/32/159376_2.png) [@yonderboy](https://tarck.cc/u/yonderboy)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/627 "2023-07-08T01:07:04Z")
Put the Clyde fork on a Dew-E ---
**Author:** ![karl\_dandleton](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/karl_dandleton/32/177_2.png) [@karl\_dandleton](https://tarck.cc/u/karl_dandleton)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/628 "2023-07-08T02:46:35Z")
brooks had it figured out and made the most perfect bike ever created. it was some form of vado with a clydesdale fork and it don’t get much better. ---
**Author:** ![stumphumper](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/stumphumper/32/160851_2.png) [@stumphumper](https://tarck.cc/u/stumphumper)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/629 "2023-07-30T00:14:55Z")
> **[SUPER73-K1D](https://super73.com/products/super73-k1d)** > > Riding a bike never looked so good. The SUPER73-K1D has several color options, and the heavy-duty tires can take the wear and tear of continual use. it goes up to 15mph and has a 750w hub motor. some kid is gonna die riding this ridiculous balance bike ---
**Author:** ![goddamnitsol](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@goddamnitsol](https://tarck.cc/u/goddamnitsol)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/630 "2023-08-20T00:12:03Z")
> [@bward1028](#): > > i should probably splurge on the ebike specific chain for my mid-drive bike, yes? I put 3,000 miles on my bbshd cargo bike on a stock normal chain. Do what you want but it did fine ---
**Author:** ![goddamnitsol](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@goddamnitsol](https://tarck.cc/u/goddamnitsol)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/631 "2023-08-20T00:14:10Z")
> [@Shamp](#): > > I spend most of the morning riding around on Lime bikes, and now I want an ebike again because that shit was easy. I should put the Clyde fork on my bike and then source a conversion kit and have my own ecargo bike, right? Afterall, I have the parts and the means… Depends on you so so much. Do you want to tinker with stuff for a while until you get it dialed in? It’s going to be f\*\*\*\*\*\* badass and it’s going to be exactly what you want. For a significant cost savings. Or buy something off the shelf that will be pretty trouble-free yet lessowerful, and less customized to your needs? ---
**Author:** ![yonderboy](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/yonderboy/32/159376_2.png) [@yonderboy](https://tarck.cc/u/yonderboy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/632 "2023-08-23T15:09:51Z")
I’ve done 1.5 commutes with the Mahle X35 setup. It’s got some quirks, but it has knocked my commute from 60 minutes to 45. Also because I’m a nerd, the power meter shows the TSS dropped from 50 to 25. I think that will make my daily commute more sustainable. The system uses a special cassette lockring for motor control, which ties the output to cadence. That seems to be a big complaint. I can see why, if you’re grinding up a steep pitch. I have a mountain cassette, so I get pretty much all of the motor output on climbs. It also wants to wheelie off stop lights, though. Supposedly, you can run lights off the system. I’ll have to see if I can find more information about the controller. They have their documentation locked down. ---
**Author:** ![jame5on](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jame5on/32/81952_2.png) [@jame5on](https://tarck.cc/u/jame5on)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/633 "2023-08-23T15:16:30Z")
![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/5/1/51d6fc83909f3f9aeb67b11dee1e08401096e1b3.jpeg) why does this have a 52 tooth cassette? ---
**Author:** ![adem](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/adem/32/2176_2.png) [@adem](https://tarck.cc/u/adem)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/634 "2023-08-23T17:16:09Z")
why not. If you want big gear range on a 1x system you need a big cassette, this is equivalent gear range to the 44/28 x 11-36 on my gravel bike. one of my buds at deathride this year had a 10-50 in the back on his 1x road bike and after 10kft of climbing with 5kft more to go I was very jealous. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/dr_jart_attack_phd/32/16324_2.png) [@Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://tarck.cc/u/Dr_Jart_Attack_PhD)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/635 "2023-08-23T17:29:25Z")
Yes but it’s an e-bike I guess you might use the lowest 2-3 gears if you decide to turn the assist off or your battery dies and you have to crawl up a mountain But I rarely use the bottom 3-4 gears of an 11-36 cassette on my e-cargo bike and we have a combined weight of a fuckton ---
**Author:** ![adem](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/adem/32/2176_2.png) [@adem](https://tarck.cc/u/adem)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/636 "2023-08-23T17:35:36Z")
looks like a fairly gravely bike so the intended use might include steep singletrack? and I don’t really see e-mountain bikes ditching the 10-50 or 10-52 cassettes for something smaller, even if the e-assist means they don’t “need” it. 🤷 ---
**Author:** ![jame5on](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jame5on/32/81952_2.png) [@jame5on](https://tarck.cc/u/jame5on)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/637 "2023-08-23T17:44:12Z")
I can’t peddle fast enough at 36-50 to stay upright, the only time I ever hit it is like technical rooty standing up powering over an obstacle. just seems like it adds $100 to the build that’s not going to be used very often if at all. ---
**Author:** ![yonderboy](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/yonderboy/32/159376_2.png) [@yonderboy](https://tarck.cc/u/yonderboy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/638 "2023-08-23T18:11:31Z")
I run 32x52 on my enduro sled. 🤷‍♂️ That spec is a 46T 1X. I haven’t done the gear inch conversion, but I’m guessing it’s close to 34x40. ---
**Author:** ![BicyclePears](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/bicyclepears/32/1266_2.png) [@BicyclePears](https://tarck.cc/u/BicyclePears)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/639 "2023-08-23T18:21:33Z")
that looks like a regular ass bike. p sure bikes are over. ---
**Author:** ![adem](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/adem/32/2176_2.png) [@adem](https://tarck.cc/u/adem)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/640 "2023-08-23T18:33:21Z")
> [@jame5on](#): > > I can’t peddle fast enough at 36-50 to stay upright ??? 30T or 32T chainring with a 50-52T big cog is a pretty normal spec for off-the-peg MTBs today? I have a 30x51 on my mountain bike with big 29x2.6" tires and i get down to the bottom of the cassette pretty frequently. it’s also basically the same gear-inches as the 28x42 low gear with a 26x2.3" tire on my bikepacking bike > [@yonderboy](#): > > That spec is a 46T 1X. I haven’t done the gear inch conversion, but I’m guessing it’s close to 34x40. 46x50 low gear is about identical to 34x37. So this is a gear range that’s basically equivalent to a 50/34 x 11-36 setup. ---
**Author:** ![bward1028](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@bward1028](https://tarck.cc/u/bward1028)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/641 "2023-08-23T19:32:14Z")
i’m in the low gear on my ebike in SF all the time. [Previous page](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808.md?page=31) [Next page](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808.md?page=33)