# 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:** 33
**Author:** ![goose\_value\_69](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/goose_value_69/32/169983_2.png) [@goose\_value\_69](https://tarck.cc/u/goose_value_69)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/642 "2023-08-23T19:48:53Z")
Also, if your batt dies, it’s a big help. ---
**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, 8:42pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/643 "2023-08-23T20:42:07Z")
![clearly over](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/2X/3/35f2af0422fc504c0b0f8effc1124dec609b9d9e.gif) ---
**Author:** ![jimmythefly](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jimmythefly/32/36079_2.png) [@jimmythefly](https://tarck.cc/u/jimmythefly)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/644 "2023-08-23T20:48:07Z")
Interesting to me that the dude who won SBT GRVL was running a 52T chainring with a10-52 cassette. I presume he needed the high gear for downhills but still wanted that sweet 1:1 low. ---
**Author:** ![cousinmosquito](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cousinmosquito/32/105410_2.png) [@cousinmosquito](https://tarck.cc/u/cousinmosquito)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/645 "2023-08-24T01:29:12Z")
I wont leave the haus without a 1:1 ! Enjoying the 11-50 on my gravgrav, with an ali-express 40 on the front just now. I couldnt tell the above was an ebike, figured it was the new stigmata with the glove-box. Fork is way slacker than the old one for sure. ---
**Author:** ![cousinmosquito](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cousinmosquito/32/105410_2.png) [@cousinmosquito](https://tarck.cc/u/cousinmosquito)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/646 "2023-08-24T01:36:23Z")
IT dude at work has finally built the e-BMX he has been talking about for a while. DIYed his battery, hence the mess. 500 w 48 volt. Hasn’t got a working crank sensor yet. ![20230823_123359](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/0/0/00c4924e5fcb5c559d93d1ab4d90093bf305984f.jpeg) ![20230823_123901](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/b/b/bb434e303c478352bc44ae5389f2d58cc66dbaca.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![drwelby](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drwelby/32/142_2.png) [@drwelby](https://tarck.cc/u/drwelby)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/647 "2023-08-24T02:17:39Z")
The Santa Cruz could also be torque limited to get the most range out of a small battery like the Orbea Rise does ---
**Author:** ![yonderboy](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/yonderboy/32/159376_2.png) [@yonderboy](https://tarck.cc/u/yonderboy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/648 "2023-08-24T02:32:40Z")
He can’t bar spin with all those extra cables. ---
**Author:** ![drwelby](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drwelby/32/142_2.png) [@drwelby](https://tarck.cc/u/drwelby)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/649 "2023-08-24T04:04:15Z")
Also speaking of torque, the torque sensor in my Tongsheng died. However the good news is that I could put the Open Source firmware in Cadence Assist mode which skips the torque sensor and turns in basically into a Bafang. ---
**Author:** ![cousinmosquito](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cousinmosquito/32/105410_2.png) [@cousinmosquito](https://tarck.cc/u/cousinmosquito)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/650 "2023-08-24T05:41:52Z")
Thats a good back up to have. ---
**Author:** ![stumphumper](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/stumphumper/32/160851_2.png) [@stumphumper](https://tarck.cc/u/stumphumper)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/651 "2023-08-29T19:52:38Z")
Lots of bad parenting in this article :confused_cowboy: > **[As Teens Take to E-Bikes, Parents Ask: Is This Freedom or Danger?](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/health/ebikes-teens-parents.html)** > > Across the country, parents are expressing a mix of enthusiasm, contrition and uncertainty about the trendy mode of transportation. To be fair I wouldn’t be against keeping these 16/18+. Parents have always bought kids MX bikes but those are actually regulated and I think enough pro MX riders have gotten injured that safety is a big deal, whereas for ebikes it’s like “it’s just a bike how dangerous can they get?” Also, teens gonna do stupid teen stuff ---
**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 29, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/652 "2023-08-29T20:35:50Z")
> [@drwelby](#): > > Also speaking of torque, the torque sensor in my Tongsheng died. However the good news is that I could put the Open Source firmware in Cadence Assist mode which skips the torque sensor and turns in basically into a Bafang. 1. How many miles? 2. Are you going to replace it? ---
**Author:** ![drwelby](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drwelby/32/142_2.png) [@drwelby](https://tarck.cc/u/drwelby)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/653 "2023-08-30T02:58:10Z")
Not sure about mileage, couple hundred miles? It rides way better with the TS so I’ll replace it eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Alvz](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@Alvz](https://tarck.cc/u/Alvz)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/654 "2023-09-01T02:44:57Z")
> [@yonderboy](#): > > … 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. I can’t remember if the gain comes with this (around the bottom bracket area inside the downtube) but this is essentially the wire you need to use. it’s kinda confusing to turn the lights on and off with the controller on the top tube but once you get this wire in, any e-bike lights will work. [https://www.bike24.com/p2637272.html](https://www.bike24.com/p2637272.html) ---
**Author:** ![Alvz](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@Alvz](https://tarck.cc/u/Alvz)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/655 "2023-09-01T03:04:41Z")
> [@stumphumper](#): > > …Lots of bad parenting in this article To be fair I wouldn’t be against keeping these 16/18+. Parents have always bought kids MX bikes but those are actually regulated and I think enough pro MX riders have gotten injured that safety is a big deal, whereas for ebikes it’s like “it’s just a bike how dangerous can they get?”Also, teens gonna do stupid teen stuff these stories hurt. there’s no reason the phrase ‘e-bike’ and ‘Talaria’ should be in the same idea. need to better regulate in the definition of an electric bicycle for sure ---
**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:** [September 6, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/656 "2023-09-06T19:26:30Z")
Just going to drop a note here that I have seen at least half a dozen of those REI clearance e-bikes in my neighborhood now. Gonna be weird if one big sale ends up being responsible for putting a bunch of people on bikes ---
**Author:** ![cheese](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cheese/32/182_2.png) [@cheese](https://tarck.cc/u/cheese)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/657 "2023-09-14T16:08:26Z")
not really an ebike but a potentially nice update to the very weird and cool motocompo > **[The Honda Motocompacto Is A Foldable Electric Scooter That I Probably Need](https://jalopnik.com/the-honda-motocompacto-is-a-foldable-electric-scooter-t-1850837000)** > > The Motocompacto is a modern, electric take on the Motocompo from the 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![jame5on](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jame5on/32/81952_2.png) [@jame5on](https://tarck.cc/u/jame5on)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/658 "2023-09-14T16:14:40Z")
I’m always disappointed when they do things like this and it doesn’t have a special cubby with a charger built into their cars. ---
**Author:** ![Bootus](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/bootus/32/110971_2.png) [@Bootus](https://tarck.cc/u/Bootus)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/659 "2023-09-14T20:55:50Z")
RETVRN ![Honda-Motocompo-5](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/6/c/6ccd26aff434ff04579bd6b23d36b1dfcbf3c1b7.webp) ---
**Author:** ![jame5on](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jame5on/32/81952_2.png) [@jame5on](https://tarck.cc/u/jame5on)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/660 "2023-09-15T18:39:57Z")
not cool enough also the bike would go for more on ebay than the car now ---
**Author:** ![jimmythefly](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jimmythefly/32/36079_2.png) [@jimmythefly](https://tarck.cc/u/jimmythefly)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808/661 "2023-09-15T20:25:41Z")
Maybe the entry City, but not a proper City Turbo II. ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/e/3/e3cbd7dd5cee9e810e3a535a58f7cc60f30bf4e0.jpeg) ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/9/a/9a59b409c487d67a501f2272bfb8c1396d90b61c.jpeg) [Previous page](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808.md?page=32) [Next page](https://tarck.cc/t/its-electric-a-thread-for-e-bike-things/23808.md?page=34)