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Old 11-27-2015, 04:14 PM   #105 (permalink)
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Currently at 1110 miles for this kit, over 1700 miles on the battery. I think I'm pretty close to perfecting the setup with this frame, motor, and battery, which makes my wallet happy. Fenders are the only other must-have and brake and turn signal lights would be nice.

Here's a pic of the bike and backpack. Having the lock up there saves me from digging it out of the bag and it puts a little more weight on the front.


CST Cyclops rear tire. Has about 1000 miles on it, I'll probably be able to get 2-3k more out of it. I can't remember exactly when I did it and I didn't post about it (wasn't long after getting these tires), but I have another tire inside it for extra puncture resistance. I took the 26x1.7" or 1.9" tire that came with the ebike kit, cut the beads off it, and stuffed it inside the 2.4" Cyclops. Gives me at least a quarter inch of rubber before even getting to the tube. I ran it most of the 1000 miles without Slime in the tube and it held air better than the Slimed front tire. I added Slime a couple weeks ago as an added precaution.


CST Cyclops front tire. I ran the stock knobbie for a while, so this tire only has ~800 miles. Looks like it should be good for 5-6k miles.
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