Everyone has been asking me “Karl, where have you been, we miss you”. My wife and I have untaken some huge projects which has involved moving massive amounts of dirt, woodchips, and seaweed on a nearly daily basis to fertilize our 500 fruit trees. We are also building a 700 sq foot greenhouse that will…
Today the planet reaches the orbital position and rotational orientation of my exit from the birth canal and out into the world (It’s my 45th birthday). As a way to celebrate being one more year closer to death, I decided to write this crazy article. I have a lot of anxiety about being alive, every…
Whenever I surf the web to find out what is happening in the ebike industry I get pretty depressed. The US ebike market is a wasteland of cheap underpowered hub-powered ugly ebikes and overpriced underpowered torque sensing mid-drives. *facepalm* It’s no wonder that no one is buying this crap. The biggest problem I see facing…
I’ve been vacationing with Lunacycle in LA to try to escape the pre-winter New York blues. In the back of my head I was hoping to end up riding some cool new bikes, and getting inspired to write some more articles. I met a good friend of Eric’s named Curt who had custom machined a…
This article has been swimming around in the back of my head for a while now. Since I am over $20,000 into the sport, and since I have spent the better part of my life being a Rock Punker I feel like I am probably the best-qualified person to write it. Most people’s experiences with…
“Young fool. Only now, at the end, do you understand. Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the dark side. You have paid the price for your lack of vision.” – Emperor Palpatine I wanted to do a mid drive build that would be dirt cheap and still work equally well both on…
Several times a week I get asked the same question over and over by loyal readers just like you. What mid-drive should I buy? Although it seems like a simple question, getting the right motor for your application can be a daunting task for the uninitiated. This article will help future mid-drive buyers make an intelligent…
When I first tested the BBSHD on a skinny tire road bike I was completely underwhelmed. It took me a long time to get over the fact that the new Bafang mid drive unit was 4 lbs heavier and hundreds of dollars more than the 750W BBS02 I had come to know and love. As…
I’ve been pretty bullish on the Nexus-3 IGH for fat bike builds the last couple of months. The Nexus-3 IGH only adds a little over a pound to the weight of your ebike, but it drastically increases the usable range of your BBS02 or BBSHD motor over a single speed setup. It seems to be…
After much anticipation, my 3000W Cyclone mid drive (available here) arrived from Lunacycle.com last week. This kit was on sale during Black Friday for a ridiculously low, low price of $369 so I did what any self-respecting e-bike addict would do. I borrowed my wife’s credit card while she was sleeping and bought myself a Christmas…
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