I have been procrastinating for months about buying a Bluto Front suspension fatbike to convert. When I finally broke down and did this build the results were astounding. The biggest problem I have found with the Bluto fork (review here) is how hard it is to go back to all my other rigid framed bikes…
I’m not a big fan of Vee Rubber tires. The Mission 4 and Vee 8 tires are both at the bottom of my list for tires that I’d recommend to someone I didn’t hate. The Bulldozer 4.7 may make a VeeRubber believer out of me yet. I bought ($90 on ebay) and tested a 120tpi…
Their tops are made out of rubber, their bottoms are made out of spring They’re bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, But the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is: I’m the only one! I finally broke down and bought a Bluto and tested it in the woods and was surprised to find the Tigger song…
Got a chance to demo the Felt LEBOWSKe today. I rode it around on some pavement and through the grass, over some big roots and up and down a few small hills. By no stretch of the imagination did I actually ride the kind of single-track I am used to thrashing my $1000 electric fat-bikes…
A lot of people have been asking me about the MXUS XF40-45H 3000W direct drive hub motor. In general I tend to steer people towards mid-drive systems (see why here). This is mostly because I don’t like the idea of having a 20 lb hub motor in my rear wheel. That being said there is…
Our good friends at Biktrix just got their latest shipment of 500w BBS02 drive units in from Bafang with an unexpected surprise. The drive units shipped with a 6v connector male designed to be mated to a 6V headlight assembly. Although several of the displays for the BBS02 have had support for turning headlights on and…
The favorite bike of my collection previous to this build was the Sun-Kiss Deadeye Monster that I built specifically for single-track snow riding. I wanted to build something a little lighter that would be dedicated to single-track dirt and mud and not so much for snow. What I ended up with has quickly become the favorite…
There are 2 different ways to go tubeless with non-tubeless setups Using a Stan’s Notubes \ Orange Seal with a lightweight rim strip kit or Gorilla Tape and screw-on valve Ghetto tubeless using a split tube and Stans or Orange Seal The people that seem to have the most problems are the ones that do it…
Heat is the enemy. Electric motors can often take far more power put through them than their nominal rating, but over time the heat will build up and cause all sorts of problems. Mosfets can blow, phase wire insulation can melt, windings can fuse together. When the motor starts being under high torque load and…
I’ve tried several Raceface Chainrings on my trail bikes of different sizes (32T, 34T, and 36T). These narrow\wide chainrings do an excellent job of preventing accidental chain derailment.
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