Project Msfitoy V3.0

[Msfitoy]

This is why you want one with a torque sensor.

Almost all ebikes have a power setting range of 0 (no assist) to 5 (max assist).

With a cadence sensor, the power assist is applied when the bike senses the crank being turned. If your assist is set at 3, you get the full power of 3 as soon as it senses the crank turning.

A torque sensor senses how hard you are pushing on the pedals and applies assist up to the level you have selected.

If it's set at 3, slight pedal push = slight assist. Harder pedal push = harder assist, up to the level you have set.

I have heard it described as having bionic legs and that's pretty close.

The ebike will NOT let you escape pedaling unless you just sit back and push the thumb throttle. You will get a good workout.

I find that I get e better workout on the ebike than my regular bike simply because I am not afraid of and don't avoid the big hills on my route.

Be aware that many bike trails limit ebikes to a setting of Level 2 (20mph max speed) though since you're in Canada these rules may be different.

Most class 3 bikes can bet set to a class 2 limit.

Mine is a class 3 and can go 28mph on just the throttle. Pedal hard in top gear and I've seen 35mph (through watering eyes) which means it is legally a motorcycle at that point.

All this to say, get one - you'll love it.

Get a cheap one off of a marketplace to try them out first. Find a decent deal and you can sell it for what you paid if you don't like it.

I got one for my wife for $400 (Lectric XP 2) to see what they were like and promptly got myself the Basalt after trying hers.

We carry her Lectric when camping because it folds up neatly and makes cruising the campground a breeze. The bathrooms can be quite far away sometimes.

I'll be glad to answer any questions you might have and I'm sure Sid will be too.

@Msfitoy , your build thread is only 117 pages long. Lets add some ebike building to it so that it doesn't fall behind

Thanks for doing all the typing, Dennis! My arms are too sore after the dead lifts lol...

Great and detailed explanation of the sensor systems! Anyone looking into E-bikes should also be aware of looking for genuine UL certification of the battery...so you don't light your truck or house on fire! And I get one sooner than later...states around the country are starting set laws cracking down on E-bikes...some are limiting them to Class 1 and NO throttle allowed...mostly blue areas for now...

I've toyed with motorizing my GT mountain bike but I don't want to bacterize that classic...I'm trying to talk my wife into getting one so we can ride together so ya...there'll be more to add...

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[Dr. Zaius]

... And I get one sooner than later...states around the country are starting set laws cracking down on E-bikes...some are limiting them to Class 1 and NO throttle allowed...mostly blue areas for now...

I was doing some work in Brooklyn NY a year or so ago and the locals on ebikes were an absolute danger.

Constantly going the wrong way on one way streets, always cruising at max speed, weaving around parked cars and slow traffic, riding on the sidewalk at high speed.

You had to keep your head on a swivel just walking around and be very careful stepping out of a door onto the sidewalk. If the door opened outward towards the sidewalk, no problem

Same as anything, you come up with something good and idiots will ruin it for everybody.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Whew, from page 1 to 118.
Sid, let me rephrase one of my earlier posts. Your build thread is like reading a really good novel that you don't want to stop reading.
My favorite image from your build thread.
Msfitoy, running the Tail of the Dragon. Very cool, and it looks like Fun!

 

[Msfitoy]

Whew, from page 1 to 118.
Sid, let me rephrase one of my earlier posts. Your build thread is like reading a really good novel that you don't want to stop reading.
My favorite image from your build thread.
Msfitoy, running the Tail of the Dragon. Very cool, and it looks like Fun!

Congrats Clay! I do believe you're the only member who ACTUALLY viewed my entire thread! I am honored lol...

 

[Chris M]

Congrats Clay! I do believe you're the only member who ACTUALLY viewed my entire thread! I am honored lol...

Ive read it.

 

[Msfitoy]

Ive read it.

I am honored, Chris!

 

[Chris M]

I am honored, Chris!

To be fair, it's not as big an achievement for me as it is @TxOTRRanger because he's done it pretty much all at once, and I've been following it for years and just reading as you post. So there's that.
But yours is a righteous truck and we all know it.
Nicely done!

 

[Msfitoy]

To be fair, it's not as big an achievement for me as it is @TxOTRRanger because he's done it pretty much all at once, and I've been following it for years and just reading as you post. So there's that.
But yours is a righteous truck and we all know it.
Nicely done!

Thanks Chris! I appreciate your appreciation lol...

I know I'm late to the party, but sometime over Thanksgiving, I'll be installing a PPE trans pan and do another full flush...new diff/transfer case fluid change...will check the brake pads and change next year if they're still holding...standby...

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Whew, from page 1 to 118.
Sid, let me rephrase one of my earlier posts. Your build thread is like reading a really good novel that you don't want to stop reading.
My favorite image from your build thread.
Msfitoy, running the Tail of the Dragon. Very cool, and it looks like Fun!

Clay, there are a couple of shots in Sid’s Showcase you might like too. Check out the Cover page shot and pic #4.

Yeah, I’m stalkin’ him.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Clay, there are a couple of shots in Sid’s Showcase you might like too. Check out the Cover page shot and pic #4.

Yeah, I’m stalkin’ him.

10-4 Duke, I will do that when I'm at work during lunch break, because the cell phone service is not that great here at the house so the images are very slow to load, but there the images will load faster. BTW, Msfitoy isn't the only Ranger on here that is a lifer. OTR Ranger crossed the 100,000 mile mark a while back and joined it lol!
@DukeCanBuildit, thank you for pointing me to Sid's Showcase.

 

[Radioman]

Congrats Clay! I do believe you're the only member who ACTUALLY viewed my entire thread! I am honored lol...

I also have read it, but certainly not at one setting.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Duke, @DukeCanBuildit I went to Sid's Showcase and the cover image of Msfitoy and picture #4 are saved in my gallery.
Thank you!

 

[AzScorpion]

Damn Sid I don't know how this fell off my notifications, must of been during one of my long hiatus'. I think after 30 days the notifications clear out because it happened to a few others.

I'm a little disappointed though. I thought you'd have added way more lights by now. I think another 10-12 and me and Chris @Chris M should be able to see them during the day in Arizona.

 

[Msfitoy]

Damn Sid I don't know how this fell off my notifications, must of been during one of my long hiatus'. I think after 30 days the notifications clear out because it happened to a few others.

I'm a little disappointed though. I thought you'd have added way more lights by now. I think another 10-12 and me and Chris @Chris M should be able to see them during the day in Arizona.

Whoa Dude!...you better know which set were last installed in the past month or you will sentenced to re-reading my entire build thread 3 times consecutively without break...and I guess you're the only person to have missed my lighting at 5:55 in honor of @ChrisM ...

 

[AzScorpion]

Whoa Dude!...you better know which set were last installed in the past month or you will sentenced to re-reading my entire build thread 3 times consecutively without break...

lol I've been reading it from day one but no way I'm rereading it again. After 100 lights they all look the same to me.

But if you must know Auxbeam amber/white/strobes along with new spark plugs and a new E-bike. I have a photographic memory.

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