They are not rude and I may persist, but I want the controller shipped and a tracking number before I persist further on the rim. Thank you, and yes, I have had the same experience. Not real sure that anyone would ever stop and ticket you, but the possibility exists.Įven so, doing it all over again, I'd probably go that route, disconnect the twist throttle and buy some class 1 stickers once the class stickers become the law on ebikes (Jan 2020) and are available on ebay. ![]() It does however, look like the Rad Rovers will be considered class 2 ebikes given the twist throttle and therefore not legal in most parks. The 18" Motobecane and the 21" Rockhopper worked much better but all still required crank grinding. I can't really fathom any nice clean way to mount the controller on the 16" Motobecane until Son is taller and I can raise the seat a bit. All of the crank arms had to be made a few mm thinner to fit the PAS without rubbing, but luckily I had the tools to do so. ![]() For example, the PAS sensors are a mess and took some careful Dremel modification to get them to fit. The builds while fun, where a bit frustrating. Presumably, we'd all be riding now, instead of waiting for parts to come from China. So it would have been close to even as far as cost and a lot less headache. There are pros and cons there for sure as the displays on the Rad Rovers look pretty cheap and they are likely heavier than these donors, but I could have kept/sold my Rockhopper and the small Hotrock, plus the support of RPB and probably parts in the US. For 5K, I could have bought 4 Rad Rovers. If I get a replacement from Greenergy, I'll have a spare.Īll in all, I have right at $4k into 4 bikes (so far) because I had to buy 2 new donors from BD. So, I did find a single one listed on ebay for $44 and ordered it. So, I said I'd take $50 and we'll see what they say as you only get one reply at night and is usually around midnight.Īs far as the bad controller, they are having a hard time understanding what a broken controller is, so their reply makes me think this is going to take some back and forth and a few days to get them to agree to send a new one, plus shipping time from China. I replied that the LBS wants at least $50 to swap the hub motor to my old wheel plus spokes. The initial reply from Greenergy is to offer me $10 for the cracked wheel and that it poses no danger, LOL. It was more fun than should be allowed by law for that first 30mins though! And the wife and kids are still riding in the yard on our little track we have built. I noticed as I was checking all spokes to make sure none were loose and one was REALLY lose on my 700c wheel. The 700c rim for my bike came cracked at a spoke. They have an ebay store that sells pretty much every part except the controller! :-(Ģ. I also don't see where Greenergy has a parts store on ebay or Amazon. ![]() A search for the controller part number yields nothing much and I see only one with the Bafang connectors available on ebay. The scary thing here is that I figured replacement parts would be plentiful, but not so much. It was on my Son's bike so I ended up swapping his controller with mine and I'll go without until Greenergy lets me know what they will do about it. One of the controllers failed in about 30mins and is now dead. Well, 4 out of 4 bikes built with only 2 rather major issues (and LOTS of minor ones!).ġ. Tire/disc/cassette swap - added heavy duty slime tube. Looks pretty good, I think, and is just barely removable: Purchased real stainless 5mm hardware from Ace Hardware (tested with magnet):ĭrilled and installed the cast portion of the base:ĭrilled for a 4th fastener to use existing frame rivnut: Very little space to work with the drill, so I cut down a bit to be just long enough to fit: ![]() Then heated with a heat gun and indented the battery case:Īdded rivnuts based on the existing Hailong locations as well as adding one in the lower cast aluminum portion: Opened case and verified battery void as the test fit showed that I would need more room than the 16" frame allowed to be able to get the battery in and out. Rockhopper sport 29" hydraulic disc and cassette -17.5AH 48v 500W 850c 26" wheel - 16" frame Motobecane 400HT with manual disc and cassette - 12AH 48v 500W 500cģ. 20" 7 speed Hotrock with rim brakes - 12AH 48v 500W 500cĢ. Some pics of build #1 which is bike #2 of the below:ġ.
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