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i'm surprised they put the super moto-x on the 700 but not on the lmtd
I just got some slime, hope it helps for the time being lol
Any recommendations for good tires? Ride1Up LMT'D
Mainly ride on road
absolutely on the dasher
both are at fault the bmw was making an illegal uturn
the dasher was is not-a-lane™️
oh ok
hard to see what the car was doing
Dasher is at fault for passing a stopped vehicle without considering *why* it might be stopped and passing it so fast he couldn't stop in time after seeing why it had stopped. Had that been a person crossing the street the result could have very well been the same.
Don't put yourself into position where if the unexpected happens, you can't stop in time between seeing it and it hitting you.
PS: This is also why you should never 'be nice' and let someone who doesn't have the right of way into traffic. your now blocking everyones line of sight and nobody has any idea why you stopped, so they will just go around you at high speed and slam right into whoever you where 'letting into traffic'. Along with that person being pressured to move because now your holding up traffic for them.
I try to explain this to people at every opportunity, and it'll never be enough.
yep. Also, stopped cars block HUGE amounts of vision, especially the SUV/giant white van who seems to be the most frequently spotted in these videos
a moving vehicle lets you see behind it as it moves..
I HATE huge vehicles parked near intersections. I want them to turn an intersection near here to no parking or a 4 way stop, because by time you get far enough into the intersection to see oncoming traffic, your hood is blocking an entire lane.
(because the other road is on a hill and without fail, some SUV/VAN parks in the spot nearest to the intersection)
dandanthefiremans videos are amazon to watch. they are meant for motorcycles, but in the city alot of us can ride at similar speeds in traffic, so his stages system and crash breakdowns are super helpful. i will say iv changed how i ride and i feel safer and avoided some sketchy incidents that could have ended badly
Not trying to spam, but lmao it happened again. Two days in a row. New tire time
god damn staple.
marathon would have prob still stopped it though
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/s?q=schwalbe%2Bmarathon&cat=direct
Checking that out. Thanks lol
literally, armored tires.
@NCC1941 Any idea if dualguard is supposed to be better then smartguard?
Kinda looks a fair bit thinner to me, but dunno.
Pretty sure Smartguard is still their "maximum protection at the cost of comfort" tier.
Been a bit since I've deep dived into it though, and they've released some new things since then.
Is smartguard made of metal or something
:P
Recycled materials, iirc
It's just so stiff and there's so much of it that it makes the ride quality noticeably harsher than other tires.
Not so bad that I wouldn't use them obviously, but if you value ride comfort more than puncture protection, you might look elsewhere.
^^. Its basically "lets throw motorcycle levels of tire rubber into this tire.. And make it motorcycle wear strength too"
Of course, much stiffer tire, and heavier.. But damn'ed if it doesn't stop an amazing number of punctures.
i wish they made a 3in tire or 4in with that
still at 0 punctures for me (1 slow leak that I am 99% sure was a tube defect, needed pumping up like once a week slow)
my supermotos x got a flat sitting there
pretty sure i nicked the tube
Even mr tuffy liners would have a puncture or two in the same time frame as iv rode on marathons
If they made a 3” marathon I’d probably slap ‘em on my mountain bike and run with that
Are mrtuffy liners worth it? I haven’t hit much on my energizers but I also figure it’s always just a matter of time and wear
@Melez Tuffy liners are good protection, though annoying to install.
like to get them centered you gotta partially inflate your tube, poke em in as best you can and.. hope
lil patches of carpet tape work to hold the tuffy in the middle of the tire on the inside while installling
Neat.
I'll stick to my marathons, that use hundreds of mrtuffys, melt them down and cast em into the tire itself.
/semi s
I’ll probably just continue putting orange seals in my tubes for self healing
Man I just burnt out the charger for my escooter
I have a spare but it's a trickle charger really
I have a whole charging monitor hooked up to it, something must've got knocked loose, cause it just burnt right up
Luckily theres a fuse between it and the battery. I thought the charger would have internal protection so it wouldn't die... Guess not
At least it's the one part that can fail like this without a huge problem
Does anyone know where I can get a good, wall mounted, plastic junction box? I really need one.
I thought I could get away with not having one until now
At least this is a good excuse to build my inverter so I can run a battery backup for my house from my scooter battery
Depends on the size. I get mine from Amazon and then drill and I stall a sealing passtru gland
ill post the dimensions i need in a bit...
Right now im looking to get these indicator lights for charging status. Just green for full, red for charging, and orange for backup
I’ve found using an old car seatbelt between the tube and the tyre is the toughest thing I can stick in there without the handling going to shit but I’ve never had a flat after moving to em
Tuffys are great until you have plants with giant 4-7 inch spines on the roots
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I just use armored tires, and mostly just city ride. Running over. Glass and nails. Is prob the worsr
Ahh, I rarely city ride unless I I AW to to get to the trails
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went to a bike shop to see the price of a new drivetrain and they were amazed the old one is still working after taking a look at it üòÇ it went from shitfing 3x8 to 1x4. They told me to ride this until it fails catastrophically and then replace the entire thing
and now i feel bad for neglecting this
poor bike
if you look at the smallest cogs they have basically no wear because i haven't shifted there in years :facepalm:
That's a shitty bike shop if they are just telling u to ride that till it fails
To me it doesn't look bad
this.
Who wants to be stranded?
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How do you go about programming a controller?
Specifically the one on a Spark Cycleworks Bandit
Program?
What are you trying to do exactly
Send more watts to the motor
It’ll most likely be doing as much as it can already
I don’t know exactly which brand of controller it is
But generally on these types of prebuilts, they don’t strictly limit watts
Do you know what model the controller is
I cant find any info online
And what display you have
Maybe you could tell by looking at the display
Can you take a picture of the controller and display
I dont have the bike, im asking before i buy
The motor is 1500w nominal and i think 2500w peak
The motor does not determine power at all
https://www.sparkcycleworks.com/index.php/bandit-specifications/
This is the bike
I think you can tell from the display
The maximum power is determined by the battery capability, and the controller is matched to that
It’s not going to have a way to use more power - they simply won’t have installed and limited a more powerful one than needed
The battery is 52v 25ah
That tells you nothing about the power handling capability
Only the continuous and peak cell discharge figure can, really
That figure is a number that denotes capacity