you could get one of those attachments that allow you to use your thumb.

personally, i wouldn't want cruise control on my bike - it can make you be less attentive, and on your bike, that can get you killed.

Quote from: ElectricRides on November 28, 2022, 06:20:52 AM

Quote from: Tree on November 22, 2022, 08:24:34 AM

Quote from: ElectricRides on November 22, 2022, 06:23:20 AM
If you're doing the battery swap thing and not hooking both up at the same time - you could simply buy a 2nd battery and carry it along in a bag or rear rack and switch it out when needed.

right - that's what I said. Just looking for exactly where it hooks up.

Ah okay. That's why I'm a bit confused by your question, if you have 2 batteries you wouldn't need to hook anything up. Unless you had a non-Rad semi-integrated battery for your backup, which you didn't specify at first.

Otherwise, it's the battery connector cable that is found running along the battery spot in the frame. It's a round 2-pin connection and pretty easy to find if you know where to look.

Thanks - that pic you attached is essentially the same one I attached in one of my previous posts in this thread, so that's exactly what I was looking for confirmation on.

There is no current upgrade controller for the Rad Rover 6 Plus, but several companies have said they're working on one. (They've been saying that for quite some time, however.)

Quote from: Ddaybc on November 26, 2022, 08:45:02 AM
Tree, that airtag holder looks good. Small, simple and not obvious. Nice.

It would be great if it was mounted more permanent but overall a good idea.

make sure you get the one that matches your device. i just use a zip tie and put it on my seat post. i'm sure there are better places for it. but if someone is stealing my bike to use it, they're likely not removing the seat.

Quote from: rjp on November 23, 2022, 11:50:29 AM
For me after riding long enough to exhaust the first battery, it feels good to stop get off the bike and exchange the battery positions. Then remount and enjoy the ride. Alot less cost and good on my body to stretch some different muscles. I'm not trying to set a time record just enjoying the time outside.   

my exact semtiment - i want to swap them simply. just don't know exactly where to hook that battery up, and don't want to buy rad's integrated battery.

Quote from: Si1Dia on November 22, 2022, 01:37:44 PM
the battery to controller connection is part of the battery mount on the Semi-integrated battery bikes. try this guide to find it. https://radpowerbikes.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/5723831771163-Semi-Integrated-Battery-Mount-Replacement?source=search

if you have an HS version of the bike you can cut the battery mount cable in half and splice in XT60 connectors to both halves. (The ST version the cable is too short to do this nicely, but you can order a new HS battery mount to use just for this mod.) Then you can run any battery with this bike as long as you have XT60 connectors on it.

I have 2 Rad external batteries in Parallel with the stock SI-Battery on my rover 6+, 3 batteries in parallel total, using the Datex3 connector from BGB.

THIS is where I have the question - is it simply as matter of running a cable (with adapter if necessary) from say my rack to the female part of this cable (see photo), or is there more to it? (again, to clarify, I'm just looking to swap as I ride, not run in tandem, although the tandem thing seems to be ultimately be the easier thing)

Quote from: Si1Dia on November 22, 2022, 01:37:44 PM
the battery to controller connection is part of the battery mount on the Semi-integrated battery bikes. try this guide to find it. https://radpowerbikes.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/5723831771163-Semi-Integrated-Battery-Mount-Replacement?source=search

if you have an HS version of the bike you can cut the battery mount cable in half and splice in XT60 connectors to both halves. (The ST version the cable is too short to do this nicely, but you can order a new HS battery mount to use just for this mod.) Then you can run any battery with this bike as long as you have XT60 connectors on it.

I have 2 Rad external batteries in Parallel with the stock SI-Battery on my rover 6+, 3 batteries in parallel total, using the Datex3 connector from BGB.

awesome. thank you!

I'll have to read the article in a bit, but this looks to be what i'm looking for.

Quote from: ElectricRides on November 22, 2022, 06:23:20 AM
If you're doing the battery swap thing and not hooking both up at the same time - you could simply buy a 2nd battery and carry it along in a bag or rear rack and switch it out when needed.

right - that's what I said. Just looking for exactly where it hooks up.

i ordered this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1053341016/galaxy-smarttag-bike-reflector-stealth

i believe he's got them for airtags too.

i put it on my seat tube.

I'm definitely getting a second battery for my RR6+. I'm finding more and more I'm pushing the outer limits of range, and at least twice have had to muscle up the top of the hill I live on because the battery was down to one bar.

I am preferring to go the route of simply having a back up battery i can carry along and plug and play, without doing the dual battery connector thing.

But this bring me to the question that makes me feel like an idiot - I know i'll likely need some sort of adapter, but i really don't even know where on the bike I'd plug the second battery in.

So, does anyone know where that plug is? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Josh

Quote from: tacomanatx on November 17, 2022, 08:59:20 AM
Take a cotton ball and rub it on the inside of the tire... I bet you have something poking the tube.  At a lower PSI the tube may have some flexibility but at the higher PSI it will puncture.

How did I learn this- while commuting years ago on my road bike.
*Pumped up tires in the AM to 100 PSI road 13 miles to work.
*On the way home its now 95-102F and at the 8 mile mark time and time again the tire punctured.
*Found one of the kevlar threads loose on the inside and covered it with a tube patch
*Ran another 600 miles on that tire.

haven't heard of the cotton ball trick, but definitely this. i had a tiny goat head thorn poking my tube, causing two flats.

i didn't find it. a tech at REI didn't find it. a SECOND tech at REI did.

Awesome!

I've had mine since January and have gone a bit more than 2,200 miles. They're fun and absolutely life changing!

brooooooooooooooooooooooooo.....

those are dope AF.

Quote from: handlebar on November 10, 2022, 02:39:40 PM
With a year of experience, I felt qualified to say my risk of head injury was almost as small as it would be on foot. I quit wearing a helmet.

if you fall while walking, a serious head injury is unlikely. if you fall while riding, it's significantly higher.

I've been riding a bike for almost 50 years. It's that guy who's been driving his car for 60 years that i'm more worried about.

I literally wear helmet not because of my bike riding experience, but because of my experience knowing that people in cars are stupid. I wear it because I have almost no faith in those around me.

I'm switching up to 3.5 tires on my Rad Rover 6 Plus.

I rode around on 27.5 psi previously with the stock 4 inch tires, but now moving to a slightly less wide tire (but still using the same tubes), should I be using a different psi?

TIA!