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Quote from: Naranja_CT5+ on August 31, 2024, 08:43:41 AMI found that the model I bought was not capable of using the ABUS adaptor chain.

I've mentioned either make or buy, and it appears I found a price I can live with.
https://a.co/d/eWsTBv6 and the reviews are not bad.

That looks alright.
Does the shackle of the cafe lock fit through the small links?

[edit - Oh. I see that this post duplicates some info I already gave. Update: We sold the Fit, and I never got around to seeing if I could get both bikes into it.]

Quote from: radex5owner... I'm assuming with the seats down, the handle bars are folded down,  you are putting your bike on their side, right or rolling it in upright? Sound like a two person job to me?  I wonder if a ramp might help?

It was a two-person job getting them into the CRV. On this trip, I put them in transversely, with frame folded and handlebars folded down.
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Notice that there is still lots of room in the folded-down back seat.

The last time we took them anywhere though, I found that we did not have to fold the frame, just the handlebars. I put them in side-by-side facing forward and leaning to the left. I should've had a big piece of cardboard between them, and a second piece on the side that was leaning against the passenger door.

Recently though, I found two Rubbermaid Roughneck 189 litre/50 gallon bins at Canadian Tire for a decent price. It'll be easier to lift.

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This guy shows how he loads his 65 lb folding bike with a bin and a ramp, but I'm pretty sure one could do it without a ramp:
We have not tried loading ours with a bin yet.

They really should select a combination of charging port and key shape such that you cannot reach the centre pin in the charging port with the tip of the key. Maybe something as simple as grinding down the tip of the key somehow. Or a charging port that is not coaxial but has two side-by-side pins, isolated from each other. It would not matter if you touched the key to eithert single pin. It would also be visually very different from the key switch.

Malls and train stations should have bike racks indoors, like next to food courts or between kiosks, or other places where there are eyes and ears. People would notice somebody using a bolt cutter or angle grinder a few feet away.

Quote from: Tree on August 25, 2024, 10:14:04 AMthis seems to be the very definition of first world problems.

Not really. It's an issue all over the world, especially in the third world where a bike might be a big investment and maybe necessary to make a livelihood.

A First World Problem would be not being able to decide what colour of handlebar grips to buy.

Quote from: Naranja_CT5+ on August 25, 2024, 12:09:08 AM... I am not sure yet if I would buy the chain or make my own choke chain and attached it to the shackle.

You would have to be able to weld (not just pinch, or screw together) the large ring onto the end link, or else bring both end links around to the shackle, which spoils the fun.

I was about to say "Nah - that's impossible!", but just now I went into the basement and tried it out.

Yup. You can stick the chain end into the lock without a key, and it's locked in.
What is impossible (on the Rad-branded cafe lock at least) is closing the wheel lock without the key.

This is why I keep my wheel lock key on the same ring as the battery key. If I do accidentally lock the chain in I'm probably still at home.

I am enjoying that "choke chain" type ring scheme though. You have a lot more options compared to having to bring both ends of a chain or cable together.

If a faulty or misadjusted brake handle switch kills the throttle and PAS, wouldn't it also show up as an Error 25 when you power it up?

See https://support.radpowerbikes.com/Maintenance_and_troubleshooting/Other_Error_Codes/Error_25_troubleshooting_guide

The only way I could see is if the guts of the motor was reversed left/right with respect to the cassette, a sort of "upside-down" I guess, but then wouldn't it run backwards? That's the sort of fault one would notice right away. If it was possible.

On the Youtube channel Shifter he points out that one of the best things a city can do for cycling infrastructure is to have bike parking garages that are staffed. Which some cities (like Amsterdam) do have.

In a shopping centre near me they have sheet metal bike lockers in the parking lot that completely cover the bike, but you provide the padlock. There's no security watching them, so they are not safe from guys with portable angle grinders. At least you can't see if it's an expensive looking bike.

None on the Canadian site yet.

QuoteHub Motor: Rear hub 500W, 40 Nm

What up with that?
Aren't most of the U.S. models 750W, 100 Nm?
They're still 55 pounds, which isn't exactly a featherweight.

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Oh. US$1,199 and 36V.
Good enough for the Prairies, I guess, but there must be lots of other 36V options (brands) that are cheaper and lighter.

That looks like it would do the job. 👍
I've also seen a version with just a zip tie. A really big zip tie with a large locking end.

Hmmm. 🤔

This display is new to me, so I have no idea, but I'm willing to bet that if you do some button-mashing and more-or-less follow the procedure for finding the menus on bikes with this sort of display ...

... then you'd probably get lucky and stumble onto a menu to bump the speed limit up a few klicks. Make a note of any original settings that you later change, in case Things Go Horribly Wrong.

I do know that you can't change anything with the all-in-one LED display.

I'm still curious about whether or not turning the key completely off helps at all.

There's always duct tape and re-purposed nylon fabric from a folding camp chair. Sometimes the backs have padding. It should be good enough until you can measure it for an upgrade.

I always keep a bit around for miscellaneous DIY pouches, straps, etc. My last project with one was a quiver for arrows that hangs from my belt.

Also, you could do wonders with a 20-litre plastic bucket (or 45-gal plastic drum, which is much  thicker), a jigsaw, and a heat gun, but you'd need to have the bike with you for a proper fit. You can make very effective protective gear with that stuff.

Quote from: Mtolesen on August 05, 2024, 06:32:18 AMHi, i have a RAD Power bike, model 2019 in my summer house, [...snip...] but i am away from my bike these days, and i want to make it and install it when i am back in my summer house.

Where is the battery now? Do you keep it at your regular house so you can monitor the charge on it every two weeks or so? (i.e. Not stored at 100% charge, and not allowed to go flat.) Also, temperature-controlled.