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aikigreg
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Bafang!
May 25th, 2019, 6:23pm
 
Sounds like a dirty word, and given the opportunity i will make it so. But it's actually a mid drive motor similar to the Shimano steps. It replaces the crank on your bike and has a wheel sensor to detect when you're rolling and kicks in with the assist.  750 watts.  
 
It's also cheaper by about 1300 or so than the Shimano. So i got it installed on my azub ttris today and holy crap I'm impressed. I should be able to ride a lot more now.
 
I'd throw a pic up on here but what website do we use to share photos now that photo bucket is gone?
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Reply #1 - May 25th, 2019, 7:00pm
 
I'd throw a pic up on here but what website do we use to share photos now that photo bucket is gone? [/quote]
 
 
I'm now using IMGUR. Free and easier to use than Photobucket (AKA Ransombucket).
 
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Reply #2 - May 25th, 2019, 7:29pm
 
Let's see if this works
Bafang https://imgur.com/gallery/KUbADw6
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Reply #3 - Jun 8th, 2019, 5:31pm
 
That's pretty cool. I have a Falco left over from a trike I recently sold. Wish I would have known your were in the market.
 
Looks good. Ride more!
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Reply #4 - Jun 11th, 2019, 4:33pm
 
Greg I use Imgur.com too. Just go to your images and click on the very bottom where it says "Linked BBC code" and click copy. Then log into Rbent and don't use the image thing on rbent, just paste what you copied and the image will appear.  
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Reply #5 - Jul 9th, 2020, 10:54pm
 
Update: obviously i wasn't using my trike much when i couldn't breathe and having all the other issues, but even when i started recovering i didn't use it much. Momentum.  Since the Carbent's boom is back at BentUp for service I've ridden it a lot this week.  Tonight i drained the battery. It's been charged twice at about half to 25 percent battery and I've gotten 230 miles on it so far.  
 
Of course now that I've dropped the weight of the trike plus motor and battery I've only used the motor to assist the knees up hills or catch my wife, but that's still impressive. I'm thinking some tours should happen on this baby.
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