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Thought I'd update this thread since I had posted misinformation about the legality of electric bikes in NYC. I didn't know there was a federal law and I had thought previously that all electric bikes were banned in NYC. Even the media seems to suggest such, but NYCEwheels has put the following...

Jerry, you are my leader to the eBrompton free world! JK Yes, I'm totally new to bicycle repair/modifications. Read/ask questions to ad nauseam is the way to satisfy the soul of a DIYer. So I purchased a roll of velox 10mm tape and a couple of schwalbe AV4 tubes direct from the manufacturer...

Thank you very much for all the picture uploads and explanations. :) I have a few decisions I have to make here about the front wheel. 1. Main question I guess is the front tire: I currently have the stock green kevlar brompton tires, according to my dealer the Brompton tire choice has...

Oh that's exciting. :) I had even contemplated the 100mm motor with the built-in controller, but since that one doesn't have throttle, this makes my decision to go with the 83mm version to be a smarter choice (for me). Okay, I'll confess. I was thinking of being thrifty and reselling the raw...

Oh, I just reread. My apologies. I shouldn't read & respond without my coffee first. So based on your response, it appears it's a completely different controller, I really like the small size of your current controller. Did you happen to ask if the controller was significantly larger? Some of...

What about a combination of the two? That is, threaded rod, then compensate with the bar for the side that isn't yielding as much, then back to threaded rod until you get the proper width? But then again if you can't tell by looking at it with the threaded method, then that makes it impossible...

Thank you for the photo (worth a thousand words) and tips. I was thinking we had to spread the middle of the fork in addition to the end. Appears this is just spreading the end. It feels less daunting now. I read that the titanium fork wants to spring back to its original shape whereas the...

Jerry, Would you mind posting those pictures when you get a chance? I'll probably be getting the motor in a week or so. Currently, I hate hills, love the flats and love love downhills. :cool: That would be a cool ride. I have a custom human powered kick scooter with 8" tube tires for the...

Another question I have is can you spread the Ti fork while it's mounted on the bike frame or do you have to take the fork off the bike before you spread the fork?

I'm not savvy about electrical mods, however I'd like to run my headlight and tail off the ebike battery rather than buying say a Light & Motion system. Also would like to charge my iphone using the ebike battery. I imagine this is just a converter to reduce the voltage from say 36 volts to 5...

Oh that looks like a nice cam. I'm hoping there is a decent product to mount the iphone to the bike, then use the iphone to record from the rear. Something like this but using the phone to record and use as a monitor. The idea of just trying to limit the number of gadgets. The Bicycle Rearview...

That's a big fear of mine. One thing I'd like to have is a rear camera that I can view cars coming up behind me. I got my Brompton on Tuesday. I drove it from 13th street to 42nd street. This is my first bike ride (other than testing store bikes) in NYC. It's absolutely amazing how many...

Jerry, I recall you stating in the previous thread that spreading this titanium fork was more difficult than the steel forks, because the Ti tends to want to springs back. Obviously, you were able to do it. I have two questions. First, I'm wondering say a manufacturer comes out with a product...

haha, that would never get banned though I will say the calorie counts on chain menus required by NYC law are pretty telling. 1474 calories for large fries at Five Guys. Bloomberg's latest ban proposal are sugary drinks above 16 ounces.

Hmmm, interesting. It appears the SRAM 3 speed has a range from 46" to 87" on a 50T. So a BWR on the rear 13 sprocket would give you 40.6 63.7 99.7 And the SRAM on 50t would be: 46.5 63.7 86.6 It does seem like a marginal change in the top end, but I guess you were looking for...

eddieo mentioned in a comment that ebikes were banned in NYC, so I've been reading recent articles. Appears there is an aggressive campaign to push for enforcement of the law. A bill by NYC council member Jessica Lappin that was introduced a on Feb 29th to double the fine for riding on an...

The mph before spinning out is very helpful information. 23mph+ is a great cruising speed, so maybe I'll convert my 6 speed back down to a 2 speed. I'm feeling rather confident that I likely won't need the lower gear inches that the 6 speed provides with the electric assistance, but I won't know...

Oh wow, that calculator is intense. Hmm, drivetrain inefficiency appears to be around 3%. So that 8 speed Sturmey Archer looks like it's about 4 pounds (about 2 pounds heavier than the 6 speed by Brompton) I noticed the single and 2 speed by Brompton has a top gear inch of 69 for a stock 50...

Yeah, it seemed pretty amazing at the bike show. They had one on display to test ride. I didn't get on it, but I watched enough people and talked to the owner which all seemed pretty convincing. Looking at this Brompton Gear Calculator, it appears if you had a Schlumpf high-speed drive with a...

haha, thanks for bringing it back on course. Let's go with that eZee torq of 22mph. I'm going to make the assumption that someone that opted for the 54 tooth chainwheel would get more range and speed than someone that opted for the 44 chainwheel option. Any ideas of what the typical speed is for...