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    Conversion kit for Dahon Speed/Vitesse

    Great.. I haven't thought of that. Good pointer. I adjusted that just like yours and it is out of the way. The controller seems to be the biggest issue.. The wiring job should be challenging. Cable ties MOST HANDY INVENTION ;) I was considering buying a seat post with suspension.. Hows...
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    Conversion kit for Dahon Speed/Vitesse

    This is a dream thread for me as I have had on my mind the conversion of my dahon D7 vitesse for quite a long time..I have started a thread of my own about it a while ago but I have lost hope in it as the prices were quite high and I didn't think I could afford it at that time. Jhruk you...
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    Dahon D7 Vitesse Conversion

    Sorry for being away for so long. The past week has been a little crazy and i didnt find the chance to post a reply giving the appropriate attention. I would have to agree with all of you sugesting that the BPM is an overkill for a folder. After some searching on the web i decided i will go...
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    Dahon D7 Vitesse Conversion

    Im confused.:S So from what i understand this can means that high internal RPM leads to an reduction in the wheel spinning? So the High speed motor refers to the internal RPM? if so, is that good for the torque? not sure if my questions make sense i hope im not frustrating some with my...
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    Dahon D7 Vitesse Conversion

    That looks pretty good. Thanks so much for the information d8veh. Im pretty sure i ll be needing one of those :)
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    Dahon D7 Vitesse Conversion

    I guess that those performances are refering to a motor fitted in a 26 wheel. Will the difference be a lot when i build it on a 20" wheel? As i said top speed is the top speed is not the primary target in my case. i want the morot to be able to help me on hills. I am also worried about the...
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    Tongxin site closed??

    i have been able to browse the site a fex days ago and not it seem to be closed/out of order.. anyone knows what happened to it?moved or?? www.tongxin.net.cn
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    Dahon D7 Vitesse Conversion

    i'm posting an image of the pedal build below The other side I think i ll have to do some work on this cause there is no space in between..
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    Dahon D7 Vitesse Conversion

    Thanks very much for the reply. I was thinking that 250 might not be enough but i weight less than you do so i dont think i ll have problem with climbing. What worries me and im not sure about is that you have installed this kit to a mountain bike and means that you probably have bigger wheels...
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    Dahon D7 Vitesse Conversion

    bafang 350w BPM I came across this motor..Looks like it can take a 7-speed cassette and 350w would be more than enough to take me up on every hill.. I gotta say 4 kg is much tho :( What do you think about it? Chris
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    Dahon D7 Vitesse Conversion

    hello all, My nane is chris and i live in Athens, Greece. This is my frist thread to this forum after doing a lot of reading, i gotta say that this forum is more than amazing and the people posting in here are very passionate and take things a step further than the average cyclist forum. I...