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General Category => Magic Pie & Smart Pie Discussions => Topic started by: Webby on March 25, 2011, 09:29:03 PM
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I ordered a new Pie on Tuesday morning (via GM site) and now its friday evening and still do not have a EMS delivery tracking number from GM site. Is this normal? The quietness is spooky and 5-10 days delivery looks more unlikely as the days tick by :'(
Is there anyone out there who can steady my nerves - I mean I am a little bit exicted to get my first pie so PLEASE I don't want to be that person who has to wait for more than month!
Cheers
Webby
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hi there
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did you order from canada ?, you can always send an email direct to gary at gm canada, who is always more than happy to let you know if the unit has been dispatched
In general, 10 working days is quite usual for all the shipments ive had from the states :)
see ya morrow ;)
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once GM put your order into transit it will take around five days to reach you. Total arrival time will of course depend on how quickly they post the order. Check to see if there is a chinese holiday at present, this slowed down my first order which took about 15 days in total after I sent payment, but it was only in transit for about 5 days. My advise as said above, in future order through Gary(GM Canada), he will often drop ship from China for you but your communications and guarantee will be through him.
I emailed TOM at GM to get my tracking number. he tracked the parcel for me and updated the tracking number when the consignment changed shipping companies. try emailing your receipt/order number to him, I'm not sure if this is the correct email zhourenli@goldenmotor.com keep the email request very simple for ease of communication.
Saying all that i'm in the UK. Where abouts are you?
Andrew :)
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Hi Andrew
Webby is down near me...a few miles away
Mr webby got his hands on my dual pies this morning ( ooo-errr)....to say the least, kid in a candy shop.....
Good to meet you Mr webby :)..
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you're becoming a bit of an european hub for e-bike enthusiasts :D Bearded men will soon be making pilgrimages from far and wide bearing gifts such as pvc tape, hose clips and cable ties :D
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Hi Andrew
Yup, getting around... :)
been thinking about that..could set up a service to help people out adding things like the cycle analyst , at an hourly rate ( 5 pot of honey per hour)....looks like there is certainly a market opening up for it....andrew, you can franchise and cover Wales ??
Anyway, Andrew, remind me later in the year, we could all get together for bbq, beer and pie ;), got any welsh mountain scenic routes ?
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getting scary this ebike stuff 8)
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>:( Hell Fire! :'(
I've just released I have ordered from the wrong Golden motor - www.goldenmotor.com and not Canada www.goldenmotor.ca !!
What an idiot, who knows where and what condition it will turn up in now :-[ The service has been zero they have not replied t my emails.
Anyway good to meet yesterday Ginge - your bike is awesome!!
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Hi Andrew
Thanks for the info - I will contact TOM in this case. As Ginge said I live just a few mile away from him in Finchampstead in Berkshire (just outside Wokingham)
I lihe the summer BBQ meet up idea!
Cheers all
Webby
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Could my nightmare about to get worse!
Andrew - how much import duty did you pay from China to UK for a wheel? I just used a duty calculator and got the following ... + £332 for import taxes!!
If this is true then I'm going to have to try and cancell the order - NIGHTMARE!!
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..can't be right so checked again and I am wrong its £67 to pay - :-[
Anyone know how this gets paid? i.e. at the doorstep with courier or ??
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Hi Kevin
Np problem, I got spares of just about everything, so we should be able to sort any problems that you have
What happens is usually parcelforce will sent you a letter saying that you have a parcel at the depot, you go there and pay at the counter, then collect your parcel...or you can call them, pay by card then arrange delivery etcccc
if you get a tracking number, then you might be able to use the number at the parcelforce website, so you can avoid the delay
i paid abotu 45 for my wheel in charges..
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Could my nightmare about to get worse!
Andrew - how much import duty did you pay from China to UK for a wheel? I just used a duty calculator and got the following ... + £332 for import taxes!!
If this is true then I'm going to have to try and cancell the order - NIGHTMARE!!
my first pie kit with GM battery from China was dealt with by TNT and they charged a about a £30.00 handling fee. You may get lucky by China putting a much smalerl price tag on the declaration form ;) so this can help to keep down duties
My second wheel kit w/o a battery was from China but through Gary in Canada, this time EMS did the shipping and there was no charge at all ;D EMS seem very good for this, also another added bonus for ordering via GM CA ;)
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Hi Andrew
Yup, getting around... :)
been thinking about that..could set up a service to help people out adding things like the cycle analyst , at an hourly rate ( 5 pot of honey per hour)....looks like there is certainly a market opening up for it....andrew, you can franchise and cover Wales ??
Anyway, Andrew, remind me later in the year, we could all get together for bbq, beer and pie ;), got any welsh mountain scenic routes ?
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getting scary this ebike stuff 8)
Actually a very interesting/tempting proposal. i've had so much interest in my bike from teachers in work and friends alike perhaps this needs some serious consideration. Also, I'd defintely use your services as far as upgrading is concerned(going from stats of the infineon).
I'm sure we can all get together this summer there are plenty of scenic rides once outside of Cardiff, Brecon Beacons National Park is 45 to 60 mins away by train
I do very much like the idea of a honey based BBQ ;D . Lawn Party at Windsor,, sounds very posh :D
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The delivery company are using EMS, so as you say I might get lucky - thanks for the feedback.
Today I fixed the battery plate nice and good and solid to rack using stainless steel bolts and locking nuts. I was hoping to 'shroud' and conceal the rack and battery with a nice discreet rack sized saddle bag but had to delay as Halfords wants £54 - shocking price! Might improvise somehow instead :-\
Just can't wait for Pie now - might take a couple of days off when they arrive .. you know .. take my time .. sup on a few cold beers ..sup on a few more .. few test spins etc.
Cheers for now all.
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gimme a shout if you have any issues, not too far away :)
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i had this company on ebay make me a bespoke elasticated shower cap........
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Turtle-Covers
The bloke I spoke to was very friendly and eager to help out. He charged me a tenner inc. delivery for a made to measure waterproof cover ;)
Phone number: 07704 333 209 (evenings/weekends). just give him the length, width n depth dimensions.
here's the cover, I punched in an eyelet myself for the key hole for convenience but the cover fitted over the top of the key, so it was not absolutely necessary.
(http://www.arhservices.co.uk/apaclark/DSCF2021.jpg)
Andrew :)
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The delivery company are using EMS, so as you say I might get lucky - thanks for the feedback.
Today I fixed the battery plate nice and good and solid to rack using stainless steel bolts and locking nuts. I was hoping to 'shroud' and conceal the rack and battery with a nice discreet rack sized saddle bag but had to delay as Halfords wants £54 - shocking price! Might improvise somehow instead :-\
Just can't wait for Pie now - might take a couple of days off when they arrive .. you know .. take my time .. sup on a few cold beers ..sup on a few more .. few test spins etc.
Cheers for now all.
EMS initially dealt with my China order, but TNT took over once out of China??
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cheap and cheerful...? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ETC-DOUBLE-PANNIER-BIKE-BAGS-PANIER-BAG-SET-600D-CYCLE-/130474949185?pt=UK_Sports_Leisure_Cycling_Bags_Panniers_SR&hash=item1e60e9ba41 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ETC-DOUBLE-PANNIER-BIKE-BAGS-PANIER-BAG-SET-600D-CYCLE-/130474949185?pt=UK_Sports_Leisure_Cycling_Bags_Panniers_SR&hash=item1e60e9ba41)
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Your cover looks really neat - thanks for the link to the panniers, they look like a good deal...Will need that for future pie expansion ;D
Meanwhile I have adapted a tool bag from homebase (£13) to get me by (can't figure out how to imbed an image in this post as would have sent pictures of finished job ???)
China update: 7 days later ... nothing ... zip .. nil .. zero. No tracking number.. no replies ...rubbish. I can only hope and pray that all is well. My gut feel is that it is going to take longer than the specified max of 10 working days :'( - I'm kicking myself for my mistake of not ordering from Canada. Lesson learnt me thinks.
BTW Andrew - are you running dual pies on one GM battery? If yes how are you finding it and what are you commute stats like e.g. distance, terrain etc? Also do you pedal a lot as well?
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Can't figure out how to embed an image in this post as would have sent pictures of finished job.
Webby, to attach pictures to your post, clik the Additional Options... link and then the "Choose File" button and browse to the picture file on your computer.
Click (more attachments) to add up to 4 photos max:
(http://goldenmotor.com/SMF/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1218.0;attach=1257;image)
If you want to embed them into the text potion of your post, you must first upload them to a suitable picture sharing site like photobucket.com and then insert the IMG link into your post.
Alan
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Cheers Alan - here goes ..
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It worked, here are the other two ..
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It's looking very good Webby, you even have plenty of room in there for a giant sized lunch box and flask as well. ;D
I hope your Pie turns up soon so you can complete the installation, I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures of the completed bike done to the same level of stealthiness. ;)
Alan
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Cheers Alan - not perfect but will do for now...
.. however my future plans might require more battery space :-\
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BTW Andrew - are you running dual pies on one GM battery? If yes how are you finding it and what are you commute stats like e.g. distance, terrain etc? Also do you pedal a lot as well?
Hiya, Yep running dual pies with singlke battery and 2 internal controllers. It's very easy to wire up and the second pie makes a massive difference. i have used a single GM 48v battery with this set-up and the bike will run up steep Welsh hills with lots of torque without losing too much momento. WSith one pie alone the bike would slow right up to thre point of dying, not the case with dual pie ;D Much stronger take-off and acceleration with two motors. I don't have detailed stats like you'd get from ginge, I don't use a cycle analyst. I have a 10 mile round trip to and from work and the GM battery handles this no problem full throttle the whole two journeys, I have not run it flat at any point. I tend to pedal like a mad man as well, 1.to keep the rozzers from looking twice and 2.due to the fact I do want a bit of exercise. I ditched the regen braking, although it worked a treat an was easily adjustable and could be made strong or subtle, I just did not like the brake lever feel. I have opted for hydraulic disc brakes.
Scroll down the page of this link to see my bike........
http://goldenmotor.com/SMF/index.php?topic=2810.msg17040#msg17040 (http://goldenmotor.com/SMF/index.php?topic=2810.msg17040#msg17040)
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Cheers Andrew - appreciate the insight. When my piece of pie arrives (eventually!) I will run on one pie for a couple of months and then get two.
When you say "slows right up to the point of dying" - I assume that this means you are putting nearly as much pedal effort in as you would without pes at all to complete the hill, albeit for less of a distance? Or am I off the mark here?
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as living in the same area, I know your hills...the difference is like this
1 pie...take of at lights needs lower gears to be changed before stopping, steep hills need you to pedal in low gears with the motor, as by itself, you slow and slow and then fall sideways histerically in top gear in benny hill fashion, with a WTF look on your face ( especially like me if you purchased the kit at a reputable local UK dealer for considerable more ££££)...knees on the old fellas take a knocking, as whenever you really pedal, you tend to go hard pedalling at high torque at short notice with no conditioning, usually about 16-18mph......its strange, but you really do need to adopt a different cycling style, ..I found that I wanted to take over on flats for "fitness", however you usually take over at 20MPH plus, something I would never do on a normal bike...
2 pies.......WTF are my feet for.......hmm maybe I could amputate and fit ginger built home grenade lithium batteries in that space, rozzers would never know.....
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2 pies.......WTF are my feet for.......hmm maybe I could amputate and fit ginger built home grenade lithium batteries in that space, rozzers would never know.....
I'm hearing that! ;)
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oooh mr webby, lookie what I got for ya.... :P
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you could get arrested making devices like that :D Do you have any workshops coming soon teaching how to create one of these? Or is it already in the Anarchists cook book? :P
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well, Im not sure that I should , with their lack of BMS.....but I suppose if you all want to know, ill post a thread
just beware though, it will have a 3 page safety warning at the beginning ......
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oh .... hang on ... but... I've got another China update for everyone... lets see ...
..transmit start ... 30.03.2011 21:06 BST ...
****Day 9 since my cash vanished****
Latitude = 30.7190, Longitude = 104.4580
Lat = 30 degrees, 43.1 minutes North
Long = 104 degrees, 27.5 minutes East
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Connection made...
data start ...
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TX.....
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"Dear China. Please give me my pie, sir."
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RX ...
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Data end ...
Nothing at all....Dead, silent, dark, nothingness.
>:(
Ginge - put me out of my misery :'( what have you got? Anything that has anything to do with my Pie world is goodness mate and will take it off your hands very quickly as this will offset my desperate plight with China.
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well funny you mention that....as per the other post, tonight ive removed my front pie, as I really no longer feel its needed, and I got a spare throttle......no ebrakes or cruise, just a throttle, and its going to need soldering to install as I cut off the connectors a long time ago..........you wanna borrow it for a while ?, you know, leave me passport, deeds to house, kids ( actually keep kids, mine are enough)...you can use it until yours turns up......to be honest GM china from what I hear in the forum are always ok at shipping stuff you bought, its just afterwards...you got me mobile, bell me at work tomorrow if you want.....can meet up for install sat if you want, bike at my house for isntall ( then your pie turns up monday hehe)
I don't mind helping you to install maybe saturday, but beware we will incur the dreaded "wife tax" hourly rate ( the poor long suffering mrs Ginge really has had enough of ebikes but for wife tax ( and no she isnt a natural redhead, dirty dirty minds you lot ....lol...dont worry though , after 5 cups of tea in the morning, I do a lot of work in the hour....)
on the china front did you pay by paypal per se ?....not much to worry about there then, you can claim non delivery etc before 30 day claim can be launched
Regards
p.s. I ordered my rear pie from Canada in december, hoping customs would be too rushed to charge, and just pass the parcel through with no charges.....turns out that customs don't work that way....30 days later I got my rear pie....Gary though I must say was very patient with my "AAAARRRGH are you sure you shipped it" emails...i mean one is ok, but 37 emails lol you know I jest.....it was only 35, I mean, I wasnt desperate
But washers are cut on the wheel, its tested ( 2000 miles lol), I got wires, solder, grinder, beer, lots and lots and lots of batteries, and kids, dang.....
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On this note mr Gary salo, what are the chances of getting a rear stator and axle assembly ?, then we could convert my front to a rear for Mr webby ????, payment for parts of course....
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Webby, I bet your parcel turns up in about 5 days from now, once it's in transit no one wants it hanging around at their stop. ;)
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its the same for all of us.....11 days just doesnt cut it...must be 5 from china and thats it !!
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Infineon lyen edition 12 Fet
Goldenmotor Magic pie rear
Front pie is fitted, ...not sure yet whether its staying or not
oh yea.....Im too fat
LOL thats funny... Luv the avatar as well.
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Thanks all / Ginge
Well believe it or not my pie turned up today. I've inspected everything except actually power the puppy up.
Now you might think I should be very very excited and I was hoping to give everyone another sarcastic spin on the events so far but unfortunately I have graver things to worry about after the inspection.
(Ginge brace yourself because I might have to take you up on the offer of whatever spares you've got for sale)
Here goes here is what is wrong (please anyone chip in if any of these are expected event as I am a 'freshman' at this stuff)
Firstly and most concerning and urgent of all my wheel is way off center!! and because of this of course the brakes wont work and actually the side of the pie rubs on one side with the fork and on the other there is enough space to bake an apple pie. see below .. any advice from anyone is appreciated because this is a show stopper!!
The other issues are bad but not life threatening ..
1. No anderson connector on cable to connect to battery (luckily Ginge has helped me out there and I've used one from the DIP cable)
2. No pedelec system although ordered
3. No USB cable although ordered
4. No instructions (not a worry becuase I have read them 3 times already ;D
5. Nut on one brake missing
I'm not going to bother to ask CHina as they don't do comms, although to be fair they did deliver in the end but my snag list is horrendous ... that will teach me for getting the wrong website. :'(
ANYONE OUT THERE JUST ABOUT TO ORDER A MP - DO NOT ORDER FROM CHINA - THAT IS TO SAY DO NOT ORDER VIA WWW.GOLDENMOTOR.COM
INSTEAD ORDER FROM WWW.GOLDENMOTOR.CA
Anyway just about to connect the battery up and check the pie actual works - wish me luck. Will post the results in about 30 minutes ...
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let me explain the pics ..
image one = lots of room
image two = rubbing on fork arm
.. right will now test pie with power ...
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Okay - power test done
The motor works - now a tinge of excitment has returned :)
Tested brake just momentarily two times, work both times, assume regen etc but on the second attempt to accelerate the motor does not work now work. figured I've got to reset something ???
(BTW - only the front wheel is fitted upside down and cable, battery, and everything else is all unattached at this stage as need to pedal to work tomorrow)
before I post let me check to see if anything has reset (might need th einstrauctions from my workshop :-[ ) ...
... ok panic over it was the loose brake cable clip keeping the brake lever open that caused it ;D ;D ;D
So I think my major problem is the wheel is off center. Until I fix that I am going nowhere.
Any advice appreciated .. I will take a closer look and try and figure out if it can be resolved.
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Nightmare! my front wheel is about 5-8mm off centre but yours is very very excessive. As a short term solution you may just get away with adding a couple of washers on the tight side which will maybe pull out the fork a little bit.
Anderson I will happily post to you if you need one, but I'm sure you'll sort that.
Pedelac would be a waste of time anyways(they've done you a favour ;))
I'm sure a USB cable can be borrowed from Ginge - I have an internal if needed??
Instructions? that really is asking too much! :D
i think the cover plates on your pie maybe on the wrong sides!!! >:((just as guess, although the disc brke mount is obviously correct side)
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How wide apart are your forks measured from near the top of the pie, I think you'll need at least 85mm space at the narrowest point
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Thanks Andew
Washer idea sound good, as a quick test I've just thrown both the washers that come with pie on the tight side and that has already made a difference by about 6mm - I think there is more scope. Thank you this might fix it but I've had too many beers (well 4 cans is not that many) and starting to flag.
I've noticed that its a tight call not to have the cable rubbing against the moving part of the wheel (other side now)
as for cover plates ??? ??? ??? but I do know the wheel is turning the right way :) :) :)
as for min fork distance, not sure but I know its more than 60mm as that what the spec said was the thinkness of the pie (did not realise 85 mm was min)
at the moment I think I can overcome this off center with washer 'padding' as you suggest.
thanks again for guidance.
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.. sorted .. just added third washer with a bit of brute force :-X and I think its solved. Its about 1 maybe 2mm of centre but brakes work fine.
Need to wait until Saturday for test spin but I think I can get this puppy on the road ;D ;D
cheers mate :-*
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hi kevin
you can tell when a man's pie is cooked, no forum posts for 24 hours :)
come over saturday if you want, early is fine, we can compare pies, we can anderson, I got internal USB, and pretty much sort any problems you find by then...and I got your batteries ready , not charged yet fully but still
the Spread of the washers is good, but it does alter the geometry of your suspention forks, so you will get wear out of the dust seals initially ....but don't matter as long as pie works :)....
ill email you address :)
regards dude, happy days
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Gary, is there any sort of automatic spellcheck on this website, or a bloody breathalyser lol :D...i got a breathalyser installed on Facebook, the forum needs it hehehehe
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yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh
Despite my complaints with China, I have the pie up and running and I'm as happy as Mrs Miggins in her pie shop!
Pie loaded, battery charged and went out for proper testing yesterday. Fantastic!!
Went out with 20Ah 48v battery and covered 15 miles continious with ease. The terrain was less hilly than my commute route but will test that tomorrow. Battery green light indicator did not ever go off (which seems to good to be true - less than half a battery for 15 miles). Because I want to pedal I've already found that staying in a very high gear and just changing up and down the large front cog works a treat.
Ginge - massive thanks again for your help with just about everything especially the forks and torque arm. ;D ;D ;D
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all that worry was for nothing ;D glad you've got it ssorted, China definately do not help elliviate stress. Sounds like you've got very nice battery pack to run with the Pie
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Yup, I'll post a piccy later as my cabling was inspired by you Andrew :)
so your right, all my toys are back in my pram - its now a world of pure piedom.
Cheers for the help with the washer idea!
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And after I left you webby, got to go and install brand new shocks and springs on my zafira.....working till 11 last night, makes you realise why we are cycling....
DIDNT EVEN DRINK :o
you and andrew are both running the same battery packs give or take 10%....remember to monitor very closely when charging :)
Regards
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Gary, is there any sort of automatic spellcheck on this website, or a bloody breathalyser lol :D...i got a breathalyser installed on Facebook, the forum needs it hehehehe
I wish, I think about 50 percent of my posts have speeling mistakes!
Gary
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bad news on the car, actually in Feb I spent £600 - wish I had known about the land of pie then as would not have bothered.
OK now for some pic's (Andrew please check my tidy wiring - nearly as good as yours. BTW I'm thinking the bike looks better than I thought on a 700c - notice the inbalance in that the rear does not have a pie (yet) :-\
Lights etc will follow when have some more cash ..
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looking nice ;),
so most of yesterday rearranging and rearranging wires, stroking the pie, re-arranging wires...up and down garden for more cable ties lol
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yep! lol
can't believe it was mothers day today - the event has kept me away from my bike and looking after kids instead! Now normally thats fine and I like catching up with them but the day after a pie install ??? - come on that is just plain rediculous. Shocking - don't people know that every day is pie day? :D
Ginge - I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow. Extensive mileage testing and recharge timings - I'll be baking my pie all day
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I think about 50 percent of my posts have speeling mistakes!
Sorry about that Gary, it's just that it took me so long to correct the other 50% that I finally had to admit defeat! ;)
It's a bit like weeding the garden, just when you think you're nearly finished, you find loads more popping up all over the place.
Alan
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ah, so its not my special " its only 11% I swear, stand up like a man" wine then ( beer for you aussies said Ginge taking off his coolie baking gloves)
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Hey nice build Webby, I really like front wheel drive bikes
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Hey kevin, done any software changes yet, any impressions if you have ?....ready for a full day of work ?weather looks good, light rain lol...
Got my new front forks today and fitted....Marzocchi dirt jumper 3's, and my full face MTB DH helmet, so morning should be entertaining at least......the donkey is looking......well, scruffy and unkept, like a good himalayan donkey should
Bikemad, controller on its way, should be with you tomorrow hopefully if citylink don't manage to lose it
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Bikemad, controller on its way, should be with you tomorrow hopefully if citylink don't manage to lose it
Thanks again for that Ginge, I've volunteered to help the wife sort out the end of year accounts tomorrow later today, so I'll definitely be at home. I'll let you know as soon as it arrives, providing it turns up before I go to work, otherwise it will probably be around this time again.
Alan
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I'll let you know as soon as it arrives
It's arrived, and it seems a whole lot smaller than I thought my other one was ::)
I'm hoping it will fit without too much hassle, but it looks like it may have to wait until after Easter, because I have got a long list of things that I must do before my daughter's wedding.
Thanks again Ginge, I will let you know the outcome when I've had chance to install it.
(http://www.arhservices.co.uk/GoldenMotor/emoticons/fingerscrossed.GIF)
Alan
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good stuff :D...good luck
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Sorry for silence for past few days but ... WOW!! 3 commute days and 120 miles later all is very very well. In fact I am more impressed now than I was at the weekend.
Turnigy Watt meter arrived yesterday so pulling some stats off and all looks good. I've not set the volts to 48v yet (will do at weekend) but have set regen at 100% because I found that it better for my braking etc as my V-brakes are taking some punishment.
Some attention needed to loose spokes after runs but wont go into that as covered in previous posts from others - suffice to say that it will be completely sorted at weekend.
Hey Ginge - compliment to you sir, I've only used your batteries thus far. GM one has dust on it, might use it as weekend runaround :) BTW I've ordered some spare parts - pair of wheel bearings - and have also ordered a set for you. will give them to you when we hook up next.
stats for 20.2 miles + 140KG rider and bike on one battery look like -
14.5 Ap
10.0 Ah
47.35 Vmin
492 Wh
747 Wpeak
all in all the Magic Pie does exactly what it says on the tin! :) :) :)
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yup stats look similar to mine.....if you link both batteries together, your voltage minimum will be about 49-50
I must investigate a good 13 series BMS, does anyone know where I can get hold of one ?...tried BMSbattery.com but problems with online ordering...
kevin, try the gm battery for a 21 mile ride .....good comparison ... ( with spare battery just in case)
turnigy watt meter is an excellent cheap watt meter like cycle analyst without the speed control.....
bearings...where on earth did you dig those up buddy ?...
Hey kev, did you get what I mean about the bike setup ?
I got my first full face MTB helmet this week, temperature went up....WOW what an extremely efficient insect catching bucket ???? lol. not hald as bad as I thought it would be though....very wear and forget, untill you get a bee in....
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p.s. cut the regen % before converting to 48V, or you;ll be over the bars lol, difference is .....big......between 24 and 48V regen
p.s. what hours do you do, I mean , its beer weather in our location lol, time for a meet, ....
regards
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I've ordered some more Anderson connectors - tiny package and courier leaves a card >:( so will redeliver Monday (rubbish parcel force). These will build my "parallel connector for dual battery scenario"
Good idea to test GM one - thats my challenge next week me thinks.
Bearings = simply bearings Ltd (UK) I've got you 4x 63022RS Rubber Sealed Deep Groove Ball Bearing 15x42x13mm - picked up top tip from BikeMad and I figured that given you have done ~ 2500 miles by now your bearings are due to disintergrate ;D and this will cover both pies. BTW I have also got some commercial grade white and red super high reflective tape (my better half's mum works for 3M - its the stuff that truckers have to use on their tail to be legal. The adhesion is ultra-ultra-sticky!)
I did get what you meant about the bike setup - here's the deal ... Infinieon controller is for rear (dual) pie project in near future. Actaully I am nervious about load on front forks. using rear brakes mostly but noticed that regen 'pumps' away at front. which is good but keeping a careful eye on it :-\ :-\
hours wise I am usually trafering between Egham and Finchampstead between 5.30 - 6.30 pm ish kind of timings.
BTW I have to confess the weather was so good today that I took my helmet off and just let the wind run through my locks of hair ;D ;D ;D ;D
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forgot to mention some missing stats .... SPEED!!
I'm really impressed on 700c - I get a consistent 27-28 mph on a long straight - thats not bad on 1x pie eh
Also forgot to mention the 'normal' cyclists en-route - especially the tour de France winner wanna bees ;D
... okay so I admit I overtook him on a hill ... me in jeans (I look like someone on a Phasley bike on the way to Uni) and him in £1000's worth of kit (bless him). It was like a red rag to a bull. The only thing that was red (purple in fact) in the end was the poor chaps face ..lol it was really funny ;D
I figured I made his day because he had an unexpected fitness session like no other.
.. I'M LOVING IT ...
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Yea I got to admit, the lycra crowd love a good pie party lol
i had a group chase me last week....fair play to their fitness it was 25MPH plus for about 5 miles, then a slow hill got em.....i had to stop at the top just to "admire the scenery" as they tried to crown the hill gracefully......not invited to tea there then lol
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forgot to mention some missing stats .... SPEED!!
I'm really impressed on 700c - I get a consistent 27-28 mph on a long straight - thats not bad on 1x pie eh
Also forgot to mention the 'normal' cyclists en-route - especially the tour de France winner wanna bees ;D
... okay so I admit I overtook him on a hill ... me in jeans (I look like someone on a Phasley bike on the way to Uni) and him in £1000's worth of kit (bless him). It was like a red rag to a bull. The only thing that was red (purple in fact) in the end was the poor chaps face ..lol it was really funny ;D
I figured I made his day because he had an unexpected fitness session like no other.
.. I'm LOVING IT ...
My favorite thing to do now is when I am cruising long at a regulated 32k with the Cycle Analst "Team Lycra" will pass me about 2 kph faster just to say to themself "look at him and he has a motor". I then flick a switch to overide the CA but don't pass them. I just follow them at whatever speed they are going until they drop off. Mysteriously needing to stop for a drink of water. Its very funny to see them keep looking back and thinking "Why is he still right behind me?"
One Time a guy actually came up to me and said, "ha ha, you have a motor and still cant stay ahead of me!" We then had an all out race, me with my work clothes on and him in Lycra and we were both peddling like mad. This was when I had my 48v1000 motor on the front of my 700c. The path we were on was curvy and many street crossings. I could not get by him untill we came to a long open stretch. Then it was history, I blew right by him no peddling with the bissest smile and sipping my coffee. As I went by him I held up my coffee cup and nodded as if to say " See Ya Later"
Gary