Unsafe how? It's the lack of specifics that gets me. Inside RAF Fauld, Staffordshire, UK.3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ScarySigns
Seen on lift doors: BEWARE! Danger of serious injury. Keep your dog on a short lead.1yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ScarySigns
everyone say hello to Jacqueline, Franz, Ulysses, and Ferdinand. they like music.9mo ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/BLAHAJ
Three speeds and looks like it just escaped from the 1930s. This is Thaxted - an electric roadster-style pedelec.3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Found a pile of discarded bike wheels. Rescued a bunch of old Sturmey-Archer AW hubs from them. Stripped and cleaned them up too. Someone asked me why I did this, and, well....3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
This wasn't too scary - until I read help is hours away and the full implications sank in a little.6yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ScarySigns
What happens when you pull a 1980s three-speed folding bike out of a skip, fix it up, and put an electric motor on it? Starblaster happens that's what.3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Bought a second-hand Strida, working on upgrading it. First step: new tyres, new wheels!1yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/foldingbikes
Say hi to Cherenkov: my attempt at building an ebike for the cyberpunk dystopia I wish we had, instead of the one we got. 32Ah 36v battery pack, 250W nominal front motor, Alfine 11 hub at rear.4yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
These steps lead down to a gas lake in the Zbrasov caves, Czech Republic. CO2 levels past the sign are so high that taking a couple of breaths would kill you.6yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ScarySigns
Decided to build an electric bike styled like an early motorcycle. Cherenkov II was the result. Crank-forward frame with a heavy-duty freight rack as the base!3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Abandoned mines come up here a bit, so, here's one from back when a mine was active.6yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ScarySigns
Found a sad-looking 1980s Hercules Compact on eBay for peanuts. Bought it, rebuilt it, laced it new wheels, swapped the tyres for Marathons, the 3-speed AW for an RX-RD5, the caliper brakes for drum brakes, and the bottle dynamo for an X-FDD hub dynamo and LED lighting. Surprisingly good town bike!3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/bicycling
Wanted a tiny ebike for running errands in town. A Greenworks G-Max battery and a cheap kit latter and here's Tempest the tiny e-bike. Does about 10mi on a charge, swappable batteries, 14.5mph top speed! Weighs ~12kg (~25lbs) all in.3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Converted a folding bike to an ebike. EU spec so a 250W TSDZ2 mid-drive, paired with a Nuvinci N330 CVT. Folds up small enough to take on trains, too - a feature I'm pretty chuffed with.3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
This road is being constantly eaten away by the sea. An especially bad storm can erode the cliffs several feet at a time. Skipsea, UK.5yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ScarySigns
Rearrangement of conventional three-cross lacing into three-leading three-trailing. As pictured, valve hole was in the wrong place, since rebuilt. In true and round to within 0.5mm. Any experience with strength and longevity on this kind of build versus conventional three-cross lacing?3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Lacing wheels with a three-leading three-trailing pattern. All in true and round - but how do these hold up long term? Anything in particular I should watch for with this pattern?3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/bikewrench
A sincere thank you to everyone who pointed out this thing was a deathtrap - it's enjoying a well-deserved new home as a pile of parts and the frame is going to the scrapyard. Failure is a harsh teacher, but an important one. This would have killed me at some point.3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Questionable all-in-one ebike wheel kit + questionable second-hand recumbent + my questionable upholstering and repainting skills = Bumblebee the e-ebike.4yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Anyone else had an ebike stolen? Any luck getting it back? This was the Normandy, which I built myself. Stolen earlier in the week. Not optimistic about getting it back.5yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Introducing my new ebike: Cortex! Rebuilt from scrap with a Nexus 3 rear hub; rear coaster brake; front V-brake; 10Ah 36V battery; and a 450W front hub motor.4yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
What did I find on Gumtree for £110, is charmingly janky, and uses lead-acid batteries? A Dillenger Cheetah from 2014. First order of business: replacing the lead-acid batteries with LiFePO4 batteries. It will make the bike weigh literally half what it does now.3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
There's a culverted stream running right under here so this is technically a bridge shot, right? Also: god I love drum brakes.3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Introducing Gamma the folding e-bike. Was annoyed at how expensive electric Bromptons were, so I built my own - but better. 16 (349BCD) wheels, 350W 36V TSDZ2 mid drive, NuVinci N330 with rollerbrake, X-FD front drum brake, 36V 10Ah seatpost battery. Built the wheels myself. It was a pain.3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Running packs in parallel: judge my setup. Twin 52V 20Ah packs, 20A breaker on each, 20A 400V power diodes to prevent reverse charging, packs padded with fireproof Class-O foam. All inside a leisure battery box.3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Looking to do a front wheel conversion on my latest project bike (IGH on rear wheel so no dice there, and weird BB so can't do mid-drive). What kits do you all recommend? 100mm front forks, 20 front wheel.4yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
Anyone got experience with the iMortor? Mediocre all-in-one wheel conversion kit buuuuut if you disregard the terrible battery the other bits seem pretty solid. Motor itself seems like it could handle ~1000W rather than ~250W as it runs cold and is built like a tank. Any advice on modding?4yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/ebikes
