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DIY Fat tire e-bike build

thedutchtouch said:
Get a double leg kickstand, single legs suck for heavy bikes, loose/soft dirt, and anything with a slope, and get exponentially worse with any combo of the 3.
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What can clear a fat tire though? Not a lot of good info on it. I dug around for a while and gave up.
 
PEEJAY said:
What can clear a fat tire though? Not a lot of good info on it. I dug around for a while and gave up.
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I don't have a fat tire bike, but have seen this one recommended a decent amount, they have geometry specs online https://ursuscycling.com/products/jumbo-kickstand. You may be able to buy one from an ebike manufacturer, benno is a name I've seen that sells a dual leg kickstand for their boost, but no geo readily available. Taking it in a completely different direction apparently people like the clikstand, it's basically just a pole with a c on the top that holds your top tube but works a lot better due to holding the bike higher up. Separate piece to get out/lose not an easy foot kick though
 
PEEJAY said:
What can clear a fat tire though? Not a lot of good info on it. I dug around for a while and gave up.
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I have struggled with this and don't have a solution. I also hate laying my bike down and I would like one as well. I don't think a dual kickstand is the knee-jerk solution here for sure yet. If you look at the big hunting ebike companies alot of them have the beefy adjustable kickstands on the side
 
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thedutchtouch said:
I don't have a fat tire bike, but have seen this one recommended a decent amount, they have geometry specs online https://ursuscycling.com/products/jumbo-kickstand. You may be able to buy one from an ebike manufacturer, benno is a name I've seen that sells a dual leg kickstand for their boost, but no geo readily available. Taking it in a completely different direction apparently people like the clikstand, it's basically just a pole with a c on the top that holds your top tube but works a lot better due to holding the bike higher up. Separate piece to get out/lose not an easy foot kick though
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I looked at the ursus jumbo and when it's fully collapsed im pretty sure it is too narrow to clear my tire. Saw a guy put a little block wedge on his so it didn't close all the way but I dunno if I wanna do that. Thought about the stick thing too but by that point I'll be just as quick finding a tree to lean it on.
 
Forgot to mention in my build list. This is maybe my favorite piece on the bike: Bontrager ION Pro RT. I have 2 of these lights and they are amazing. A true 1300 lumen light and perfect amount of spread in a compact little package. They are good for finding blood too. Whatever color temperature the light is (must be more of a yellow spectrum) makes blood stand out against the leaf litter. Like reallllly stand out. not cheap but the best light ive ever owned for sure. you can usually find them on ebay for about $100 sometimes less

 
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