Electric bikes

The belt drive/vario is a revelation, 1000s of miles with no drivetrain maintenance, no rusty chain, for a functional ebike you can’t beat it. Nexus is a bag of shit and if you get the city you get a weaker motor as well. Met a very “large” woman who had bought an e cargo from elsewhere with belt and vario, 15000km of schleppin her kids to school and doing her Asda big shop, no drive train maintenance. Add up the cost of chain/cassette and the cost difference is palatable.

This is a friends, thought y'all might appreciate it.

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As the millennials say ... this is EVERYTHING

Yep. Hes been on the road over a decade, dude knows what's up.

any way to contact this person?

@jv Marin Pine Mountain here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qjNYnZ4_0o

I converted my big dummy with the Bafang BBSHD 1000w - dead easy to fit

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EXCELLENT! did you do it yourself? I am reading up on BBSHD vs the BBS02

Yes, if you can change a BB/chainset you can fit one of these.

I had a BBS02 to start with and it stopped working so bought the BBSHD. The 'internet' says its much better built and a lot of the fat bike guys seem to use them....

Cheers that looks promising

Hi, this is mine. Frame is a Surly LHT with a Clydesdale fork. Ekit is bbso2 sold through https://lekkie.bike/ They do a bunch of upgrades like narrow wide chainring that also fixes the chainline issue and offset cranks that correct q factor. Also a much nicer controller.
I had never really seriously considered an ebike until I moved back to Wellington, New Zealand but everyone rides them here. It makes a lot of sense with the hills and wind.
I've had it set up with the ekit for about a month and can say that it's an absolute game changer. Will now happily go for a blast on the MTB after a day doing courier work.
One nice thing about NZ is that they don't have speed cut offs for ebikes, only motor power output. I think the idea is so that people actually see it as an alternative form of transport to the car or bus.

Do you have a link to where you bought it? Do you need to buy the battery separately?

One nice thing about NZ is that they don't have speed cut offs for ebikes

From what I've heard about NZ that doesn't surprise me. Their motor/vehicle modification laws are some of the most relaxed in the world

motor was from here:-

http://eclipsebikes.com/product_info.php?products_id=140&osCsid=40a94d5142032e77c23aa619e9b3ba2e

battery from here (they got the best reviews at the time, approx. two years ago):-

https://ebikebatteries.co.uk/product/48v-17-5ah-panasonic-ncr18650ga-tiger-shark/

Thanks . Wow the cost really adds up with the battery, need to think if I really need to go electric.

+1 for eclipse bikes

Yeah just call in one day, it's http://www.glasgowbikehive.com for all the details of where we are.

Canyon just released an e-bike without mudguard mounts?!?!

fuck off with your clip on "fenders"

Made a cutout of the 36v 14.5AH battery .. too tight? @pryally @M_A_X

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Looks ok to me, the triangle on my big dummy was quite compact and was a bit of a squeeze.
Yepp mini to start with and then progress to either the bigger version or if riding off road or quiet roads I prefer one of the cross bar mounted seats - don’t think they sell them anymore.
Reason is you can talk and interact more when they are in front of you but when they are behind you feel a bit detached from them

Mine.
Ex post mail star.
Got for £60, stripped & painted, then added electrics.
Electrics takes care of the lead bike (and my elderly legs!), and makes it a very pleasant bike to ride.
Boxes will take £30+ of Aldi’s finest with no probs.
Happy bunny.

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Looks great 👍 what electric kit and battery are you using?

Thanks!
BBS02, 350W with Eclipse 36v pack.
I need to add straps as the pack is hanging.
I used spiral wrap to collect wires together, and although I wasn’t sure at first, it’s really neatened up the ‘rats nest’ that I had on my first build.

That is lovely! Did you drill the downtube for the battery? What sort of range are you getting?

Does anyone know anything about the Moustache Lundi or, can anyone recommend an Electric Bike for a work-colleague who fancies giving it a go?