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Chat => Sports, Hobbies & Motors => Topic started by: knighty on September 14, 2012, 21:47:06 PM
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bit quiet on here for bikes..... but there used to be plenty of bike geek posts....
I'm going to convert bike to electric to get to work and back (with: kit (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/48V1000W-E-bike-motor-conversion-kit-w-DISC-BRAKE-26-/261096929587?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3cca96f933) high voltage controller (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/72V-1500W-Brushless-Speed-Controller-for-Electric-Bikes-/170897100433?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27ca42ce91) 12 of these (two lots of six in series) (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__15521__Turnigy_5000mAh_4S1P_14_8v_20C_hardcase_pack.html)
anyway... I've got a bike... and it's supposed to be a good one, it's a Carrera, light as a feather... and haven't been on it in years
but... I've read if I go fast on an electric bike I'll really need full suspension, and disk breaks... and I'll need to uprate the... thingie bits where the wheel axle joins to the bike - no idea what it's called, the C shaped bit
anyway.... since I don't want to spend a fortune on it incase I get bored after a week... are either of these any good ?
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_786137_langId_-1_categoryId_165499
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_811613_langId_-1_categoryId_165499
I just picked the cheap 2 out of this list...
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&categoryId=165499&langId=-1&action=listrefine&constraints=teq||Gender||Mens||teq||Suspension||Full||teq||Frame+Size||19-20
happy to spend more if it's worth it.... even with a cheap bike I'll end up spending £1k so a bit extra on a better bike could be worth is
p.s. are those frames big enough for me at 6'4 ?
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http://www.rull.se/?sID=30&p=webshop&opkat=352&m=showproduct&q=pics&id=30432800
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I'll weigh in when I'm not on my phone.....
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I'll weigh in when I'm not on my phone.....
If it goes faster powered than 15mph iirc I think it's classed as a normal road vehicle, may want to check that.
Otherwise why bother converting a really nice lightweight bike to a heavy, slow, sh*t electric one? Just pedal more, or buy a cheap commuter 125.
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yeah, if the motor pushes you faster than 15mph it's the same as a motorbike....
unless there's a sticker on the bike saying it was done before 1999 ;)
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The £150 Apollo won't take your weight. It's a kids bike.
The paradox should be OK, but there's no need to have a full sus for what you're doing.
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The paradox should be OK, but there's no need to have a full sus for what you're doing.
even if I go fast ?
cough*40mph*cough
I'm happy to spend more for a better bike.... or does it not make much difference till you get to the really expensive ones ? they all look the same to me :-(
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I've been 40mph on a crappy sub £200 rigid. You don't need full sus. Look at the Harley Hard tails.
Get a reasonable hardtail (£200) and that will do you. Or pick up something second hand. A cheap full sus is designed to be disposable, so you can't get bearings and the like.