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 high voltage controller 12 of these (two lots of six in series)

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 ?

http://www.rull.se/?sID=30&p=webshop&opkat=352&m=showproduct&q=pics&id=30432800

I'll weigh in when I'm not on my phone.....

Quote from: soopahfly on September 15, 2012, 10:13:43 AM
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.

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

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.

Quote from: soopahfly on September 15, 2012, 14:51:11 PMThe 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 :-(

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.