'jackhandy' did a brilliant,tidy job for me, and overcame any minor hiccups with no fuss at all. I’m really grateful to him and would wholeheartedly recommend his work to any forum readers in the Cornwall area who may be thinking of going down the conversion kit road, but like me, do not have the confidence to undertake the work themselves.
As far as the CYCLEZEE CONVERSION KIT with 14AH battery and rear hub motor fitted in a 700c wheel is concerned, the following is my first impression from a forty mile ‘shakedown’ ride yesterday.
The Ezee conversion behaved impeccably. The assist it provided when I needed it was awesome. I think we travelled along about 20 miles of seriously hilly lanes – about 3,500 feet of height gain in total – and about 20 miles of off-road well surfaced trail.
Most of hilly lanes were relatively easily dealt with on only level 2 (out of 5) of assistance, with not too much effort from me. Just enough to feel I was getting some decent exercise. On the occasions I moved to level 3 out of 5 it felt as if a huge hand was pushing me up the hill.
On the very gently rising trail, level 1 was adequate for an easy ride, and returning slightly downhill on the trail I didn’t feel the need to use any power assistance at all.
The thing that really impressed me was how comfortable it felt being on my own bike. The geometry was right, and on the eight or nine miles of slight downhill on the Camel Trail homeward bound, the bike felt almost as it did prior to conversion. The extra weight not really noticable, if anything helping the bike feel more ‘planted’ to the trail.
Absolutely delighted. Many thanks to Cyclezee and Jackhandy.
Link for photos:
falmouthtony's's Library | Photobucket
As far as the CYCLEZEE CONVERSION KIT with 14AH battery and rear hub motor fitted in a 700c wheel is concerned, the following is my first impression from a forty mile ‘shakedown’ ride yesterday.
The Ezee conversion behaved impeccably. The assist it provided when I needed it was awesome. I think we travelled along about 20 miles of seriously hilly lanes – about 3,500 feet of height gain in total – and about 20 miles of off-road well surfaced trail.
Most of hilly lanes were relatively easily dealt with on only level 2 (out of 5) of assistance, with not too much effort from me. Just enough to feel I was getting some decent exercise. On the occasions I moved to level 3 out of 5 it felt as if a huge hand was pushing me up the hill.
On the very gently rising trail, level 1 was adequate for an easy ride, and returning slightly downhill on the trail I didn’t feel the need to use any power assistance at all.
The thing that really impressed me was how comfortable it felt being on my own bike. The geometry was right, and on the eight or nine miles of slight downhill on the Camel Trail homeward bound, the bike felt almost as it did prior to conversion. The extra weight not really noticable, if anything helping the bike feel more ‘planted’ to the trail.
Absolutely delighted. Many thanks to Cyclezee and Jackhandy.
Link for photos:
falmouthtony's's Library | Photobucket
