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Hi @Ds_77 and welcome to Pedelecs. I have felt your pain because I too live in Sheffield! After a year of commuting to work (the RHH) by car, then and having to park in the outlying suburbs and walk the last bit anyway, I decided to convert one of my old, dust gathering bikes to a pedelec. I...

Do you think we scared off the OP? He/She hasn't been seen since the 1st post a week ago!

£37 at BikeInn, but I went for the blingier Road S versions at £51. Rotors separate though. The CleanSweep 160mm was on offer for £10 when I ordered...

Cheers @saneagle, but although those hydraulic shifter options are cheaper than my costing, they are still 12-speed/centre lock systems, and make the 9-speed, 6-bolt hubs and 36 spoke wheels I have incompatible. As for the cable pull hydraulics, that is a personal no-go. I wouldn't trust...

OK. That is great for an MTB conversion, but I'm not sure you actually read my post. Mine is is a drop handlebar road bike from 2007, that originally came fitted with BB7 Road discs, that worked fine for many years, in an era before hydraulic road shifters were a thing, and is a 9-speed system...

I have just installed a Bafang BBS01b 250w motor and 20Ah battery to my 2007 Kona road tourer, and it now weighs 22kg (~48lbs). The extra weight and the poor condition of the old original mechanical Avid BB7 Road brakes, made me decide to buy new BB7 Road S callipers and uprate the front rotor...

As far as I can remember the BBS01B is current limited to 18A. I can't change that in settings. The BBS02B can. But that's fine. I'm happy with the power I get with the Kona Sutra, and that's a heavy bike to begin with. It comes in at 22Kg with the battery on. The Cove Handjob is far lighter...

Err.... I thought the UK limit was 250W.

I need to stay legal. But who knows. The law may change by then! :D

Hi @Giant Bike. I was in a similar position to you when I first started pondering about e-bikes. But I already had a cellar full of normal bikes too. Looking at the available off-the-shelf options, I realised that to get an e-bike in similar spec to the ones I had already bought or built myself...

Already got an Ibby, and anyway, the missus would kill me. All my flash cash went on fixing up the Kona Sutra. ;)

It's called Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS). I GAS for all sorts of things guitar, golf and bike related.

Respect @matthewslack for the Hilleberg tent (Enan?). Nearly finished a road e-touring build, and an old Akto is going in the panniers. But, man are they expensive!

A 26" Specialized Rockhopper from 10yrs-ish ago would be a good donor bike. My 1st MTB was a Rockhopper and I remember it had narrow spaced chain stays. So much so that the tyre choice topped out at 2.0". 100mm travel fork would be the limit though I think.

Bafang mid-drives have an after-sales market of others making 'dished' off-set chainrings to address chain line issues. Lekkie 'Bling Rings' are one of the most well known examples. Is there a similar thing for Tongsheng?

OK. Cheers for the heads up to the other thread @guerney. I'm fine with the Amps being locked. The throttle is locked too? Some said that theirs were locked at 4 mph. Mine seems to be locked to motor cadence. I did change the settings on the 500c to 4 mph. In 1st gear (R34t x F44t) it is about...

The Motor: https://varstrom.com/en-gb/products/bafang-250w-48v-bbs01b The 48v 20Ah Samsung 217500 Hailong battery: https://varstrom.com/en-gb/products/48v-ebike-battery?variant=43141834637465

Hello. Just finished motorising my road touring bike. I am looking to re-flash my controller and have been looking around for the amps limit for a BBS01B 250W 48v. This motor seems to get almost zero hits on Google. Is it an unusual configuration? I am looking to use the bike for commuting in...

The Onenut may still not fit as it is only a slightly smaller profile than the Bafang inner+outer. I originally thought the grub screws went all the way through to bite against the hanger plate. But the screw only goes half way in, as far as the back half of the Onenut, so acts as a...

Time to buy a CamelBak. Space for Lunch, tools, and a water bladder. The M.U.L.E. or Lobo bikepacks are a great staring point. https://www.camelbak.co.uk/collections/bike-packs/filtered?page=2&filter_pf_pt_product_type=Bike+Pack