Checking into from Teesside!

[Brian55]

Hi,

Recently retired, finished remodelling the house, sold the car, built a couple of hot air engines, bored out of my brain, decided to buy a bike.

Due to lack of storage I wanted a folding bike, but also wanted a full 26" wheel.

I used to be a keen cyclist but I can't remember my legs hurting like this. I'm now 70 years of age and I definitely need some help going up the hills.

I have just started looking for kits and realised that I bought the wrong bike. Converting this one may take me a while but am working on being kitted out with electric drive and camping trailer by early summer 2023.

Toodlepip

Brian

 

[Laffin ebike]

Hi, I'm from Teesside area too.
That bike should be OK to convert.
I'd recommend going with a 48 volt system,
Front wheel is easier to do, but back wheel is better.

 

[Brian55]

Hi, I'm from Teesside area too.
That bike should be OK to convert.
I'd recommend going with a 48 volt system,
Front wheel is easier to do, but back wheel is better.

Thanks for the welcome and the advice.

I am currently leaning towards a mid-drive unit and am in correspondence with whoosh to establish comparability with my bottom bracket which looks different to all others I have seen on YouTube.

To be 100 percent sure I decided to strip out my bottom bracket and take some pictures/measurements. To take the BB out I needed a couple of tools which I promptly ordered

At this point the project came to an abrupt halt, with the spanners becoming a casualty of the postal strike. No progress for10 days.

Very frustrating, but not the end of the world and it is freezing in my shed.

Toodlepip

Brian

 

[Laffin ebike]

Aye,
A mid drive unit could do the job.
I don't have any experience of them, though.

 

[Brian55]

Settled on the 48v 250w BBS01ET from Whoosh, Andy was a great help and a delight to deal with.

The kit arrived within 24 hours, and was a very straightforward installation, my bike was missing some mounting lugs for the battery rack and needed some additional tools which slowed the build, but I am now mobile.

I have clocked up 1.5 miles on the meter, during which I think I broke 4 laws! It must be impossible to ride an e-bike wihout committing some crime or other.

Toodlepip

Brian

 

[Laffin ebike]

Great,
Keep us updated.

 

[sjpt]

during which I think I broke 4 laws! It must be impossible to ride an e-bike wihout committing some crime or

Glad all went well. Enjoy, I'm sure you will.

As long as the bike itself is legal I can't think of any laws you're more likely to break on a ebike than a regular one.

 

[Nealh]

Throttle use #1 , then follows no insurance, testing, licensing & helmet wearing just for basics.

 

[sjpt]

Throttle use #1

Surely if you can make illegal use of the throttle then the bike is illegal (or at least, not a legal pedelec)?