I've got a 2017 Cube SL Road bike and would like to convert it to an e-bike. I've phoned local bike shops but none of them will do it, due to insurance and warranty. Are there any e-bike converters in the Liverpool area?
Conversion fitters in Liverpool
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If you don't feel you can do it by yourself (not actually difficult if you do any bike mechanics at home),
then if you do find someone it might be best if they act officially as 'guide' and you do the actual fitting.
That clarifies H&S issues a bit (could still be complicated),
and also means you'll be better prepared for any issues in future.
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You might be better off just doing it yourself. I didn't know about this forum when I saw this video:
It looked easy enough... I decided I could do something like that, turned out that I could, and it works great.
Purchase one of e kits do it yourself as them days they have come on a bit i hear
but if not able for such job then taking your bike in to trade to a store they wont give u much
for it off i much doubt ..but again if buying another bike and trading your current bike in
then that leaves u more room for the other bike u get .. Mean non ebike ive got cost at time many yrs ago now £600.00 and its in v good nik today as been looked after
but store i went when i mentioned about a trade in was a waste time as i can tell he wasnt going to give very much off a new bike for the trade in and so i walked ..now im glad i did as ive also learnt from this very forum with lads n lassies some who know more than i do regards e bikes ..learning as always good to gain more knowledge and reading some of the posts does such thanks to internet today ..thats one good thing is technology in the modern World which makes life so much easier for many ..
but if not able for such job then taking your bike in to trade to a store they wont give u much
for it off i much doubt ..but again if buying another bike and trading your current bike in
then that leaves u more room for the other bike u get .. Mean non ebike ive got cost at time many yrs ago now £600.00 and its in v good nik today as been looked after
but store i went when i mentioned about a trade in was a waste time as i can tell he wasnt going to give very much off a new bike for the trade in and so i walked ..now im glad i did as ive also learnt from this very forum with lads n lassies some who know more than i do regards e bikes ..learning as always good to gain more knowledge and reading some of the posts does such thanks to internet today ..thats one good thing is technology in the modern World which makes life so much easier for many ..
A friend paid a local "expert" to do a conversion for her, it cost her a fortune and most of what she got was cheap junk or mis-matched parts. Doing it yourself isn't too dificult if you are mechanically minded.
Your idea to trade your bike in is another simple solution.
Your idea to trade your bike in is another simple solution.
Can purchase in his own kit and then get a guy with experience of doing them jobs to do it for a cost of how many £s can be negotiated ..But again its getting someone good at doing them jobs to do it ..Same thing to be honest i was thinking about ..but its the getting someone who has the background knowledge of converting and has the tools of the trade himself to do it is the problem for myself ..And this maybe way main poster can go down .
But again its the getting in the right person to do the job ..
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Quite honestly, the only hard to do jobs, had nothing to do with the electrics:
Help! - Wobbly pedal spindle
I've got a wobbly spindle on a giant suede. It's not the crank bolts as they seemed tight .any ideas what I can do plz? I'm trying to remove the crank arms but after removing the bolts they won't budge. Are they threaded on to the spindle on this model ? Bear with my questions I'm inexperienced...
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On the Bafang BBS01b kit, all of the wire connectors are colour coded, and they only fit together in one particular combination... which is why I suppose there were no instructions provided. If your bottom bracket is compatible (I didn't even check compatibility before buying - if it wasn't compatible, I reasoned I would put the kit on a hybrid/mountain bike anyway), this video pretty much tells you all that you need to do:
For a lot of bikes, mounting the battery to the bike seems pretty easy - simply goes on the frame. On Dahon folders, a small bit of improvisation is needed.
Here's where I bought my Bafang BBS01b 44T 19.2ah kit for £709:
Bafang BBS01B 36V 250W Mid Drive Electric Bike Motor Ebike Conversion Kit Mid Motor for Mountain Bike Road Bike : Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors
Shop Bafang BBS01B 36V 250W Mid Drive Electric Bike Motor Ebike Conversion Kit Mid Motor for Mountain Bike Road Bike. Free delivery and returns on all eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
...but they're now out of stock. If you want to convert your bike to "e", I think that the current high demand for ebikes, means that you'd best be quick. If you want to go down the conversion route Budsy, upload photos and details of your bike, on a new thread. Someone on here will know what sort of conversions are possible.
Woosh might have kits available, and he seems to be a very supportive seller. Just look at the his efforts helping this customer:
Help! - Woosh bike battery, need help with mounting frog battery, somewhere somehow, safely
Hi guys! I was posting here before when I was looking to get a kit for my tiny 14 inch frame. I went with the woosh bikes Bafang mid crank kit which works great, but the battery or more like the quality of the mounting kit for the battery is just terrible, rubbish, I'm so disappointed...
www.pedelecs.co.uk
Woosh Bikes
Woosh Bikes Ltd Electric bikes and kits assembled in Southend-On-Sea. Affordable and comfortable e-bikes to suit every pocket.
wooshbikes.co.uk
...there's a rumour that Woosh and Wisper are collaborating on a secret new bike called the "Wispery Woosh", or the "Wooshy Wisper"
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If it is manufactured in the Far East, would it be a Chinese Wisper?...there's a rumour that Woosh and Wisper are collaborating on a secret new bike called the "Wispery Woosh", or the "Wooshy Wisper"
Gd post Pentium -And they both seem two Genuine companys .Quite honestly, the only hard to do jobs, had nothing to do with the electrics:
Help! - Wobbly pedal spindle
I've got a wobbly spindle on a giant suede. It's not the crank bolts as they seemed tight .any ideas what I can do plz? I'm trying to remove the crank arms but after removing the bolts they won't budge. Are they threaded on to the spindle on this model ? Bear with my questions I'm inexperienced...
On the Bafang BBS01b kit, all of the wire connectors are colour coded, and they only fit together in one particular combination... which is why I suppose there were no instructions provided. If your bottom bracket is compatible (I didn't even check compatibility before buying - if it wasn't compatible, I reasoned I would put the kit on a hybrid/mountain bike anyway), this video pretty much tells you all that you need to do:
For a lot of bikes, mounting the battery to the bike seems pretty easy - simply goes on the frame. On Dahon folders, a small bit of improvisation is needed.
Here's where I bought my Bafang BBS01b 44T 19.2ah kit for £709:
Bafang BBS01B 36V 250W Mid Drive Electric Bike Motor Ebike Conversion Kit Mid Motor for Mountain Bike Road Bike : Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors
Shop Bafang BBS01B 36V 250W Mid Drive Electric Bike Motor Ebike Conversion Kit Mid Motor for Mountain Bike Road Bike. Free delivery and returns on all eligible orders.www.amazon.co.uk
...but they're now out of stock. If you want to convert your bike to "e", I think that the current high demand for ebikes, means that you'd best be quick. If you want to go down the conversion route Budsy, upload photos and details of your bike, on a new thread. Someone on here will know what sort of conversions are possible.
Woosh might have kits available, and he seems to be a very supportive seller. Just look at the his efforts helping this customer:
Help! - Woosh bike battery, need help with mounting frog battery, somewhere somehow, safely
Hi guys! I was posting here before when I was looking to get a kit for my tiny 14 inch frame. I went with the woosh bikes Bafang mid crank kit which works great, but the battery or more like the quality of the mounting kit for the battery is just terrible, rubbish, I'm so disappointed...
Woosh Bikes
Woosh Bikes Ltd Electric bikes and kits assembled in Southend-On-Sea. Affordable and comfortable e-bikes to suit every pocket.
...there's a rumour that Woosh and Wisper are collaborating on a secret new bike called the "Wispery Woosh", or the "Wooshy Wisper"
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I hope you convert your bike. Electric things are fun - just ask your missus
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