Conversion for daily 20 mile commute

[Chrisk]

I must be looking in the wrong place then as I can't find the oxydrive kit at that price. Any pointers?.

Looks like the offer has ended.

Perhaps if you email them, they may do a deal for you as you've only just missed the deadline.

I bought mine a couple of weeks back, but had a couple of minor setbacks so I'm not quite up and running.

The cassette tool I had didn't fit over the new hub, so had to purchase a new one and my 7 speed cassette doesn't fit the hub motor as it's made for 8/9/10 speed cassettes. I've had to order a 4.5mm spacer.

Hopefully by the weekend it'll be up and running.

 

[Neil5403]

Looks like the offer has ended.

Perhaps if you email them, they may do a deal for you as you've only just missed the deadline.

I bought mine a couple of weeks back, but had a couple of minor setbacks so I'm not quite up and running.

The cassette tool I had didn't fit over the new hub, so had to purchase a new one and my 7 speed cassette doesn't fit the hub motor as it's made for 8/9/10 speed cassettes. I've had to order a 4.5mm spacer.

Hopefully by the weekend it'll be up and running.

Typical !!
I am looking at converting my Specialised Crosstrail hybrid and this looks a good kit. Considered mid drive but as the extent of my off road are canal towpaths, I think rear drive is adequate for me.
Please update with your opinion on it.
Thanks.

 

[Woosh]

If you are still looking for a good hub kit:

http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?hubkits

We can offer optional rear Bafang SWX02 or BPM motor instead of XF08C.

 

[Neil5403]

Which kit would you folks say is the best, The Oxydrive or the Whoosh ?
Pricewise, the Whoosh is £499 and the Oxydrive £550.
I am looking for a 'legal' kit that has the ability to be tweaked and get just a little extra speed !
But most importantly, reliable.

 

[Bolt]

Hi Neil
I have recently fitted the Oxydrive kit and yes it can be massaged
easily for that little extra, as for reliability I have only had it 3 weeks
but so far so good.
Ref Chris's question I emailed Andrew at Oxy and he said a torque
arm was not needed so I have not fitted one and again no problems
so far.

 

[Woosh]

Which kit would you folks say is the best, The Oxydrive or the Whoosh ?

I can't answer that question but wanted to say that the battery, controller, LCD, brake levers, cables, wheels etc are the same components we use on our bikes. We know they are very reliable and we always have spares.
For bikes with triple chainrings, please ask for a left side PAS. They are much easier to fit than the drive side one.

 

[Neil5403]

I can't answer that question but wanted to say that the battery, controller, LCD, brake levers, cables, wheels etc are the same components we use on our bikes. We know they are very reliable and we always have spares.
For bikes with triple chainrings, please ask for a left side PAS. They are much easier to fit than the drive side one.

The question was to others as you may be a little biased ..
So are all the components the same?
Are your hubs silver or black as I prefer the black hub for my black bike..?

 

[Woosh]

you may be a little biased

Just a little

Are your hubs silver or black as I prefer the black hub for my black bike..?

They are all painted old fashion silver to go with stainless spokes.

 

[Neil5403]

Just a little

They are all painted old fashion silver to go with stainless spokes.

So are all the components the same? Other than the hub colour..

 

[Woosh]

Yes, we just pick the components from the shelves to make up the kits to suit the customers requirements. We can even shorten the cables to fit the customers' bikes.

 

[Neil5403]

So I am torn between the swoosh at 499 or Oxydrive at £550.
Any opinions ??

 

[Bolt]

I did look at both kits but I needed a 700c wheel and I wanted the higher
torque SWX02 motor so I choose the Oxydrive but it seems you can
spec the wheel and motor from the good people at Woosh.
When I bought the Oxy kit it was on offer and at £540 it's a great deal
but I wouldn't have paid £799.
Performance wise it's very good and I ride along with a cheesy grin
(Easier to grin when you're not breathing out of your ass riding home lol)

 

[Neil5403]

I did look at both kits but I needed a 700c wheel and I wanted the higher
torque SWX02 motor so I choose the Oxydrive but it seems you can
spec the wheel and motor from the good people at Woosh.
When I bought the Oxy kit it was on offer and at £540 it's a great deal
but I wouldn't have paid £799.
Performance wise it's very good and I ride along with a cheesy grin
(Easier to grin when you're not breathing out of your ass riding home lol)

Thanks for that. I too have the 700c wheels, so am leaning towards the Oxy kit. Spoke to them today and they will do a deal, close to your deal price. None in the country at the moment yet so 1 week delivery. They now come with a Panasonic 14ah battery with blue markings. Did yours have that?
Thanks.

 

[Bolt]

Hi Neil
Yes I have the Panasonic 14ah battery it seems to perform really well.
The charger did come with a non U.K. power lead but one from a laptop
charger fits just fine.
The other advantage it does have is a split pas ring which is easier
to fit than removing a pedal, it was easy to install the kit but as with
kits there's a bit of fiddling to do but I enjoy that side of things.
We did a pre fitting of all the parts and it fired up first time no
problem, we then tidied it all up.
I'm fussy so all in all about 3 hours.

 

[Neil5403]

I have a Halfords Carrera crossfire e-bike at the moment and I have been impressed by it. The Mrs now wants that hence the search for another, but thought I'd go the kit route.
The Carrera just needs a little more speed at times. A little over 15mph would be nice. Let's hope this kit route satisfies that..

 

[jake369]

Got the bike back today from having a new/longer bottom bracket fitted. Was able to bike home on the throttle (following tips here on how to get the higher speeds). Fitting the PAS sensor took only minutes and was soon able to take around the block for a test ride.

Love it already! My normal manual speed for cycling to work is around 18mph and I was able to do this with ease and no effort at all. My normal speed for coming home (against the wind!) is normally anything from 8-13mph and I was able to do 18mph again with ease and no effort. It's not so much the speed, but the lack of effort in peddling that I have to do!

I have to get used to not turning the pedals casually as I coast to a stop, as I quickly found out it causes me to zoom off! I will see how I get on without the brake cut off, I am sure I will get used to it.

So just need to tidy bits up. I will take it out for a bit of a shakedown ride tomorrow before I put it to real use mid week for work.

Thanks for all the help and tips. In all, actually fitting time was probably around 3-4 hours over a series of evenings. Hassles mostly due to quirks in my frame.

 

[Nealh]

Jake if you have no throttle fitted then you don't need brake cutoff, the main reason for having one is to prevent motor/controller burn out if a throttle gets stuck in the open position.

 

[Warwick]

I like having the brake cut out. It means I can change down (derailleur) gears on the approach to a junction whilst gripping the levers just enough to activate the cut out but not enough to apply the brakes. That way the approach to the junction is unpowered whilst I'm still pedalling to change the gears.

 

[Bolt]

I also use my levers as clutches for want of a better description,
you don't always want a shove at junctions or in busy traffic.

 

[Chrisk]

I have to get used to not turning the pedals casually as I coast to a stop, as I quickly found out it causes me to zoom off! I will see how I get on without the brake cut off, I am sure I will get used to it.

I noticed that on my first test ride today. Was a bit of a shock, Came to a standstill at the junction and casually turned the pedals and off I went again.

Do love the boost when starting off, but just got to ensure I only get it when I want it.