currie

[jakeboy]

hi all i have a claude butler odessy if anyone is familiar with this and as a newcomer wondered if a currie kit would be compatible with this my diy skills are pretty poor so i would be looking to have it fitted does anyone now any dealers in staffs area or cheshire derbyshire i have just bought an old powacycle which as wetted my appitite it just seem a shame to have the cb in the garage it is a new bike thanks in advance for any advice to a newboy

 

[flecc]

The Currie is quite easy to fit, but does have some particular requirements.

The rear hub has to have normal flanges, not the very large diameter type, and the spoke threading must be 36 spoke 3 cross for the drive boss to fit. In other words, the rear wheel must have 36 spokes, and if you follow a spoke from the hub outwards, it must cross three other spokes on the same side. The first crossover is just as it leaves the hub so that's easily missed when checking.

The Claude Butler Odyssey does usually have normal hubs and 36 spoke wheels, but you'll need to check it's a 3 cross wheel build.

I'm sorry I can't help with dealers in that area, but I'm sure others will.
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[jakeboy]

hi thanks for that i will check the spokes

 

[jakeboy]

i have been quoted £390 supplied and fitted does this sound reasonable anyone and still looking for dealers in my area staffs any info welcome

 

[flecc]

I think that's good, since a dealer fitting it will also be an assurance against anything going wrong with the installation like a spoke breakage shortly after.

Can anyone give information on a Staffordshire dealer they can recommend for Jakeboy?

If no response to this appeal, an alternative is to check out a Powabyke dealer in the area, since e-bikes will be familiar to them. The link below shows all the Staffordshire ones, and two are approved service centres:

Powabyke dealers

You could always try a Powabyke while there as well of course.
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[lectureral]

I went down that route - the result is here

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/470117928_da4cbdb174.jpg

I fitted it myself - generally it was very easy - I am not hugely mechanical - the 9 bolts on the inside of the wheel were fiddly (get a 7 mm close ended spanner) and the most difficult part was fitting the back wheel between the forks - I used a piece of wood just a bit longer than the distance between the forks to spread them a bit and it fell in.

 

[jakeboy]

thanks to you both good info good clear photo looks good fitted