Did you customise your first purchase?

[PastyMan]

Just curious how many of you accept what dealers offer, or want to personalise your purchase.

 

[EddiePJ]

I just made mine into the bike that BH should had done. http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/the-neo-xtrem-has-reached-its-limit.17296/

 

[D8ve]

I customised mine by returning to dealer and upgrading to a BH crank drive .

 

[severs1966]

Instantly. But then I do with every bike I have ever owned. For me, it was the pedals and handlebar (shape) that came first.

 

[anotherkiwi]

Haven't bought one yet...

 

[Swinman]

Yes , never happy , I've just got a new benelli city fold and got it home took it to bits I've put a throttle on for now and have on order a new control unit with throttle and display, bike £825 , throttle £17 , other £72 , and people call me crazy , "I'm not my mother had me tested " lol

 

[LeighPing]

Mudguards, tyres, wide hand grips, gel saddle, suspension seatpost, horn and lights. The bikes felt safe enough, and I do a lot of my riding cross country, so ensuring a comfortable ride was my main priority.

 

[craiggor]

The only things I kept on my bike was the back end of the frame and the rear rack.

 

[EddiePJ]

Now there was a nightmare of an experience that I'd never like to repeat!



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[flecc]

The poll is too restrictive.

I changed one major thing not listed on my first pedelec.

I changed "all the above and more" on my third pedelec, but the poll is restricted to first pedelec.

So no entries from me.
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[Deleted member 4366]

This was a nice story of modifications, starting with a bike that cost £500. I was involved with most of the changes to the electrics. It went from 250w to 500w to twin 250w motors, single to double and back to single batteries (5 in total IIRC). It had three different sets of forks, god knows how many controller mods and just about every accessory under the sun.

Coincidentally, that original motor is about to be resurrected into a new project, of which maybe details will appear soon from a well-known forum member.

http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/new-version-of-my-san-eagle.12198/

 

[Jon Matthews]

I changed mine but not that significantly.

The two best things I did was to change the grips and head stock.

Specialized Contour XC Grips and fitted an adjustable BBB head stem. Suddenly my bike feels bespoke, like it was made for me. I bought a cheap gel seat which has improved comfort, cant recommend a brand as its all personal taste. Fitted some mountain bike mud guards, not sure how effective they are so far. Under saddle bag to keep some tools in and a tube. Puncture resistant tyres, Schwalbe GT 365 Marathons. Lezyne 1100XL front light and Lezyne Strip Pro 300 rear. Also a Cube kick stand. Its taken a few months and quite a bit of cash but I feel I'm there now.