Suggested kit for conversion

[Tefoonez]

Hi
Having read through a number of posts, the repeated comment was to answer the following questions and provide an image of the 'donor' bike so here goes:

This is for my wife to help with commuting for perhaps 10 miles in total and maybe joinging me for rides of say 20 miles;

The best way to start is for you to write down all what you have and what you want to achieve.
How heavy are you? Lets say 9st
What type of rides? Mostly commuting for 10 miles round trip, occasional day out with me so 20-25 miles
How steep are the hills? Cambridge area so basically flat as you can
How fast do you want to go? legal limit is fine
Any other desirable characteristics? Not really.

Image below is the basic design of her bike as in step-through, rack etc so I imagine the battery will be on the rack or under the seat?
Show a picture of your donor bike.

 

[Peter.Bridge]

Hi
Having read through a number of posts, the repeated comment was to answer the following questions and provide an image of the 'donor' bike so here goes:

This is for my wife to help with commuting for perhaps 10 miles in total and maybe joinging me for rides of say 20 miles;

The best way to start is for you to write down all what you have and what you want to achieve.
How heavy are you? Lets say 9st
What type of rides? Mostly commuting for 10 miles round trip, occasional day out with me so 20-25 miles
How steep are the hills? Cambridge area so basically flat as you can
How fast do you want to go? legal limit is fine
Any other desirable characteristics? Not really.

Image below is the basic design of her bike as in step-through, rack etc so I imagine the battery will be on the rack or under the seat?
Show a picture of your donor bike. View attachment 62634

That is very similar to the donor bike on my first ever conversion and it was great and had a lot of pleasure from it, then passed it onto my niece who used it to get round University. Yes, rear battery rack would be good, just make sure it is mounted as low to the back wheel and as far forward as possible

The only disadvantage is the rim brakes, both from wear point of view and stopping point of view (especially in the wet). My niece has now asked if I will transfer the kit to a bike with disc brakes.

Step through bikes with disc brakes do exist, just not so common.

My personal opinion would be to buy a donor bike off Facebook, eBay, gumtree for an extra £200

e.g. https://www.facebook.com/share/1656fCHyBs/

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[Tefoonez]

That is very similar to the donor bike on my first ever conversion and it was great and had a lot of pleasure from it, then passed it onto my niece who used it to get round University. Yes, rear battery rack would be good, just make sure it is mounted as low to the back wheel and as far forward as possible

The only disadvantage is the rim brakes, both from wear point of view and stopping point of view (especially in the wet). My niece has now asked if I will transfer the kit to a bike with disc brakes.

Step through bikes with disc brakes do exist, just not so common.

My personal opinion would be to buy a donor bike off Facebook, eBay, gumtree for an extra £200

e.g. https://www.facebook.com/share/1656fCHyBs/

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Thanks. Then I'm thinking of this

Pardon our interruption...

By the time I buy the bike and a kit I'm about £700 in?

 

[Peter.Bridge]

Thanks. Then I'm thinking of this

Pardon our interruption...

By the time I buy the bike and a kit I'm about £700 in?

That looks a bargain ! The adventure 1 is very high spec. Big battery, just check it hasn't been left for years without use or charging. Worst case you'd have to replace the battery

ETA it says brand new conversion with 1 year guarantee

Looks a bargain to me

 

[thelarkbox]

Fwiw 2 things i didnt consider properly pre convesion,
1) brakes my rim brakes while adequate for my use could be better and do need more regular attention due to block wear.

2) Comfort.. with e-power you will not need to rise out of the saddle every so often and if like me your backside will be planted more firmly on the seat, So you will experience every bump and crack in the rd right up your spine if lacking suspension.. Suspension seat posts are a thing but do cost a bit for the good uns

that ebay bike has both covered

 

[Peter.Bridge]

Thanks. Then I'm thinking of this

Pardon our interruption...

By the time I buy the bike and a kit I'm about £700 in?

Let us know how you get on, the one question is the frame size ? I know step through bikes are more flexible in terms of range of sizes but they come in small, medium and large. 5'6" would fit medium or small

 

[Tefoonez]

Just to update on this, drove to east London on Monday morning and picked the bike up after a few test rides. Hefty bike but in a good, solid and well built way. Conversion all looks good, connector to hub is facing down which I believe is the right way (to stop water ingress?) and all is good. Wife very happy.

Thanks for all the feedback and so forth.
Dan

 

[Peter.Bridge]

yes - step throughs have to be a bit more solid because there is no bracing cross bar - looks a lovely bike - happy pedelecing - I think that was a bargain