This is my first bike conversion to electric but having been a cycling club member for many years and having worked as a bike mechanic in a shop in my student days I felt confident to take on the task.
A quick couple of e-mail to Whoosh confirmed the specification of kit needed and order placed.
I opted for the DWG22C as I simply wanted a bit of WHOOSH assistance on some hills around where I live - well at least until i regain some fitness lost over lockdown!
The kit was ordered minus brake sensor (£15 off price) as I simply wanted it to work from cadence (confirmed the system will fit my Hollowtech II BB).
Upon arrival the kit was checked over and was complete.
The fit took about 3hrs - if you take off the trip to the local bike shop to obtain a Shimano cassette tool that would accommodate solid wheel spindles of the electric hub as mine had the pin for QR hubs.
All very straight forward really with the most difficult part being fixing the PAS magnet ring to the inside of the RH crank on the chainring arms. Heres how it went:
My set up couldn't accommodate the PAS magnet ring backplate so the 2 half magnet rings had to be fixed to the inside of the cranks chainring arms. When pushed together the 2 half of the magnet ring proved to be a bit floppy so they were placed on a flat heat proof surface and 'welded' together with the tip of a hot screwdriver. Now then the inside of the Chainring arms weren't all level either so to obtain a good flat fit of the magnet ring I used blu tac to support one side and epoxied the remaining 4 arms (which were more or less level) - clearly all were heavily degreased before the use of glue. This method allows a good level fit with plenty of time for adjustment before the glue sets (30min epoxy used).
One other exception to the fit was the KM259 display bracket fixing screw. I'd guess it is designed for slimmer bars than mine and a longer bolt was used which did the trick nicely.
All in all the fit followed Whooshes instructions to the tee. Congratulations to Whoosh staff.
One further amendment I will make in the future is to fit a releasable cable tie to the chain stay cable which will allow for easy removal of the rear wheel (punctures are bound to happen and it will be tricky with the cable firmly attached to the chain stay).
A 7 mile test ride proved it to be a very capable bit of kit - further testing to take place once this rain stops!
A quick couple of e-mail to Whoosh confirmed the specification of kit needed and order placed.
I opted for the DWG22C as I simply wanted a bit of WHOOSH assistance on some hills around where I live - well at least until i regain some fitness lost over lockdown!
The kit was ordered minus brake sensor (£15 off price) as I simply wanted it to work from cadence (confirmed the system will fit my Hollowtech II BB).
Upon arrival the kit was checked over and was complete.
The fit took about 3hrs - if you take off the trip to the local bike shop to obtain a Shimano cassette tool that would accommodate solid wheel spindles of the electric hub as mine had the pin for QR hubs.
All very straight forward really with the most difficult part being fixing the PAS magnet ring to the inside of the RH crank on the chainring arms. Heres how it went:
My set up couldn't accommodate the PAS magnet ring backplate so the 2 half magnet rings had to be fixed to the inside of the cranks chainring arms. When pushed together the 2 half of the magnet ring proved to be a bit floppy so they were placed on a flat heat proof surface and 'welded' together with the tip of a hot screwdriver. Now then the inside of the Chainring arms weren't all level either so to obtain a good flat fit of the magnet ring I used blu tac to support one side and epoxied the remaining 4 arms (which were more or less level) - clearly all were heavily degreased before the use of glue. This method allows a good level fit with plenty of time for adjustment before the glue sets (30min epoxy used).
One other exception to the fit was the KM259 display bracket fixing screw. I'd guess it is designed for slimmer bars than mine and a longer bolt was used which did the trick nicely.
All in all the fit followed Whooshes instructions to the tee. Congratulations to Whoosh staff.
One further amendment I will make in the future is to fit a releasable cable tie to the chain stay cable which will allow for easy removal of the rear wheel (punctures are bound to happen and it will be tricky with the cable firmly attached to the chain stay).
A 7 mile test ride proved it to be a very capable bit of kit - further testing to take place once this rain stops!
