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Just because I know this will be a universally loved thread! 😆
Let's see your pride and joy out in the wilds!
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Yeah, it's a bit on the rough side, but so am I, well matched! 😆 Well scuffed up and battered with a bit of extra padding around the arse!
But is it fun? 😛
Terrible, don't be trying it. You'll hate it.
I've tried em. I think you're mistaking my opinion about stw threads for my opinion about ebikes.
I was being sarcastic there, I know your opinion.
Anyhow, this is a genuine attempt at a picture thread! 😆
That should be taken to Cwmcarn and thrown on the fire.
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Tomorrow i'll be fitting a bafang BBS mid drive with throttle to my cove hummer
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Can I just say much I enjoy a user called 'singlespeedstu' being a forum ebike advocate - that really is grabbing the concept of embracing change by the horns.
Not mine, but my Uncles leisure e-bike. Great fun. Steal it when I can.
He's lived in the bottom of the valley for 30 years and has never been cycling from the house due to the huge hills. This changed everything.
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@singlespeedstu Something something motorbike something
I'm just mixing up some 50:1 then I'm off out to roost some lycra wearers.😛
that really is grabbing the concept of embracing change by the horns.
As much as I like to mix things up with my variety of riding it's just a simple case of the powers that be not letting me change my forum name. (after countless years of ssing and nothing else I've not ss'd for around three years.)
That should be taken to Cwmcarn and thrown on the fire.
por quoi, not up to the latest fashions? 😆
That's the second one of those green monsters I have seen. Could it be the same bike? There can't be many of them about.
A Genesis Core cannot be described as "the latest fashions". They haven't been made since 2014 and yours isn't even that modern *wink face*
Is 2011 retro now? 😆
As much as I like to mix things up with my variety of riding it’s just a simple case of the powers that be not letting me change my forum name. (after countless years of ssing and nothing else I’ve not ss’d for around three years.)
No, I think it's great. You ss types were/are renowned for their 'if it doesn't hurt, it's not doing you good' knee exploding attitude to riding up hills. To see one go to the darkside is refreshing and a positive about ebiking still being actual biking.
convert.
Just keeping my love of all things bike going by adding a new way of riding to my choices.
cant do photos because the places my photos are stored dont let me link anymore.
not that you would want tt see photos...its not a looker.
its a Kona sutra with some surley krampus forks. out front and an xtracycle freeradical kit out back.
it has a bafang bbs02 with a 34 tooth chainring upfront and a sturmey archer 3 speed rear hub with a 9speed deore cassette as well giving good range for the weight of a loaded cargo bike.
getting a new smaller battery though as techs moved on from he big triangle monstrosity that takes up the whole front triangle and weighs a tonne. same power and higher A can be had from a jumbo whale with more modern Cells and saves several KG
great thing for shopping and nipping to the pub with the wife.
getting a new smaller battery though as techs moved on from he big triangle monstrosity that takes up the whole front triangle and weighs a tonne. same power and higher A can be had from a jumbo whale with more modern Cells and saves several KG
Yeah. You need to secure them properly to the bike though, the 2 water bottle mounts are a bit iffy for any rough stuff(could easily see the battery getting ripped from the frame). I got another 2 water bottle mounts drilled into the frame and I also have a couple of cable ties running around that thing just for some opposite force, just incase.
ps loving the pics, keep them coming! 🙂
Those integrated aerodynamic water bottles look cool!
Out in the Alps at the moment so left ours at home
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2015 cube stereo race nyon.
this was taken the day i got it.
since then, have changed
wheels, for same type with wider rims
bars, higher
Grips, ergon type
stem, shorter
saddle, brooks B17ti
replaced a worn rear tyre
nyon display replaced with purion.
Tracey, i love the picture in the barley field, it’s fabulous.
Could people give some indication of where the picture was taken (unless it's in your garden of course)? I've never seen one in the wild and it would be interesting to see whether any are being used on the trails that I know.
mines was on that new john muir way link over to balloch behind the kilpartricks, knew they'd built it, was curious to see if it was any use. Was dull fire road up to the lochs, which is fine if you're cruising up them at 15mph! 😆 , then it gets a wee bit pleasant at kilmanan and burncrooks reserviors, the path goes round burncrocks and is just a big 1.5/2m wide thing with loads of big gravelly chunks/stones in it, might wear down no bad in 10 years time! then after a few miles of that, just hits fireroad again, then into farm track and then roads. Not techy in the slightest though. As I say was just curious, pleasant enough jaunt though for a monday holiday. I'd imagine the route over to helensburgh is much the same.
Still had 55% left on the battery, which was decent.
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@roverpig - "I’ve never seen one in the wild"
I've seen loads in Italy, Germany and Austria. I even saw a teenage boy on an e-Fat bike blasting up and down the campsite road. They're really popular.
Garage, local taking the dog out on a night, going up over Cutgate and back from the Langsett side.
Hang on
I would post a picture but I can't seem to get it to work.
https://imgur.com is quite easy. uploaded image, copy and paste the bb code.
There is some rough stuff on the John Muir/Three Lochs Way but it is obviously a well built path. (and requiring ongoing maintenance) It is open to bicycles and in the summer would be a better more rideable route with fewer walkers than the busy West Highland Way. Get guidebooks here to help fund it and let the volunteer access team know what you think on FB. The FB page also has updates on alternative routes should Forestry work be in progress. www.threelochsway.co.uk
Had a go on one for the first time the other day. It was apparently modded so the computer displayed half the speed. Which meant double the speed in use. It was awesome fun zooming around a grassy field. I now want one.
Another rip round after work today.
So much fun just pissing about in the local woods.
I've not ridden this much in a long time.
There is some rough stuff on the John Muir/Three Lochs Way but it is obviously a well built path. (and requiring ongoing maintenance) It is open to bicycles and in the summer would be a better more rideable route with fewer walkers than the busy West Highland Way. Get guidebooks here to help fund it and let the volunteer access team know what you think on FB. The FB page also has updates on alternative routes should Forestry work be in progress. http://www.threelochsway.co.uk
think i'll give the whole milngavie to arrochar run a go soon, see what it's like, be a decent test of the battery, 42 miles, 1100m(most direct route), with the option to add on the glen loin loop if enough juice left to take it to 55mi, 1655m.might be best doing it from arrochar mind seeing how far you get south, more train stations to bail at!
Would need to be pretty miserly on the power for the full whack i think!
Tomorrow i’ll be fitting a bafang BBS mid drive with throttle to my cove hummer
be interested to hear your thoughts on the 2 different systems btw.
Got it finally built up and finished an hr ago, been out for a quick shake down and blimey 😳, it’s bloody quick off the mark using the throttle and with 9 levels of pedal assist (non torque sensing, works by crank revolutions) there is plenty of oomph to choose from, when changing gear I back off the revolutions and select higher/lower as required and ease the cadence back up, If using the throttle i back right off before changing as the power can come in pretty bloody sharp depending on how much you move the thumb trigger. Still got the cables to tidy up and a few minor things to do but very happy with it. I’ve got the hydraulic adapter cables to cut the motor when braking but I dunno if I’ll bother fitting them as it seems to work fine without them, I’d forgotten how bloody good the formula R1 brakes are when pulled on, slowed the bike very rapidly.
Currently got it set up with a syntace rigid carbon fork so it only weighs 16.5 kg, very pleased with the weight as that’s almost 8kg lighter than my Scott e-genius, I’ll eventually fit the Fox talas 110/140mm but for now I’m going hunting on the roads 😉.
The bbs01 extra torque motor seems to be plenty fast enough, glad I didn’t get the 750 version or the 1500w BBSHD as that’d be overkill for my needs, sits happily north of 20mph with its middle of the road tuning (very reliable) and I have a 36v 12ah battery so should be good for an achievable 30mile range.
Will get pics up tmorn
Cool, great stuff, glad to hear it's gone well. Yes, I don't use the brake cut off either, didn't even buy them. I'd tried the on my brothers bike and tbh they are horrible. Cut the power to the engine at in opportune times particularly a pain on brakey undullating stuff where you feather the brake salot and need to pedal.
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Lekkie bling ring and Lekkie buzz bar cranks
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Thumb throttle and motor/display controller
Still got two DMR Moto RT 2.4 tyres to fit and that's it finished, very happy with it and a shout out to Darren at Brighton E-Bikes for help and advice.
Id love this 😆
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Afan this week.
That's looking awesome soma!
Don’t own any of these yet, but did a weekend’s demo, three of them at the Malvern Classic and the Trek half day at Long Mynd.
Trek have just bought out the 2019 the one here is the 2018, but it’s between the Cube and Trek.
Planning to head to Ard Rock for one more demo on the Cube and make a decision.
Yeah it turned out better than I thought, initially I had reservations regarding the somewhat agricultural in design Bafang motor but with up to 9 levels of gradual assist (user programmable for 3, 5 or 9 levels) it works surprisingly well, and the all important throttle is great for when I can’t be arsed pedalling. I don’t think I’ll bother fitting the gear sensor nor the brake sensors so I’ll remove the plugs/excess cabling from the loom and cap the ends with heat shrinking as that’ll be a neater wiring job.
The fully modded Bafang BBSHD with 1600+watts must be an absolute rocket ship/bit of a handful to ride.