On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:20, you wrote: > Still off-topic, but any update on the electric bike, how it is running > and whether you are happy with the kit, Andrew?
Hi, thanks for your interest. My bike is still going well. Unfortunately the epoxy I used to secure the freewheel sprocket to the hub failed after a couple of weeks of use. Fortunately I have a friend who kindly welded it up for me (it will now outlast the bike). As for the kit, it's fantastic!! My bike goes at 23km/h max, but the kit goes to 30km/h (both measurements are *without* pedalling). I actually sent an update on 13 Jan at 20:24 (probably in the archives) but here it is again: However back to the (off) topic of interest. Today I fitted the electric wheel kit I bought on TradeMe to my wife's bike. I won't give you the minutiae, just the executive summary: * It took just over 2 hours * Some fiddling of a bicycle-mechanicy nature was required, including, but not limited to: adjustment and modification of supplied parts; supply and/or fabrication of additional parts; and occasional deviation from supplied documented procedure * The resulting bicycle is rather fast, however the collection, analysis, and breakdown of actual statistics was not possible[1]. I had no trouble with the kit, but YMMV[2]. Andrew -- [1] It started raining [2] Sorry
