Recent content by save_the_ogre

Picking the frame up on Tuesday. Had a sneak peek at it in the spray booth and it looks amazing! They've matched the original colour perfectly and it looks like a brand new bike. I took your advice and bought this crankset...

Waiting for the frame to be bead blasted and resprayed.

That's cool i appreciate the advice! There's not much i can do about the brakes right away as the frame and new front forks have now been stripped of parts in preparation for sand blasting and powder coat or respray in the original colour. Sounds like i could fit a more appropriate front gear...

Getting the forks cut to size and test fitted revealed that the center pull brakes just compresses the front suspension so I've ordered some v brakes. The bloke in the pic has been really helpful and given loads of good advice (including that the bike is a worthless piece of...)

New forks have arrived!

This is the current state of the frame.

Update: I've decided that I don't need to eat or pay bills for the next couple months so I've ordered this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181746297293 and this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111894922850 Yes I know that fitting kit like that to a rusty Raleigh Max is like feeding strawberries to pigs...

That looks awesome! Never seen a tandem with a motor before!

Thanks for all of the replies guys! Really helpful. One thing I forgot to mention is that the Ogre has a 130mm rear drop out. Do you think the rear hub motor kits will fit that ok?

Any thoughts on this kit? http://www.pandaebikes.com/product/panda-power-48v-1000w-electric-bicycle-e-bike-conversion-kit-11-6ah-samsung/

The Karoo looks great! Especially for the money but I'm attached to my worthless junk Raleigh and really want to do something fun with it. I'm fine with spending around 600 pounds on the conversion kit but not much more than that. I've already ordered Suntour front forks which was the only one...

I plan to use the bike on the road 75% of the time and on canals or bike trails the other 25% of the time. Mostly for commuting but some high power off road use on the bike trails would be nice. I live in an area with lots of steep hills so I was thinking of going for one of the 1000w kits to...

When I mentioned the price of e-bikes I wasn't talking about the one that I hired in Germany. I was talking about the bikes available on ebay etc that use low cost bike frames, Chinese conversion kits and sell the fully built package for a considerable profit.

Can't remember the brand of the bike itself but it was based around a Bosch crank motor. I am hoping to fit a rear hub motor on my bike.

Hi everyone. I tried an e-bike when I was on holiday in Germany and instantly decided that I wanted one. The trouble is that when I looked at the prices I was immediately put off. I don't mind spending good money on good quality stuff but I can't be the only person that thinks that four grand...