Can I use this section to introduce myself and ask for some advice at the same time.
I'm Steve a 65 year old male living in Scotland. Been cycling off and on most of my life mostly touring and cross country mountain biking. I was out on the tracks a few weeks ago in poor weather and did about 30 miles, got very tired and have decided if I am to keep doing it I need some help.
I have been lurking on the forum a few weeks and reading stuff about kits as I have 2 perfectly good bikes. my 2 bikes are a full suspension GT and a Merlin Malt 1 hardtail both use a mix of LX/XT components.
Minus the back wheel the GT is 13kgs and the Merlin 12kgs so I had guessed adding another 6/8 kgs of conversion kit will bring the bikes to about the 20/21 kilo mark.It is one of these that i would convert.
I had thought about fitting the 8FUN or Cyclotricty front wheel kit with throttle only because of the simplicity of fitting and smaller initial outlay. But if folk thought that a better kit like the Oxydrive rear wheel or Whoosh crank drive was way superior I would consider them.
I am 100kgs and even though I am very active (skiing,canoeing) I have been this weight for a long time and have to watch my weight so getting any lighter isnt really an option.
I like to cycle in the hills and the tracks and small b roads can have long ascents which are tiring so I would probably go for the largest battery (15ah ?)with range in mind. I don,t want to go fast.the 15mph top speed would be bliss compared to my current averages of about 8 mph. I have been reading about motors overheating so thats one consideration and also I would like a quality battery for longevity and a light charger that perhaps I can carry with me as in some parts of Perthshire and Invernessshire they have battery charging stations. How practical this is I am unsure ie plugging the battery in for an hour while I have my dinner,
will it make much difference.?
Whatever happens I have decided that 2015 is the year I will get my feet wet in the pedelec world so grateful for your thoughts and advice.
I'm Steve a 65 year old male living in Scotland. Been cycling off and on most of my life mostly touring and cross country mountain biking. I was out on the tracks a few weeks ago in poor weather and did about 30 miles, got very tired and have decided if I am to keep doing it I need some help.
I have been lurking on the forum a few weeks and reading stuff about kits as I have 2 perfectly good bikes. my 2 bikes are a full suspension GT and a Merlin Malt 1 hardtail both use a mix of LX/XT components.
Minus the back wheel the GT is 13kgs and the Merlin 12kgs so I had guessed adding another 6/8 kgs of conversion kit will bring the bikes to about the 20/21 kilo mark.It is one of these that i would convert.
I had thought about fitting the 8FUN or Cyclotricty front wheel kit with throttle only because of the simplicity of fitting and smaller initial outlay. But if folk thought that a better kit like the Oxydrive rear wheel or Whoosh crank drive was way superior I would consider them.
I am 100kgs and even though I am very active (skiing,canoeing) I have been this weight for a long time and have to watch my weight so getting any lighter isnt really an option.
I like to cycle in the hills and the tracks and small b roads can have long ascents which are tiring so I would probably go for the largest battery (15ah ?)with range in mind. I don,t want to go fast.the 15mph top speed would be bliss compared to my current averages of about 8 mph. I have been reading about motors overheating so thats one consideration and also I would like a quality battery for longevity and a light charger that perhaps I can carry with me as in some parts of Perthshire and Invernessshire they have battery charging stations. How practical this is I am unsure ie plugging the battery in for an hour while I have my dinner,
will it make much difference.?
Whatever happens I have decided that 2015 is the year I will get my feet wet in the pedelec world so grateful for your thoughts and advice.