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I'm down since mid-December with a broken collar bone following a hit with a bus stop sign at 25 km/h that was/is bang on the middle of a cycle lane. Spot the sign and apart from dark it was also torrential at the time of the crash. Didn't know what hit me at the time. The crash happened on the...

So the precialps 130 PCD adapter almost left me stranded and I had to buy a temporary bike to keep me mobile. I contacted them about the failure but no response. As seen in the picture the adapter really began to come apart and started to heavily ride against the Bafang's body before I spotted...

So, the BBSHD continues to work well and it was time to do a proper yearly service at 11800 km (just under 7500 mi) on the clock. This was due to the original rear wheel of the Boardman starting to disintegrate. The spokes had started to require frequent tightening and last week one spoke...

Glad you find this helpful. I got lots of ideas and help from the others here and am really happy to give something back. Very impressed with both apparent and now actual Bafang build quality.

Cheers. Those versamounts look like the beesknees. That being said my battery is mounted just with the two bottle holder screws and is holding well with very little flex. I have meant to put on some velcro straps around it for a bit less stress for the mounts but keep forgetting to do it. As a...

So, end of the year 2018 update follows. I'm close to the magic 6000 mile mark now, the current odo reading is about 9500 km which means I put about 4000 miles on it in a year. BBSHD keeps working without issues and the noise and function seems exactly the same as when I first fitted it back in...

I have been riding my HD without a gear sensor for quite some time now. It's easy to get used to "clutch" it, i.e. lightly apply the left (=rear) brake lever while changing the gear without even thinking about it. I actually rode a non-assisted bike at the weekend and caught myself clutching...

Wait a minute, you said 104? My spider and the ring are 130.

Hi Anotherkiwi, I just fitted it without machining anything but as mentioned the bolts self machined themselves a bit against the motor. I mounted the adapter with the "precialps" text facing out in case it matters. Maybe your ring is made of a thicker material?

Will be interesting to see how that alloy ring lasts compared to the OE steel one. Who knows, maybe it will run out in a short while and next I find myself going for the bling ring or something else. So far so good though after another 300mi/500km since I did the service. The chainline is now...

OK, looks muchos better now. The (alloy) bolts were lightly rubbing against the gearbox case for a short while but as the cranks were turning almost without extreme violence (heh) I just ignored it and 10 km later the problem was solved. With the sprocket fitted inside the Precialps adaptor the...

Thank you for feedback all. I'll get some proper bolts for it and hopefully will be able to mount the chainwheel inside the adapter as meant. The M10 ones look very crude anyway. If worst come to worst I might have to space out the adapter a tiny bit to allow the chainwheel to attach inside...

HI Gilk, the only issue I have had was with the Anderson connector between the battery pack and the motor. I soldered the connections and it has been faultless since and used daily in Irish winter. I used red rubber grease on all of the connectors when assembling the bike last year which may or...