Recent content by Narcine

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    Newbie Electrifying a Bullitt

    Yep, I completed it last May. I went with a Bafang 36V 250W BBS01B with 17.5Ah battery from Woosh. No problems fitting it. Apart from needing to add some washers to align the chainring adapter I got correctly. There's a Facebook group called Bullitt The Dark Side that I've recently found where...
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    Larry vs Harry Bullitt BBS01B 17.5Ah

    > School run bike ? In a couple of years. For now it's for groceries and trips out with the little one. That pannier actually has a foldable push chair in it.
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    Larry vs Harry Bullitt BBS01B 17.5Ah

    I am very happy with my first DIY e-bike conversion! All in all I spent £2700, including a second hand bullitt and delivery, BBS01B + 17.5Ah battery from Woosh, various clamps, mounts, adapters, tape and some new spokes as the rear wheel hadn't been put together correctly.
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    Which rims for an eMTB ?

    > Is a 29'' rim easier to break than a 26'' because of its size ? Yes, bigger rims are weaker and will deform more when hitting bumps...theoretically, in practise it shouldn't go out of true each time you use them. > The weight of the bike and myself is roughly 95Kg. That sounds a little...
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    Safety when battery is disconnected

    Tarka you genius! That hadn't crossed my mind.
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    Safety when battery is disconnected

    I recently converted my bike to electric with a Bafang BBS01B kit. I removed the battery and unscrewed the mounting plate to adjust something and the screw touched + to - and it sparked. I hadn't considered motors were capacitive. I have a 1.5 year old kid that seems to love the battery cables...
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    Newbie Electrifying a Bullitt

    The front hub motor is an interesting idea, I'll look into it. I dismissed it after hearing of traction problems and the possibility of going head first over the handlebars if somehow the motor dislodged the wheel or broke your forks. I'll see how much weight is at the front compared to the...
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    Newbie Electrifying a Bullitt

    The TS kit with an XF07? My front wheel is 20" and they have 20/26/700C ones available so that should fit. But since it's a cargo bike not a foldable the distance from me to the front wheel is rather far, probably just means longer wires. I don't know what the handling would be like though...
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    Newbie Electrifying a Bullitt

    I haven't tried Tongsheng or the Bafang crank drive. I've tried a couple of electric cargo bikes, Babboe City-E (rear hub motor) and the Urban arrow (Bosch). I was told the Babboe was a Bafang, but I can't confirm that now, either way it was a rear hub motor not the crank drive. I much...
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    Newbie Electrifying a Bullitt

    That is my bullitt! Thanks for the response. I hadn't even considered the slight lump under the bottom bracket. It's a bit of a shame. The torque sensing, open source firmware and no need for brake and shift sensors made the TSDZ2 the winner for me. Do you think the BBS01B would fit then?
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    Newbie Electrifying a Bullitt

    Found this community whilst investigating DIY electric bike conversion. Only been lurking a couple of days but been considering an electric cargo bike for a year or so and a few weeks ago got a Larry vs Harry Bullitt second hand that I'm thinking of electrifying myself. Current thoughts are to...