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Parts for a front one ordered. Happy enough to dump suspension if necessary - haven't found a need for it before, but before I had been using carbon forks, which were lovely. The things we trade down to trade up...

Hello - I've ordered a XiongDa 2-speed motor, I've ordered a strong rim (Ryde Sputnik) and strong spokes and I have a bike firm in Dublin in principle happy to take a trade-in on my Cube Hyde Race bike (with which I will be sorry to part, sort of). I've decided to get the new big 15Ah battery...

So I made a few modifications. Have ordered a Ryde Sputnik rim and spokes to fit (same ERD as the rim you ordered, so same spokes ordered!). I have ordered spokes and rim from same place. Haven't decided on a battery yet - but it will be a pre-packaged job with a BMS and it will be something...

Xiongda motor ordered. Ordering rims and spokes tomorrow. Speaking to a bike shop to replace the front fork on my existing bike with a steel one. Considering these rims. Will order battery next week. Excited...

I'm going to check the widths and construction of the front fork, and if it's not suitable, I'm going to sell the bike and replace it with one which will work for this. I would like to know the rim and spokes you used so I can make a start on the process. This could be great fun...

So I'm going to go with the same approach as drsolly which may or may not work for me with my more limited experience. It appears that my bike has an alloy fork though, which might be a pain and dangerous to stretch, if I understand you correctly - so I am beginning to wonder about selling off...

It is a shame; your reputation precedes you, and I know you'd do a great job. There is a community bike organisation near me and I can get them to show me how it's done, hopefully. Going to call in to them today. So, ordering the unit is direct through the factory, or is there a firm...

Right, that would appear to be the solution I shall go for. Anywhere to buy it already built into a wheel, or is lacing a wheel the sort of thing an absolute beginner should be getting into? ;)

So, I have seen and admired your threads on the Xiongda dual speed motor. It seems logically exactly what I am after. I believe my front fork could be made to take the unit, but I am obviously a novice and any advice you might have would be seriously useful.

Hey d8veh - I've got hydraulic brakes and, araldite and a reed switch aside, I would worry about cutoffs. I think I meant 'I'm going to lose my hydraulics' rather than disc brake. I guess that I'm now effectively ruling out a mid-drive, so I need to take a decision on which front hub I'm...

Hmm. It's a bloody big risk to take. Given the excellent geared rear hub, I may simply end up going with a front wheel hub, which is a damnable pity. I wanted the crank drive for a few hills, because I buy the argument about chain drive. Perhaps this will give me the benefits of 2wd... But I...

Lol that looks like fun. Srsly tho, what are the clearances for the bbs01? If I pulled the eccentric round to the bottom front of the bracket, would I get enough clearance to fit the motor? It seems to me that if it won't fit, I'm going to be stuck with a motor which after shipping works out...

Thanks peeps - I have looked at the BB in more detail. The width of the bracket is 68mm, as it should be. The eccentricity is for the purposes of tightening the chain, which is necessary for the hub I guess. That should mean it can rotate all around the circular BB - it seems to be tightened...

I have a second hand Cube Hyde Race, which I bought after two thefts of gorgeous Giant Escapes. Anyhoo, I have decided to build a pedelec and have been hovering over the 'buy' button about six times now. I live in Dublin, Ireland. I had a very bad experience with a Cyclematic POS (...