Search results

  1. SPYDER

    BPM rear hub motor suitability

    Living only minutes from Sherwood Pines I seem to be spending more and more time "off-road" just lately and my Xiongda Two speed equipped hard tail is taking a thrashing! Meanwhile, hanging unused on the garage wall is my full-suss full carbon Whyte E120. The bottom bracket shape of the Whyte...
  2. SPYDER

    Over volting BBS02

    Hi everyone. I've searched on the net for a definitive answer to the question of whether it is possible to run a 36V BBS02 at 48V. Most people say no but a few say yes, but I've not found someone who has actually done it. Re-programming the Low voltage cutoff should pose no problem AFAIK...
  3. SPYDER

    Recommendations sought...front, rear, mid ?

    Hi everyone. Some of you may have seen my XIONGDA build thread. Its a great bike, one of the best things I've ever built. But you can never have too many bikes so I am looking at building a more "road focused" ebike. Base bike will likely be a Spesh Sirrus or similar. Flat bar hybrid. The...
  4. SPYDER

    XIONGDA 48V 2 SPEED BUILD

    So, for better or worse, I am embarking on my first e-bike conversion. Xiongda 48V 2 speed. Frame is a KINESIS MAXLIGHT. First job was to spread the rear dropouts to accommodate the wider axle of the Xiongda. This was easily achieved with a scissor jack between the dropouts and wooden wedges...
  5. SPYDER

    XIONGDA build ensuing...

    Hi everyone. Having researched online (mainly on this forum) I have ordered a XIONGDA 2 speed 48V rearwheel conversion kit. Due to the unavailability of a 26" disc brake version ( or indeed a bare 48V motor) I have had to accept a 28" kit from which I will strip the hub and refit into a MAVIC...