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    Convert Christiania cargo bike

    It's far from definite that we'll get it but thinking it through, what would you put on a Christiania bike to make it electric for steep hills (12%)? I've seen one o the hills locally and they seem to have a rear hub and a different type (bakfiets.nl) has a Bafang mid drive which I also have on...
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    Convert a old lady pashley for hills

    I did! I took it out for the first time last weekend (sans chain case, too lazy, but the chainring does fit in it but would need butchering) It GOES! Even up hill. On the highest assist level I was like :O I need to work on changing gear (they need tweaking too) though because if I stop...
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    Convert a old lady pashley for hills

    Resurrecting and old thread because i can finally get round to sorting my bike (baby is big enough to take on the bike now) @Woosh I emailed you last week to check if the BBS01 was still my best bet with a 13ah battery, did you get it?
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    Convert a old lady pashley for hills

    I think I'll get a 15ah battery. I'd rather stay legal and it might be nice to still get some exercise. I don't have a problem with not going fast, I'm not the fastest rider (my dad sets the bar pretty high there) but certainly not slow. I'd sort out my scooter if I was desperate for speed...
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    Convert a old lady pashley for hills

    I do so hate public transport. I've now got a donor bike (Pashley Princess Sovereign 5 speed) and want to get a BBS01 250w mid drive kit for it. I'll diy the installation. I'm not certain what battery size I need, either 13AH or 15AH I think. Looking at the woosh predictor on a mid drive with...
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    Convert a old lady pashley for hills

    I spoke to my local Halfords, they said I can test ride an eBike on their compound out the back while someone watched (I think they've had problems with theft in the past), so not helpful in testing it IRL conditions. Woosh, I figured the pashley would loose its chain guard because of the huge...
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    Convert a old lady pashley for hills

    They are still doing the 48hr trials in limited stores and 30mins in other stores. I live just a slightly annoying distance from the stores, the nearest 48hr store is about 15 miles (I could ride that far... just feeling lazy atm) away and the nearest 30mins store is about 5 miles (I don’t...
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    Convert a old lady pashley for hills

    I don't have a donor yet but I'm watching these on ebay: Pashley Princess Sovereign, Pashley Princess Classic or Pashley Britannia. I sort of ruled out hub drive because of the hub brakes, not sure I could change them to calliper brakes... though I have them on my POS bike so I might be able...
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    Convert a old lady pashley for hills

    Hi, newbie almost definitely asking for the moon on a stick here (humor me, hormones). Sorry for the waffling post. I just moved to a a hilly area of London and can no longer ride my bike (fixie) so I'm having to use public transport to get around :(. I'm pregnant (6 months) so can't exert...