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  1. Zelige

    Completed build - Raleigh 20

    That's exactly how I got going - I saw Jimmysmooth's fabulous conversion and thought, hmmm...
  2. Zelige

    Completed build - Raleigh 20

    Thanks - was your 'start current' adaptation with or without the open source software?
  3. Zelige

    Completed build - Raleigh 20

    Thanks! I took a lot of inspiration from Jimmysmooth's Bafang Raleigh20 here
  4. Zelige

    Completed build - Raleigh 20

    You're right. Pretty much all riding on the flat is in top gear. We've some very step gradients so am glad of the low gear, but yes the intermediate spread isn't used much. One thing I'd point out to newbies (including a reminder here to myself) is that setting off in turbo mode in low gear...
  5. Zelige

    Completed build - Raleigh 20

    Yes, 4 x stainless steel M6 rivnuts for battery mount. Despite getting flat head M6 screws for the rivnuts I still had to Dremel recesses into the battery mount so it was flush to take the battery. The black blocks are pieces of semi-rigid foam that I cut from the battery packaging. The...
  6. Zelige

    Completed build - Raleigh 20

    Dear all, thanks to the enthusiasm and discussion on here I've finished my build. It's a Raleigh 20 frame with a 7 speed rear hub, a Tongsheng unit and 17.5Ah battery. It's a lot of fun! The bottom bracket had to be ground back on the RHS by about 5mm (as was a welded prop stand attachment )...
  7. Zelige

    My First Electric Kit Conversion 250W

    If you're after steel frames, keep an eye out for cheap On-One bikes. They do a lot of steel builds. I've picked up two On-One Inbreds for £100 or so in the least 2 years. Beautiful bikes. Oh, hello all! Been lurking for a while. Just ordered a Tongsheng kit from AliExpress to fit to a...