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Here's something that might help you decide. Since I built this bike, it's done exactly 1000 hilly miles at an average speed of 13.5 mph with absolutely no maintenance. That means no cable adjustments, no chain lubrication, no other lubrication, no cleaning, no replacement parts - absolutely nothing.except that I changed the saddle for more comfort.and greased the motor just after I installed it because it was making strange noises.
It's a little dirty now because of all the salt on the roads, so I'll now give it a bit of a clean and lube the chain.
To recap, I bought it for £5 with knackered brakes and bottom bracket, so I got a pair of hydraulic brakes from Ebay for about £50 (?) and a cartridge BB from Halfords for a tenner, so £65 for the bike, £150 for the motor kit from Xiongda, £250 for the battery from BMSB, rim, spokes, mudguards, lights, rack, etc for about £60, so that comes to about £520.
The cheap suspension clatters over big bumps, but gives enough to save you from the tiresome jolts you get without it. The Xiongda motor is the best climbing 250w motor bar none. No Bosch or Panasonic can match it. When it goes into low gear, it's like a winch. I had some reservations about it when I first installed it, but now it's my favourite motor. It's become very quiet and smooth. In levels one to three, you can't hear it at all.
I think those people that say that you have to buy an expensive bike for reliability are nothing more than snobs. The main thing that lets down cheap bikes is the brakes, which can easily be upgraded This bike is just as much fun to ride as any other electric bike that I've ridden. Being honest, it's probably a bit small for me, which affects comfort for my old arthritic body a bit, but it hasn't stopped me from doing journeys up to 50 miles in a day.
Sadly, now I'm going to retire it and build a more comfortable one for some epic journeys next year, and I want to be able to maintain a higher average speed for that. Expect to see it on Ebay after Xmas.
It's a little dirty now because of all the salt on the roads, so I'll now give it a bit of a clean and lube the chain.
To recap, I bought it for £5 with knackered brakes and bottom bracket, so I got a pair of hydraulic brakes from Ebay for about £50 (?) and a cartridge BB from Halfords for a tenner, so £65 for the bike, £150 for the motor kit from Xiongda, £250 for the battery from BMSB, rim, spokes, mudguards, lights, rack, etc for about £60, so that comes to about £520.
The cheap suspension clatters over big bumps, but gives enough to save you from the tiresome jolts you get without it. The Xiongda motor is the best climbing 250w motor bar none. No Bosch or Panasonic can match it. When it goes into low gear, it's like a winch. I had some reservations about it when I first installed it, but now it's my favourite motor. It's become very quiet and smooth. In levels one to three, you can't hear it at all.
I think those people that say that you have to buy an expensive bike for reliability are nothing more than snobs. The main thing that lets down cheap bikes is the brakes, which can easily be upgraded This bike is just as much fun to ride as any other electric bike that I've ridden. Being honest, it's probably a bit small for me, which affects comfort for my old arthritic body a bit, but it hasn't stopped me from doing journeys up to 50 miles in a day.
Sadly, now I'm going to retire it and build a more comfortable one for some epic journeys next year, and I want to be able to maintain a higher average speed for that. Expect to see it on Ebay after Xmas.
