Hi Gents and Ladies,
So finally my batteries arrived, I have my hub motor, now I'm really wondering what bike I should use.
First things first, my ex-mrs has a very shabby bike she's letting me have to experiment on...but after that, I wondered what recommendations people have as I don't really know a lot about bikes. This whole project is part "for the fun of it", but part because I'd like to get to work on the thing.
Bear in mind, this is a fairly heavy front wheel motor (magic pie), and about 16Kg of lead acid batteries, probably mounted on the rear.
Maybe I'm being a cheapskate in bike terms, but I want to spend no more than £400, and would prefer something oriented for comfort and easy to mount paniers on for battery pack.
Do you have any recommendations for a commuter bike in my budget?
So finally my batteries arrived, I have my hub motor, now I'm really wondering what bike I should use.
First things first, my ex-mrs has a very shabby bike she's letting me have to experiment on...but after that, I wondered what recommendations people have as I don't really know a lot about bikes. This whole project is part "for the fun of it", but part because I'd like to get to work on the thing.
Bear in mind, this is a fairly heavy front wheel motor (magic pie), and about 16Kg of lead acid batteries, probably mounted on the rear.
Maybe I'm being a cheapskate in bike terms, but I want to spend no more than £400, and would prefer something oriented for comfort and easy to mount paniers on for battery pack.
Do you have any recommendations for a commuter bike in my budget?
