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None of the trike manufacturers recommend fitting a middle and battery on the front boom , apart from putting a lot of weight in front of the wheels ( modifying the handling ) it will put a lot of extra strain on the joint.

The vortex is complete , PITA most of the way , trying to complete an install half way up a mountain in a small village in Wales is not an ideal location ( apart from the views which are stunning ) even down to sourcing brake cables , Post to the area is not the fastest , we are going to invest in some spares , just in case . Here are a few more photos and a photo of the view from the operating table. Regards Emma

Currently awaiting the arrival of the 3rd brake calliper and associated brake cables . The original handlebar furniture has been stripped off and the e- brake cables and speed sensor have been extended by 95 cm , leaving only the aux control panel and throttle cables to be extended. The original chainset has been removed and the Tongsheng tsdz2 fitted with dual rings. The rings are slightly further out than the original rings but with a little adjustment should change okay. Stunning views on some of the cycle paths and from our garden . More updates will follow. regards Emma

Don't look like that supplier carries the thinner cables

We have just acquired another Ice trike , this time a Vortex , This time we are fitting a 48v tsdz2 with throttle and brakes and a 48v 13ah battery . The battery mount will bolt/ clamp onto the hard tail of the Vortex quite low down to maintain a low centre of gravity. A third disc brake will be fitted to comform to EAPC regulations , At the same time of the conversion we will upgrade to bar end changers . Our current work bench 1/2 way up a mountain in West Wales suffers from relief rainfall, but it does have stunning views across to the Gower . It will have to do until our double garage is built Again the tongsheng tsdz2 unit with be fitted with a double chainset This will give us a bottom gear of 36f to 34 rear on a 700c rear wheel and a top gear of 42f to 11 .

Hi Folks , Does anyone have any links for the thin multicore cables used on e-bike parts . eg throttle 3 and 4 core , brake 2 core and 5 core aux wiring . Currently stuck without a source . regards Emma

Double chain ring installed .36/42t

just keep finding ice trikes at the right price. To fulfil another project on the cards for 2020 , involving B&B and trikes.

This is the 48v system currently available without brakes or throttle . ( The latest version of throttled were not in stock )

I have seen the software on offer , We will wait until the unit goes out of warranty first . This unit is on Ken's Sprint RS trike and currently l am thinking " what's not broke , don't try and fix " Next modification / upgrade could be to an ICE Vortex with a similar setup with a double on the front. I will try and get the one with throttle and brakes next. regards Emma

We are in Mynyddygarreg, and retired . We have 2 ICE trikes, one a sprint X with a Shimano steps 6000 system with a electric 8 speed alfine IGH . The second a Sprint RS with the tongsheng tsdz2 48v system ( kit ) that came complete with battery from Woosh. The Tongsheng tsdz2 is a better system than the steps and is working well but we are hoping to fit a second smaller ring to give us a lower set of gears if the going every gets tough . In it's standard form the unit is not as power hungry as the steps system which cannot be upgraded regards Emma in pedal mode it does not seem to give any noticeable drag .

A lot of the original photos have gone missing due to me using postimage as a photo host , sorry that is out of my hands. We lost my Friend John earlier in the year who was one of our Zombie fest group , John was a Triker and a very good engineer who designed and built the Folding frame on project X and his counter poise and balanced boot mounted trike carrier. He was only 70 and is missed by our little group . I will leave you with the photos of his unique trike carrier . Taken on our last camping trip together. John and a couple of his friends took their home built trikes on a few trips to Holland.

reopening the old thread again , a lot has happened in the last 4 years . Both trikes have undergone many mods and upgrades and are still in use .We have now worn out the original batteries and have now a pair of new ones , the front discs have been upgraded to 8" discs and a new shaped seat made for both trikes , I lost mum last year and the past year has been very different for me .

Next project will be fitting a second chainwheel to the unit. The 42 t chainwheel to the 9-32t cassette gives high enough gears but the mountains in this area needs a bit lower gears so hoping to fit a 30t inner ring. regards Emma

Tsdz2 install on an ICE sprint RS The Tsdz2 was supplied by Woosh . Fitting on a tadpole trike required the battery leads ,the remote control switches and speed sensor lengthening by 80mm After removing the chainset , it was a relative easy job to fit the motor and make a battery mount. The display mount and battery mounts were designed and fabricated half way up a mountain in Wales.