I'm expecting this to create some opinions but In the words of Jeremy Clarkson I've done a thing so I'm very interested in what peoples thoughts are about this thing I've done? I do very much doubt there are any other Campag equipped electric bikes though.
The reason for this thing is quite simply peer pressure as a couple of the guys a work use electric bikes to ride to work, we're all old people, live at the seaside and the office is over the hills in Canterbury so getting to work in a sensible time is of the essence. I have ridden many of my normal bikes to the office on many an occasion but it takes far too much of my day and these guys are getting into the office in double quick time.
I've looked at a few of these electric bike things and unless you're prepared to spend car money they are all pretty much rubbish bike wise and heavy so I thought I'd have a go with one of the conversion kits. I took a bike I like but don't use much (in this case my pub bike), which doesn't weigh several tonnes to start with and added a cheapish (£390) kit from ebay which has a 36V 350W motor and a battery with integral controller that bolts onto the down tube via the bottle cage.
I put it together very quickly Sunday afternoon and its been charging overnight so I haven't actually tested my creation yet and probably won't be able until the weekend but will report back with some better pictures and some insights once I've had the thing moving.
The reason for this thing is quite simply peer pressure as a couple of the guys a work use electric bikes to ride to work, we're all old people, live at the seaside and the office is over the hills in Canterbury so getting to work in a sensible time is of the essence. I have ridden many of my normal bikes to the office on many an occasion but it takes far too much of my day and these guys are getting into the office in double quick time.
I've looked at a few of these electric bike things and unless you're prepared to spend car money they are all pretty much rubbish bike wise and heavy so I thought I'd have a go with one of the conversion kits. I took a bike I like but don't use much (in this case my pub bike), which doesn't weigh several tonnes to start with and added a cheapish (£390) kit from ebay which has a 36V 350W motor and a battery with integral controller that bolts onto the down tube via the bottle cage.
I put it together very quickly Sunday afternoon and its been charging overnight so I haven't actually tested my creation yet and probably won't be able until the weekend but will report back with some better pictures and some insights once I've had the thing moving.