ericmark
Senior Member
- Location
- Llanfair Caereinion, Mid Wales.
I got a cheap e-bike, only cost around £750, but in the main it does what I want, however there are three points I would like to alter.
1) I want a spare battery, 48 volt, but this I have as yet not tried to get, so this may come up latter.
2) I want to move from mechanical disc brakes, I have once failed to keep them adjusted up, not on an e-bike, and found going down Symonds Yat they would slow me down, but however hard I pulled would not stop me until I reached the bottom, lucky met nothing on the way, but realised they can reach end of cam travel if not kept in adjustment, so want hydraulic type which are less reliant on adjustment. But local bike shops say you can't get them with the micro switches needed for an e-bike, however I have seen e-bikes with hydraulic brakes, in fact fitted to my wife's e-bike, so what is the problem?
3) The gearing is to low, at 16 MPH my legs are going silly, I do need the low gears for hill climbing, but I am putting in next to nothing effort at cruising speed as my legs can't move that fast, motor in rear wheel, so can't see the problem, but I get sorry can't change front chain set. I can understand this with wife's bike where the front cog is domed around the motor, but not with mine with motor in rear wheel.
On the canal tow path I just take it easy, and travel slower, but on the road want to get some speed so less likely to be shunted by cars.
1) I want a spare battery, 48 volt, but this I have as yet not tried to get, so this may come up latter.
2) I want to move from mechanical disc brakes, I have once failed to keep them adjusted up, not on an e-bike, and found going down Symonds Yat they would slow me down, but however hard I pulled would not stop me until I reached the bottom, lucky met nothing on the way, but realised they can reach end of cam travel if not kept in adjustment, so want hydraulic type which are less reliant on adjustment. But local bike shops say you can't get them with the micro switches needed for an e-bike, however I have seen e-bikes with hydraulic brakes, in fact fitted to my wife's e-bike, so what is the problem?
3) The gearing is to low, at 16 MPH my legs are going silly, I do need the low gears for hill climbing, but I am putting in next to nothing effort at cruising speed as my legs can't move that fast, motor in rear wheel, so can't see the problem, but I get sorry can't change front chain set. I can understand this with wife's bike where the front cog is domed around the motor, but not with mine with motor in rear wheel.
On the canal tow path I just take it easy, and travel slower, but on the road want to get some speed so less likely to be shunted by cars.
