Project bike.

[tallbloke]

Here's my new P&J.

Double butted Reynolds 531 frame.
New Shimano gearset.
Sit up and beg handlebars which miss my knees.

WTF is tallbloke doing buying a ladies bike off ebay for £83?

Ask me and I'll tell you....

[rico]

Ok...


WTF is tallbloke doing buying a ladies bike off ebay for £83?

[Marki]

You have come out of the closet














I guess if you are 6`8' a normal bike just dont fit

[gbbird]

Reynolds 531 tubing Reminds me of my old Raleigh Rampart BMX from my youth

[tallbloke]

Ok. It's a 23" frame, which is nearly big enough for me. Everything which can be alloy is. It was a proper racing bike before the previous owner added the comfy saddle and alloy hi-rise bars.

It's steel not alloy, so easier to braze extra bits onto in the way of bracketry.

The ladies frame is easier for me to step through while I'm recovering from my broken back.

It's also a good design shape for mounting a 3/4HP 36v DC motor to.....

[rico]

Yep... thats suitably

[tallbloke]

Conventional is just so..... conventional.

[roman]

It's also a good design shape for mounting a 3/4HP 36v DC motor to.....[/quote]

I see you have it plugged in to charge already...

[F.M]

Always fancied an electric motor on a mountain bike or something...if it wheelies ,even better...best of luck with the tinkering...perhaps the plod will be all over you claiming it`s powered and therefore it will need T&T & insurance ...?
nobody will miss you going about in your home town........

[tallbloke]

F.M said:

perhaps the plod will be all over you claiming it`s powered and therefore it will need T&T & insurance ...?

No license, tax, insurance, or anything else required as long as it weighs less than 40kg, can be pedal assisted and does no more than 15mph constantly on the flat.

Ooh look, my speed limiter fell off.

[mat205125]

tallbloke said:

Ok. It's a 23" frame, which is nearly big enough for me. Everything which can be alloy is. It was a proper racing bike before the previous owner added the comfy saddle and alloy hi-rise bars.

It's steel not alloy, so easier to braze extra bits onto in the way of bracketry.

The ladies frame is easier for me to step through while I'm recovering from my broken back.

It's also a good design shape for mounting a 3/4HP 36v DC motor to.....

Steel is an alloy, but we all know what you mean. How picky am I?

Remember your chemistry next time you sell a bike or a car ..... if the wheels are steel, then advertise them as beng alloy

[Davi]

Tallbloke, have you got anywhere with your conversion yet?

[tallbloke]

And I just scored a couple of extra NiMH battery packs off fleabay.

[Davi]

Good to see you stayed nice and discreet with the motor then

How's it run? got any idea on speeds and range?

[tallbloke]

without putting any effort onto the pedals I get about 18mph on the flat and around 12 up a 1 in 8 hill. Pedalling reasonably hard as well adds around 3-4 mph but you end up pushing the motor round above 20.

I live in a hilly area and I'm 16 stone 7, so YMMV but I get around 15 miles on a charge. The extra battery packs I've bought could boost the range to around 50 miles I hope.

[Davi]

nice one, that'll do! what size packs are they and what voltage are you running the motor at? I'm only looking at 6 mile range really but obviously not having to charge every evening would be a bonus.

Edited by Davi on Monday 11th December 08:42

[tallbloke]

Best look out for a NiMH battery pack and charger off a broken bike. I'm using a 24v motor with a lead acid pack at the moment. Have a look around www.electrodrive.co.uk for a similar setup to mine.

I'm working on a MKII 36v-48v special too.

For home brew ideas, have a look a www.peltzer.net/ebike

Right, I'm off to Budapest, see you later.

[Davi]

ta

Enjoy the trip!