Decided to update my bicycle for this riding season.
The bike is an old Miele road bike that has been upgraded over the years.
The update consisted of removing a Kepler friction drive and replacing it with a Bafang BBS01. For a power source I wanted to use a pair of 5 Ah Dewalt 20 volt packs.
The mid drive install was pretty trivial. The speed sensor mount would not work on this frame as the space between the spokes and frame is to narrow. The Bafang brake leavers are a bit clunky but they do the trick.
To mount the batteries I 3d printed an adaptor to use an off the shelf battery mount. The install is pretty clean and the batteries can be removed very easily (I work at a secure facility so theft is not an issue.) I might reprint the mounts in yellow to match the batteries.
The install is pretty discrete and the quiet power delivery is very nice.
If anyone would like the part files for the Waitley mount it can be found here.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3643081
The bike is an old Miele road bike that has been upgraded over the years.
The update consisted of removing a Kepler friction drive and replacing it with a Bafang BBS01. For a power source I wanted to use a pair of 5 Ah Dewalt 20 volt packs.
The mid drive install was pretty trivial. The speed sensor mount would not work on this frame as the space between the spokes and frame is to narrow. The Bafang brake leavers are a bit clunky but they do the trick.
To mount the batteries I 3d printed an adaptor to use an off the shelf battery mount. The install is pretty clean and the batteries can be removed very easily (I work at a secure facility so theft is not an issue.) I might reprint the mounts in yellow to match the batteries.
The install is pretty discrete and the quiet power delivery is very nice.
If anyone would like the part files for the Waitley mount it can be found here.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3643081
