Hi Everyone!
I am new to ebikes, and thought I would share my project. The bicycle is a 1990's Huffy department store mountain bike. Two years ago I completely stripped it of all components and rebuilt the frame as a retro looking cruiser with Monarch spring fork, 2.25 x26 Kenda tires, cruiser bars, and upscale shimano derailleurs. To keep weight down, the handle bar, stem, cranks, and rims are now aluminum. But it didn't see much use, as I ride a touring bike most of the time. So it seemed like a good candidate for an ebike.
Ordered the 48V 1000w rear wheel kit from Amazon (CNEBIKES, co ,ltd) and have installed all the hardware but have not done anything with the wiring yet. I didn't want to put the battery and controller on top of the rear rack and looked for some hard saddle bags to put those pieces in. I didn't want to use Panniers because they are soft, and wanted a sort of retro look. I found these motorcycle saddle bags on Amazon for only $60. The reviews were horrible! The complaints were that they were small, light weight, and not good enough quality for a motorcycle. Sounded perfect for a bicycle! They came today and I was just playing with them. Took off the metal tubes wrapped around them and hung them on the rack with duct tape. Also, the rack is just sort of balanced in place, so nothing is bolted up yet (thats why things may look crooked in the pics).
I figure one Lithium 20Ah battery and the controller will go in one side, almost filling it half up, and the other side will be open for cargo. The battery I ordered is just in the PVC wrap, no aluminum case, so its as small as I can get it (10" x 6.7" x 2.75"). The saddle bags are 16L x 11H x 5.5W. Yep, definitely on the small side. I plan to put some LED bulbs in the tail light for night time riding.
What do you think? Do they go with the style of the bike or no?
Right out of the box. Long pigtails for the lights, and some generic metal brackets.
Stripped off the metal tubing to save some weight.
Attached to rack with duct tape trying to get a feel for where they look best. And the rack is not bolted on yet either.
I might remove the red plastic that covers the hinge or paint it black. I think its supposed to be a reflector.
Those locks for the lids are actually good hardware. Much better than expected.
Still waiting for the battery, a disk brake adapter for the rear, and some waterproof quick disconnects for the battery. Should be here next week. I can hardly wait!
I am new to ebikes, and thought I would share my project. The bicycle is a 1990's Huffy department store mountain bike. Two years ago I completely stripped it of all components and rebuilt the frame as a retro looking cruiser with Monarch spring fork, 2.25 x26 Kenda tires, cruiser bars, and upscale shimano derailleurs. To keep weight down, the handle bar, stem, cranks, and rims are now aluminum. But it didn't see much use, as I ride a touring bike most of the time. So it seemed like a good candidate for an ebike.
Ordered the 48V 1000w rear wheel kit from Amazon (CNEBIKES, co ,ltd) and have installed all the hardware but have not done anything with the wiring yet. I didn't want to put the battery and controller on top of the rear rack and looked for some hard saddle bags to put those pieces in. I didn't want to use Panniers because they are soft, and wanted a sort of retro look. I found these motorcycle saddle bags on Amazon for only $60. The reviews were horrible! The complaints were that they were small, light weight, and not good enough quality for a motorcycle. Sounded perfect for a bicycle! They came today and I was just playing with them. Took off the metal tubes wrapped around them and hung them on the rack with duct tape. Also, the rack is just sort of balanced in place, so nothing is bolted up yet (thats why things may look crooked in the pics).
I figure one Lithium 20Ah battery and the controller will go in one side, almost filling it half up, and the other side will be open for cargo. The battery I ordered is just in the PVC wrap, no aluminum case, so its as small as I can get it (10" x 6.7" x 2.75"). The saddle bags are 16L x 11H x 5.5W. Yep, definitely on the small side. I plan to put some LED bulbs in the tail light for night time riding.
What do you think? Do they go with the style of the bike or no?
Right out of the box. Long pigtails for the lights, and some generic metal brackets.
Stripped off the metal tubing to save some weight.
Attached to rack with duct tape trying to get a feel for where they look best. And the rack is not bolted on yet either.
I might remove the red plastic that covers the hinge or paint it black. I think its supposed to be a reflector.
Those locks for the lids are actually good hardware. Much better than expected.
Still waiting for the battery, a disk brake adapter for the rear, and some waterproof quick disconnects for the battery. Should be here next week. I can hardly wait!