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    Assembling my second bike from scratch - light, urban, agile

    Thanks. Ebike legality in NYC is pretty mysterious. I've heard a lot of different versions, from "all ebikes are illegal" to "only throttle bikes are illegal", and reading the statute doesn't clarify month. Every 4 months or so, NYPD does a big operations where they stop like 300 delivery guys...
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    Assembling my second bike from scratch - light, urban, agile

    An update after a long while. Spent most of the winter gradually getting this together. Though I've put about 100mi on the bike so far, today was the first real day of spring that I was able to go for a bike ride that a normal person would consider pleasant. The donor bike is a 54cm Surly...
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    Assembling my second bike from scratch - light, urban, agile

    Cool! I have pretty much settled on a Surly frame and BBSHD. I was dissuaded from starting with the belt drive due to compatibility issues and potential problems getting it serviced, so I'm going to start with a chain and think about it for another bike or down the road if I want to get the...
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    Assembling my second bike from scratch - light, urban, agile

    I've seen a couple of threads where people discuss the difficulties with that. It looks like it was accomplished by ES user c-cap in this thread, but it sounds like he had to do some custom machining that is a little out of my league...
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    Assembling my second bike from scratch - light, urban, agile

    Hey SantasLittleHelper, that's an awesome build and very close to what I want to do. Agree that there's not much need for tons of gears on the mid-drive. I'm hoping that a little fiddling with software will also allow me to achieve good cadence, for instance by adjusting PAS levels depending on...
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    Assembling my second bike from scratch - light, urban, agile

    Thanks for the suggestions. I actually meant to link to the Surly Straggler, which is a lot lighter than the Krampus at around 27lbs fully loaded (without motor). In terms of cost, I've seen this and similar Surly bikes with components on craigslist for around $1000. The suggestion to go with...
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    Assembling my second bike from scratch - light, urban, agile

    I bought an Optibike Pioneer Allroad about two years ago, before I knew much about bikes. I've put >2000 miles on it all in New York City. It's been a fun ride with some hiccups, and over time I've upgraded virtually every component and learned a lot. I'm now thinking of selling it and building...
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