Les Phelps
1 mW
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2017
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- 15
Yesterday, I added a Bafang BBS02 to my Bachetta Giro 20 recumbent.
I'm a complete newbie to E-Bikes. My experience before this week was a 5 mile test ride several years ago.
My wife and I SnowBird in Green Valley located in the Sonora Desert in South Central Arizona. The part of Green Valley where we stay is quite hilly and Southern Arizona is windy during the months we stay here. We normally bring 4 bikes with us. We love riding in Southern Arizona, but there are more days we can't or don't ride, due to high wind or hilly terrain, than days we do ride.
I recently decided to motorize one of the recumbents I brought with me, to expand riding options. As I mentioned above, I just finished motorizing one of my Bachettas.
I test rode it today and WOW! Todays wind was strong enough that I wouldn't have ridden a normal bike. I headed toward some hills that I don't normally ride for a test ride and my decision was vindicated. What an awesome bike.
A note to potential recumbent e-bike builders. You need extension cables for a couple of the sensors and possibly for the power supply, depending on where you place it.
Regards,
Les
I'm a complete newbie to E-Bikes. My experience before this week was a 5 mile test ride several years ago.
My wife and I SnowBird in Green Valley located in the Sonora Desert in South Central Arizona. The part of Green Valley where we stay is quite hilly and Southern Arizona is windy during the months we stay here. We normally bring 4 bikes with us. We love riding in Southern Arizona, but there are more days we can't or don't ride, due to high wind or hilly terrain, than days we do ride.
I recently decided to motorize one of the recumbents I brought with me, to expand riding options. As I mentioned above, I just finished motorizing one of my Bachettas.
I test rode it today and WOW! Todays wind was strong enough that I wouldn't have ridden a normal bike. I headed toward some hills that I don't normally ride for a test ride and my decision was vindicated. What an awesome bike.
A note to potential recumbent e-bike builders. You need extension cables for a couple of the sensors and possibly for the power supply, depending on where you place it.
Regards,
Les