gabryeludrea
100 µW
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2014
- Messages
- 7
Hello ebike diy ers!
I am in the process of making a project for converting my touring bicycle into an ebike and as I am a fan of mid drives I found Bafang BBS very appealing.
Only problem that i find with it (wich is a big turnoff) is that it uses only one chainring, and 46 or 48 is quite large for my needs anyway. As I said I will use it with a touring bike and I m not looking for speed, instead I want the capability to aproach some very challenging hills (up to 30%) if needed, and for this the stock chainring is maybe too large. So this is what I was thinking:
1) Changing the stock chainring with a 36 or 38T for general terrain and adding another 28T, for climbing steep hills. Gear shifting should be possible with the front derailleur.
2) Adapting my triple chainring Shimano Deore that I have on the bike right now, to be mounted on the BBS, also making gear shifting with front derailleur possible.
Another good reason for needing theese mods is that I still want to preserve my bike s climbing abilities in case my battery dies or the motor is damaged.
Did anyone tried one of the two described above?
Do you have any ideea if any of them is possible?
Or, if not, can you please recoment me a mid drive model that corresponds to my needs?
Thank you, I will appreciate a lot!
I am in the process of making a project for converting my touring bicycle into an ebike and as I am a fan of mid drives I found Bafang BBS very appealing.
Only problem that i find with it (wich is a big turnoff) is that it uses only one chainring, and 46 or 48 is quite large for my needs anyway. As I said I will use it with a touring bike and I m not looking for speed, instead I want the capability to aproach some very challenging hills (up to 30%) if needed, and for this the stock chainring is maybe too large. So this is what I was thinking:
1) Changing the stock chainring with a 36 or 38T for general terrain and adding another 28T, for climbing steep hills. Gear shifting should be possible with the front derailleur.
2) Adapting my triple chainring Shimano Deore that I have on the bike right now, to be mounted on the BBS, also making gear shifting with front derailleur possible.
Another good reason for needing theese mods is that I still want to preserve my bike s climbing abilities in case my battery dies or the motor is damaged.
Did anyone tried one of the two described above?
Do you have any ideea if any of them is possible?
Or, if not, can you please recoment me a mid drive model that corresponds to my needs?
Thank you, I will appreciate a lot!