Is it possible?
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Yellow Saddle
Guru
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- Loch side.
Plenty of conversion kits on e-bay. But I doubt it is a good idea. Structurally, most HPVs won't make the grade.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
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- One of the 'Elite'
Yep, it's easy but there are a couple of things that the doner bike needs. If it is a front wheel kit it must be a steel fork as all the drive is transmitted through the dropout and likewise a rear wheel kit needs a steel frame but OLN size can be an issue.
There must also be somewhere to mount the chosen battery, there are 'seatpost' mount batteries but these are pitifully small capacity.
We have 2 conversions, Maz's Dawes Geneva and my Trike which have both been trouble free for nearly 4yrs and 3yrs respectively, both are Cyclotricity front wheel kits with rackmount batteries.
There must also be somewhere to mount the chosen battery, there are 'seatpost' mount batteries but these are pitifully small capacity.
We have 2 conversions, Maz's Dawes Geneva and my Trike which have both been trouble free for nearly 4yrs and 3yrs respectively, both are Cyclotricity front wheel kits with rackmount batteries.
numbnuts
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- Gone over the hill and far away
I've just used these people to convert my trike to electric, it very easy to do and you can't go wrong with the wiring.
http://www.electric-bike-conversions.co.uk/
http://www.electric-bike-conversions.co.uk/