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jags:
anyone know if sjs cycles sells befang ebike motor and kit i looked on there site but no luck .maybe another link for uk thanks


anto.

Dave Whittle Thorn Workshop:
Hi Jags, no we don't sell them, try http://wooshbikes.co.uk/

Please note Thorn frames, forks and many components are not tested to EN15194.

There are many other compliance issues with EN15194, this means if you did convert it and didn't adhere to all of the regulations, the complete electric assisted Thorn may then need to be registered, insured and taxed as a motor vehicle. In this case, you will also need a driving licence, and you must wear a motorcycle helmet.

energyman:
A cyclist wearing a motorcycle helmet - now there's a sight worth seeing !!

jags:
ah well no harm asking  ;)

jags.

Andre Jute:
Depends which one you have in mind, Jags. I've bought both the front-drive 8FUN Bafang QSWK and the centre 8FUN Bafang BBS-01 in Britain, each time in a kit requiring nothing else and no work to fit the kit that you cannot do with a standard bicyclist's toolkit. In each case it was a happy transaction and I thought the premium for avoiding possibly swingeing import charges on importing from China instead well worth the price. Both dealers, Ecosmobile and Eclipsebikes, are recommended for going the extra mile for me.

This is the front motor: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8Fun-Ebike-Electric-Bike-Conversion-Kit-36V-250W-20-26-700C-Wheel/190694074560?hash=item2c6640a8c0:m:mk--EsX27sxmVEmXYYN2hxQ:rk:41:pf:0 which is complete, including the battery.

Bafang centre-motor kits here: http://eclipsebikes.com/index.php?cPath=26_27. All the kits on this page are complete bolt-on jobs. This one is legal in Ireland: http://eclipsebikes.com/product_info.php?products_id=15.

Batteries for the centre-motor kits here: http://eclipsebikes.com/index.php?cPath=30_31. This is the battery I have and it still seems a good balance between capacity and price: http://eclipsebikes.com/product_info.php?products_id=101

Two things to avoid: Don't try to buy the components separately, but do buy a complete kit. Don't try to build your own battery because complicated, sophisticated control and charge electronics are required if the thing is not to be dangerous.

I were you, I'd try to borrow for a week or two a pedelec of any kind that has been sold in Ireland, so you can understand why it is inadequate for a serious cyclist; for instance, its assistance declines just when you need it most, when you're going uphill. It's for this reason that you should buy and fit your own kit, like those above, with selectable and programmable response curves chosen by buttons under your thumb and a throttle that overrides everything.

What your average electric bike consumer wants in an electric bike, and what a real cyclist wants from an electrified bike are two very, very different things.

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