I have just bought Rodney64's Raptor 140 as my first e-bike. It looks like Rod has put together a really nice package and I am really lucky to have it.
From a quick look at it, and the description from his ad, the bike is running the following setup:
Qulbix Raptor 140 frame
Nukeproof Warhead Headset
Octane One Handlebars
ODI AG-1 Grips
DNM USD-8 Forks
Shimano Saint 203mm brakes
Shimano Zee crank
Stolen Thermallite pedals
Fox Shox DHX RC4 rear shock
Addaptto Mini-e controller
Crystalyte 4065 hub motor
Hyena Electric Bikes Lithium ion Battery pack
Loading...Schwalbe Winter Spike Tyre
Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres on 26" MTB rims
For the history of the build, Rod's Build thread can be found here: http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=63037
My current plans are to just tidy up a couple of jobs Rod had been meaning to finish but hadn't gotten around to and then use it to commute to work a couple of times a week. As I said before, this is my first e-bike, so I have decided not to do anything too major until I have a good understanding of what I like about the bike, what I don't like and why those things I don't like might be that way. I have never worked on bikes before, but I do have a reasonable background in building and racing cars, so I am hoping that a lot of those skills are mostly transferable.
For those of you that are in to (petrol) cars as well you can see the details of my current car here: http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/f...kling-SR86-Haters-gunna-hate-Tyres-gunna-bake
The car started off super ugly and somewhat questionably constructed, but is now a reasonably reliable package. ***Warning*** Those of you that are on ES purely for eco ideology probably don't want to read through it, its a drift car...
Anyway, I am also hoping to get into the community over here in Perth. Once I am a bit more comfortable with the bike it would be nice to come along to some group rides or something. I am fairly sure I wouldn't be welcome to go with my triathlete friends.... Something about overtaking them without breaking a sweat would likely put them on edge :S
From a quick look at it, and the description from his ad, the bike is running the following setup:
Qulbix Raptor 140 frame
Nukeproof Warhead Headset
Octane One Handlebars
ODI AG-1 Grips
DNM USD-8 Forks
Shimano Saint 203mm brakes
Shimano Zee crank
Stolen Thermallite pedals
Fox Shox DHX RC4 rear shock
Addaptto Mini-e controller
Crystalyte 4065 hub motor
Hyena Electric Bikes Lithium ion Battery pack
Loading...Schwalbe Winter Spike Tyre
Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres on 26" MTB rims
For the history of the build, Rod's Build thread can be found here: http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=63037
My current plans are to just tidy up a couple of jobs Rod had been meaning to finish but hadn't gotten around to and then use it to commute to work a couple of times a week. As I said before, this is my first e-bike, so I have decided not to do anything too major until I have a good understanding of what I like about the bike, what I don't like and why those things I don't like might be that way. I have never worked on bikes before, but I do have a reasonable background in building and racing cars, so I am hoping that a lot of those skills are mostly transferable.
For those of you that are in to (petrol) cars as well you can see the details of my current car here: http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/f...kling-SR86-Haters-gunna-hate-Tyres-gunna-bake
The car started off super ugly and somewhat questionably constructed, but is now a reasonably reliable package. ***Warning*** Those of you that are on ES purely for eco ideology probably don't want to read through it, its a drift car...
Anyway, I am also hoping to get into the community over here in Perth. Once I am a bit more comfortable with the bike it would be nice to come along to some group rides or something. I am fairly sure I wouldn't be welcome to go with my triathlete friends.... Something about overtaking them without breaking a sweat would likely put them on edge :S