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[EDIT: When the frame arrived, it was discovered to be for 26" wheels, NOT the 700C I'd ordered. They didn't have the Stinson Euro model in 700C, so I had to take the nearly identical San Rafael model instead - in a bluish-gray instead of silver. I'm leaving this now wrong data here, and am providing the updated information beyond post 8 below!]
my first e-bike I built only in June, converting over an old road bike into a truly capable, multifaceted machine. But an injury since then has pushed me to go for a step-through since I re-injured myself (a knee) not less than 6 times just in mounting or dismounting the bike. That bike's build, including a lot of detail about the decisions made, vendors, pricing, gearing issues, advice others gave me and much more can be found here:
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=88943
I then traded another bike I had but had never ridden and never would ride to get a step-through. And so I started another thread about it. However, as I rode it, it quickly became apparent that the step-through height wasn't low enough, and the bike was overall a bit too small, though I rode it anyway a number of times. That thread can be found here:
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=89832&p=1310834#p1310834
...On that thread I was given a pointer to a vendor with inexpensive bike frames and I found they were selling the lowest-step-through frame I've ever seen - and maybe well in the running for the lowest step-through height possible for a given size! Combined with a tiny windfall profit of a few bucks I could apply toward a full build, went for it, and now, this is the story of this new bike, the Marin Stinson Euro. It's Tuesday and I'm expecting frame delivery on Friday, Monday at the latest.
Here are the vendor's images of the frame. First, the whole frame. The lighting was apparently a bit poor - it's a silver frame, as can be seen better in subsequent images. Also note the angle of the head tube relative to the seat tube. I could have selected the San Rafael model which is nearly identical but has a parallel head tube to seat tube orientation. To wit:
View attachment 3
Here, we can see the head tube attachment to the down tube. Note the brazed on eyelets - there are a lot of them! There's a whole nother row of these on the other side for three parallel eyelets...
Now, the seat tube to seat stays. It turns out the frame will accommodate some pretty wide tires - I guess that's what "comfort" is all about here! So, I ordered up 2" tires for the 700c wheels...
Next up, love the fact that it's got FOUR M6 threaded accessory anchors. If you look at my first ebike build thread (link above), you'll see I made good use of those accessory anchors! I'll be doing something like that again here...
OK, that's enough for now. I'll be adding more information about this build on this thread soon!
[EDIT: When the frame arrived, it was discovered to be for 26" wheels, NOT the 700C I'd ordered. They didn't have the Stinson Euro model in 700C, so I had to take the nearly identical San Rafael model instead - in a bluish-gray instead of silver. I'm leaving this now wrong data here, and am providing the updated information beyond post 8 below!]
my first e-bike I built only in June, converting over an old road bike into a truly capable, multifaceted machine. But an injury since then has pushed me to go for a step-through since I re-injured myself (a knee) not less than 6 times just in mounting or dismounting the bike. That bike's build, including a lot of detail about the decisions made, vendors, pricing, gearing issues, advice others gave me and much more can be found here:
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=88943
I then traded another bike I had but had never ridden and never would ride to get a step-through. And so I started another thread about it. However, as I rode it, it quickly became apparent that the step-through height wasn't low enough, and the bike was overall a bit too small, though I rode it anyway a number of times. That thread can be found here:
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=89832&p=1310834#p1310834
...On that thread I was given a pointer to a vendor with inexpensive bike frames and I found they were selling the lowest-step-through frame I've ever seen - and maybe well in the running for the lowest step-through height possible for a given size! Combined with a tiny windfall profit of a few bucks I could apply toward a full build, went for it, and now, this is the story of this new bike, the Marin Stinson Euro. It's Tuesday and I'm expecting frame delivery on Friday, Monday at the latest.
Here are the vendor's images of the frame. First, the whole frame. The lighting was apparently a bit poor - it's a silver frame, as can be seen better in subsequent images. Also note the angle of the head tube relative to the seat tube. I could have selected the San Rafael model which is nearly identical but has a parallel head tube to seat tube orientation. To wit:
View attachment 3
Here, we can see the head tube attachment to the down tube. Note the brazed on eyelets - there are a lot of them! There's a whole nother row of these on the other side for three parallel eyelets...
Now, the seat tube to seat stays. It turns out the frame will accommodate some pretty wide tires - I guess that's what "comfort" is all about here! So, I ordered up 2" tires for the 700c wheels...
Next up, love the fact that it's got FOUR M6 threaded accessory anchors. If you look at my first ebike build thread (link above), you'll see I made good use of those accessory anchors! I'll be doing something like that again here...
OK, that's enough for now. I'll be adding more information about this build on this thread soon!