geosped
100 W
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- Mar 18, 2015
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Well guys,
Thanks to all that helped contribute. Over the last several weeks I have been planning an off road only build. The key factors was selecting the right kit for of road use, and had to be sturdy for a 250lbs Clydesdale Weekend Warrior. I am 95% complete still waiting on my battery to arrive. The bike I purchased on Craigslist is a Specialzed Epic Comp Disc. https://bikeindex.org/bikes/31529. I purchased the kit from EM3EV have nothing but great things to say about my experience so far. They are great about answering questions and providing a bunch of technical details. A couple of notes about ordering from EM3EV that you might not be aware of. One shipping cost was around $150 and they use FedEx. 2) They shipped the kit before the battery. Right now it's about 10 days since I received my kit just waiting on the battery. Kit came in from Air and I would suspect that the battery came into California by AIR but now needs to be routed via Ground. Again not 100% verified.
I wanted to point out a few tips for those that were looking to do a similar frame on the issues that I ran into. The build was quite simple.
Key Pointers:
Bike Selection:
I used a Cross Country Frame I made my decision based on the Triangle. I wanted to put a triangle battery and did not want to use the water bottle screws to secure a huge battery. Although important it should not be the deciding factor. When I do this again I will base my primary decision on heavy duty frame. Due to all of the extra weight you will be adding an ENDURO or DOWNHILL frame would have been a much better option. I would also recommend a Full Suspension bike if your primary use is for offroad.
Having the right tools:
Make sure you have the right tools for the job. Print out a template of the battery you want to use. Make sure you measure the length of your bottom bracket, and make sure you understand if it's a thread in FSA 68-100mm BB or Press Fit PF30. BB
Typically found on bikes newer that 2012. Don't buy cheap china tools unless you know exactly what you are getting. If not go with a more expensive Park Tool tool.
Three most important tools for the job are 1) Crank Removal Tool 2) Bottom Bracket Removal Tool and 3) Bafang crank installation tool. Alan wrenches, spanner tools are probably in your tool box but with out the above mentioned tools your gonna struggle.
I have verbiage on the pics. Key notes is make sure you have some bottom bracket spacers to allow clearance for the chain stay. Even on my very mild cross country build with tires that were less that 2" wide I still needed Bottom bracket spacers. I would order an assortment of .5, 1mm and 2mm spacers. You might not need them but it would suck if you have everything and then cant get the job done right. My local bike shot gave me a bunch for free.
Thanks to all that helped contribute. Over the last several weeks I have been planning an off road only build. The key factors was selecting the right kit for of road use, and had to be sturdy for a 250lbs Clydesdale Weekend Warrior. I am 95% complete still waiting on my battery to arrive. The bike I purchased on Craigslist is a Specialzed Epic Comp Disc. https://bikeindex.org/bikes/31529. I purchased the kit from EM3EV have nothing but great things to say about my experience so far. They are great about answering questions and providing a bunch of technical details. A couple of notes about ordering from EM3EV that you might not be aware of. One shipping cost was around $150 and they use FedEx. 2) They shipped the kit before the battery. Right now it's about 10 days since I received my kit just waiting on the battery. Kit came in from Air and I would suspect that the battery came into California by AIR but now needs to be routed via Ground. Again not 100% verified.
I wanted to point out a few tips for those that were looking to do a similar frame on the issues that I ran into. The build was quite simple.
Key Pointers:
Bike Selection:
I used a Cross Country Frame I made my decision based on the Triangle. I wanted to put a triangle battery and did not want to use the water bottle screws to secure a huge battery. Although important it should not be the deciding factor. When I do this again I will base my primary decision on heavy duty frame. Due to all of the extra weight you will be adding an ENDURO or DOWNHILL frame would have been a much better option. I would also recommend a Full Suspension bike if your primary use is for offroad.
Having the right tools:
Make sure you have the right tools for the job. Print out a template of the battery you want to use. Make sure you measure the length of your bottom bracket, and make sure you understand if it's a thread in FSA 68-100mm BB or Press Fit PF30. BB
Typically found on bikes newer that 2012. Don't buy cheap china tools unless you know exactly what you are getting. If not go with a more expensive Park Tool tool.
Three most important tools for the job are 1) Crank Removal Tool 2) Bottom Bracket Removal Tool and 3) Bafang crank installation tool. Alan wrenches, spanner tools are probably in your tool box but with out the above mentioned tools your gonna struggle.
I have verbiage on the pics. Key notes is make sure you have some bottom bracket spacers to allow clearance for the chain stay. Even on my very mild cross country build with tires that were less that 2" wide I still needed Bottom bracket spacers. I would order an assortment of .5, 1mm and 2mm spacers. You might not need them but it would suck if you have everything and then cant get the job done right. My local bike shot gave me a bunch for free.