PetersReviews
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I'd love to make an e-bike out of this, the Surly Pugsley! http://www.surlybikes.com/pugsley.html
How about converting this bike?
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Zoot Katz
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The 44T chainring limit is one drawback I can see. The eyelets on the "Large Marge" rims would have to be drilled, thereby weakening them, if you're using heavy gauge spokes on a hub motor. Your tire choice is somewhat more limited with the 24" wheels.
Other than that, it looks like a bad-boyz-bike.
Surly makes good stuff but I doubt their warranty would apply if you're using a motor.
Other than that, it looks like a bad-boyz-bike.
Surly makes good stuff but I doubt their warranty would apply if you're using a motor.
PetersReviews
10 W
Zoot Katz said:
I hadn't thought about the challenges with the larger rims. I love the look of this bike but I wish it had a bit of suspension even though those huge tires would probably be nice & cushy.
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gregben1 said:
How awesome would it be to ride "on" the beach! Occasionally I'll see someone at the beach ruining their bike by riding right next to the water but if I were really serious about beach riding, I'd get one of these...
Wow, I just looked up the Hanebrink and they already make an electric bike! It goes for $7,400. Any of you rich guys wanna buy one of these to review?
http://www.hanebrink.net/
Or how about going DIY... I saw this in Venice one day.
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dogman dan
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Can the fat tires be mounted on a normal hubmotor rim? My impression was that the limitation on the fatter tires was the frame clearance. Zoot knows bikes, thats for sure. I thought it was impossible to find an affordable big chainring for a mtb crank, but I got one for under $40 that has 58 teeth. In any case, it depends on if you even want to peadle above 18 mph or so anyway. I have some pretty fat tires on my peadle only MTB that really make a difference in the sandy desert but they fit on normal rims fine. But if I could go bigger I would, we have sand as deep as any beach.
The more we know on what you need to do, the better our advice can get.
The more we know on what you need to do, the better our advice can get.
Zoot Katz
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The Surly Pugsley frame has a 100 mm BB width to accommodate the chain stay spacing necessary to fit the extra wide rim and tire while still maintaining a good chain line. The frame is designed to take a compact crank. A chain ring larger than 44 T will scrape the right chain stay unless it's peened.
. . and then it's good-bye warranty.
Generally speaking there is an ideal tire to rim width ratio. The speciality tires like 4" slicks on choppers and the 3.7" Endomorphs on the Pugsley require speciality rims. The Large Marge rims Surley sells for the Pugsley are drilled in an offset pattern to compensate for the extra width. Some people have fitted the Endomorphs to 50mm wide downhill rims despite Surley discouraging the practice.
. . and then it's good-bye warranty.
Generally speaking there is an ideal tire to rim width ratio. The speciality tires like 4" slicks on choppers and the 3.7" Endomorphs on the Pugsley require speciality rims. The Large Marge rims Surley sells for the Pugsley are drilled in an offset pattern to compensate for the extra width. Some people have fitted the Endomorphs to 50mm wide downhill rims despite Surley discouraging the practice.
dogman dan
1 PW
Yeah I get it, to put a bigger chain ring on , the bottom bracket would have had to be moved forward. Peadling only, I doubt I could use more than 44 theeth so why would they design it for more than that. But if riding slower is this guys style the 44 tooth will be no problem. Lotsa folks electrify to get away from peadling. You and I are the ones that still want to peadle the entire ride.
