Hi Folks
I’m new here and stumbled across this site while looking for info for my next build and found this place to be a great spot so I thought I would make myself known with an intro to my next project.
Similar to others here I own an ebike (or two..) and have longed for something with better performance while having a keen sense of DIY.
A couple of years back I completed a build based on an old “Healing Cruiser” , it’s a bike that many kids from yesteryear had around the neighbourhood, very basic but some had 3 gears, equipped with 20” rims.
The build was to be something fun which It absolutely was, It’s still running but not used that often as it’s far too noisey as a daily ride.
I took it to the local drag strip and with some pedal assistance managed just under 80kph over the 1/4 mile with a hundy kilos of passenger on top, I’ve had it over that speed chasing a car but only measured in units of fear and child-like giggles to myself.
There’s still a build thread elsewhere but to summarise, It started as this
Ended up as this
It’s the kind of bike that puts a smile on your dial every time you ride it.
For the next build there are a few criteria:
Keep it fun: I’d still like to keep it in the fun/wtf? zone, not something that looks like it was built for purpose.
Keep it safe..er: Fairly sure you’d agree I was pushing the limits of a 40-50yr old frame (the bike).
Hybrid: Electric for convenience and initial acceleration and also to get around the obvious turbine noise issue, turbine for the odd fun session even when there’s not a drag strip about.
Better performance: Initial thoughts are around the 3-5Kw electric mark, I managed to come across another similar turbine, and as they say two turbines are better than one!
Style of bike: this is where it gets conflicting, I’d like to use the style of a chopper or something in that 70’s era, but the stability and strength of a modern bike without it looking like a strong modern bike, hopefully that makes sense..
Will post updates as I go but feel welcome to chip in, it’s in the thought stages at the moment but I’d like to have it up and running in a few months, so ideas are welcome.
I’m new here and stumbled across this site while looking for info for my next build and found this place to be a great spot so I thought I would make myself known with an intro to my next project.
Similar to others here I own an ebike (or two..) and have longed for something with better performance while having a keen sense of DIY.
A couple of years back I completed a build based on an old “Healing Cruiser” , it’s a bike that many kids from yesteryear had around the neighbourhood, very basic but some had 3 gears, equipped with 20” rims.
The build was to be something fun which It absolutely was, It’s still running but not used that often as it’s far too noisey as a daily ride.
I took it to the local drag strip and with some pedal assistance managed just under 80kph over the 1/4 mile with a hundy kilos of passenger on top, I’ve had it over that speed chasing a car but only measured in units of fear and child-like giggles to myself.
There’s still a build thread elsewhere but to summarise, It started as this
Ended up as this
It’s the kind of bike that puts a smile on your dial every time you ride it.
For the next build there are a few criteria:
Keep it fun: I’d still like to keep it in the fun/wtf? zone, not something that looks like it was built for purpose.
Keep it safe..er: Fairly sure you’d agree I was pushing the limits of a 40-50yr old frame (the bike).
Hybrid: Electric for convenience and initial acceleration and also to get around the obvious turbine noise issue, turbine for the odd fun session even when there’s not a drag strip about.
Better performance: Initial thoughts are around the 3-5Kw electric mark, I managed to come across another similar turbine, and as they say two turbines are better than one!
Style of bike: this is where it gets conflicting, I’d like to use the style of a chopper or something in that 70’s era, but the stability and strength of a modern bike without it looking like a strong modern bike, hopefully that makes sense..
Will post updates as I go but feel welcome to chip in, it’s in the thought stages at the moment but I’d like to have it up and running in a few months, so ideas are welcome.
