Very cool conversion. I read about the extra strain on the chain in this kind of configuration, I would love to hear more about it for real riding conditions. What kit did you opt for?
My choice is to sell off some of my other non Riv bikes and afford a Priority E-bike with a mid drive motor, a carbon gates belt, and an internal set of gears as a start. Still affordable vs the $10,000+ touring e bikes on the market these days. regards Karl On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 9:15 AM 'aeroperf' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Lots of parts to this question. > > I’m 75 and ride a Sam. My wife is 72 and rides a Platypus. We ride along > on the Silver Comet at about 11 mph. > We can ride the trail together, but if we want to ride in any kind of > group we would be quickly left behind. > We tried e-bikes on an overseas tour, and it was a revelation. Suddenly > we’re able to bang along at 14-15 mph, and the hills became no problem. > > So…what Karl Gee and David Ross said. With E-bikes we could join in some > of these group rides that would be impossible otherwise. > But I would think it would be unfair to allow them on any ride that was > timed, unless they were in their own class. > > Also, I make a distinction between E-bikes (pedal assist) and > E-motorcycles (throttled). You know the ones - 4 inch tires, 25 mph. > There are arguments both ways on those, but in my opinion they should > stick to the roads or the beach. > > For RAGBRAI, centuries, etc., E-bikes have their own problems, mostly > weight and limited range. Maybe they’re getting a lot better, but to do a > century 5 years ago you would need two batteries. > > We shall see. Next year this time I should have my Sam electrified. I > just finished electrifying my Soma Saga touring bike, and will spend this > year working out the kinks with it before risking mucking up the Sam. But > I’ll try some group rides to see if it plays well with others. > Photos - Saga before and after electrification. Motor replaces bottom > bracket, battery screws to rack. If anyone has done this to a Rivendell, > I’d love to hear about it. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/205cadcc-7d45-43be-94c1-260e83da15can%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/205cadcc-7d45-43be-94c1-260e83da15can%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAEv0gKTq13j96zZzxDKpuBO-Y66PMu5EcQxmN4Aeqs4SC1m1PQ%40mail.gmail.com.
