Custom E-bike Build: Marin Rift Zone 1 FS w/ Bafang BBS02 750w 52v 17.5ah
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Sorry about the sound issues. Bought a new mic after this frustrating vid.
R.I.P ghost mic 👻👻
I love this custom build videos Johnny, thank you for making them. One thing I would really love to see more of is cable routing. Since it is likely going to be different for each bike, I would love a couple shots of anything custom you had to do. That, or modifications to make the motor fit. In this case, you mention you had to angle grind off something. I would love to have seen either a before and after, or at least just a closeup after the install showing what you did. Anyway, thanks again - your channel is full of great knowledge and I really appreciate your customer service. (My girlfriend and I bought two motors and a t-shirt from you - we love them SO much!) Keep it up man!
I agree with this comment. Take pictures of cable housing on every bike.
Put on a Grin Triple Bob battery mount. Wow what a difference. Was using a different one before and my battery was so unstable.
Using the Grin Tripple Bob made a huge difference. Highly recommend.
That's a beautiful bike and I like the design of the frame
Yeah it's a great bike. Just can tell its age by the height of the seat post. Newer designs would have it a lot lower, to work with a dropper post.
I have the same build with a BBSHD 72V Eggrider. 42t/42t the bike screams up hills. Eggrider is great to turn it all down to 250w or whatever wattage I want and make it an awesome pedal bike from 4000w throttle bike.
Careful with that battery mount I have cracked my plastic on either side of the center steel bar from bouncing around. I still wrap mine on another bike with a Velcro strap for safety. Full suspension you can’t beat it! Nice build and as excited as you are about it I can only reiterate the same feeling.
Does the Velcro strap really do much? It seems like it wouldn’t help that much in my mind but I’m just curious what your experience is
@@clavicus
It certainly can’t hurt having a little more support.
Honest total, how much are you into it. And how much if using new parts?
@@bindingcurve
Not sure what your asking!
@@kmtnbike1117 What was the spend on the bike?
Lmao *Hose Clamps* 🤪
I am very much enjoying my hub drive, but watching your vids with the hill climbing on its own in particular with far less weight compared to what you’d need to match the mid drive is very attractive. And the super fun customizable performance with simply changing a chainring size front or back is causing me to want that instead of upgrading my hub motor in the near future. Thanks Johnny.
That’s one sweet bike with full suspension too. 👍
Loved your conversion! What motor width you had to choose? I just received my rift
Zone and preparing it for instaling BBS02.
Did a similar conversation on 2016 Trek Fuel Ex 29 large frame. Used BBSHD and 52V, 20.5 AH battery. No grinding but needed a bottom bracket adapter and had to modify cassette due chainline. Mine uses a 46 tooth chainring and can reach 44mph. Still climbs well with 11-40 rear cassette but its flat here so I geared for OFF ROAD speed.
That's the exact bike I want to build. I'm new to e bike conversion. What do you mean when you say you had to modify the cassette?
I love your energy! And, what an awesome bike build.
Go Go Go....Go Johnny Go.....
That bike is very similar to what I want but I'm too much of a sick broke loser to afford one......My 2 stroke motorized bike has been good to me so far. I was thinking of something like maybe a 500w geared hub front motor for it & smaller battery pack to make a gas/electric 2wd hybrid bike.
Can a Bafang 750w 48v motor with controller be run on a 52v battery without any changes or do I need to reprogram it?
After watching you for two years, my choice from your training (before this video was published) is a Bafang 750W BBSO2 and a 52W 17.5Ah battery. 27.5 tires, Old Specialized Large frame, gear sensor, mechanical disk brakes, etc. All the things that your videos led me to decide. Thank you.
I was amazed when I saw this video today. Your selection of components matches my selection from your training. I even bought the used Specialized bike per your videos on what bike is best to buy.
I do have one slits problem. The motor intermittently cuts out just a little from time to time, and only for a split second. I finished the build three days ago so I am a newbie. I wonder if that is because my brake sensors or gear sensors are to tight. Or whatever.
Thanks for all you do.
Garry
Thanks Gerry! If you have an upgraded display it will show if your brake cut offs are activated. If the power stays on to the display, but cuts to the motor, I’d say it’s your cut offs.
Thanks for changing my life, Johnny! Because of your videos I converted my mountain bike with a BBS 02. Now I want to go ride every day!
That is awesome!
does it still wheelie with your feet (and weight) on the pedals? your whole body is sliding backwards, I'm just curious why this strange position, which is the best recipe for a crash btw. like one of the most commone mistakes for bike or motorcycle beginners, you freak out, and instead of holding the bike, get your feet off the pedals/pegs, then you lose all stability, and actually crash. I think even with your feet on the pedal we can still figure out if you're pedalling/trying to help the motor or not, if that's your concern
I'm pretty sure that's a trademarked riding position to show that there's no human power at play in the short hill climb demos.
@@bjnslc thanks. I think I've seen it a few times, but still don't understand how you could power a bike by standing on the pedals if you're not actually spinning them, unless you're superhuman, had an infinitely quick engagement clutch and you could push the pedals back and forth 30 times/second 🤣, or maybe edit the video ? . I get it that its the signature and the whole thing is to emphasize the 0mph torque (and to sell mid drives). so if the bike can climb with no pedaling, it will climb even better when you pedal, plus it's repeatable. but it would be nice to see a bit more real-life situations and at some point, trying that hard to convince people that all hub motors are junk and that even non DIY mid drives are really inferior, sounds too biased. but its still a good source of information, and somehow entertaining!
@@geemy9675 Wow, have a beer or two.
Yeah on my 2022 rockhopper I had to grind the down tube where the cables come out at, so that the motor wasn’t looking straight down and my cabling going to the rear derailleur actually worked better. Some times you may have to grind your frame some. I’ve seen people grind off the factory piece the kick stand bolts to oh well. Loving it Johnny
Would have been nice to see the cable management. I have a C'Dale Prophet with BBSHD and your battery. I really would like to explore cable management but a little chicken to start cutting wires. I can attest to the "billy goat" abilities with my 32t Luna ring.
Johnny does not cut. But you can get replacements for the primary harness cheep, so go for it. There are lots of videos on cutting the power lines.
Drool worthy! Gotta love having to lean over the bars because a bike wants to wheely up hills.
To be fair, on a steep slope the original gearing provides for that without a motor.
Full twist throttle, or go home, son.
Amazing videos! Just finished my second e-bike conversion. Agree with the comments about the magnets. JB Weld is the best glue for that but it is a pain and takes a lot of fiddling. Now I just need a solution to hide and protect the bundle of wires underneath the back of the motor.
Awesome Man, My Fast Ripper Build is So bad Ass, Thanks Again ! DIY Hands Down Best Way!
The bbs02 does peak at like 1300watts, which isn't that far off the 1500watt peak of the bbshd. I think it's that 120nm of torque that pushes it past the hub drive setups. I run a bbshd and can say the 160nm of torque might be a little too much for mountain bike applications.
Awesome build😍, i have a 2006 Marin Wolf ridge just collecting dust, so I've got a bbs02b on order to resurrect it for road duties. Bit of a waste of all that travel but who cares about efficiency when you got an extra 750-1000 watts of power and sofa like comfort. Problem is there isn't anywhere obvious places to mount the battery, if you're familiar with the frame would like your opinion, otherwise I'll be going for the seat post frog battery route i guess.
Johnny flawless victory diy build! Clean build! You have mastered BBSXX builds! Clean and streamline look at the wires nice! I Seen a lot of DIY builds and they look like crap on You Tube! Johnny Nerd-Out! You hit home run on that one! Ready for the next video! The Force is strong 💪 in you!🙌🏻!
It is interesting that even with a large battery rear and front shocks. Your conversion bike is probably 20% lighter than most prebuilt Ebikes.
Probably because you are starting off with a better bike.
But as you said be prepared to run into minor issues that you must work around.
what ebikes are you comparing against? the Marin Rift Zone 1 is a proper trail mountain bike, although at the VERY bottom of the category. its 33.7lbs without pedals, 130/125mm travel, so clearly not the lightest and probably not the best choice if your going to convert it and make it almost twice as heavy/expensive. it would be more balanced to use a slightly better mtb to start with, and lighter/less powerful mid drive/battery kit.
BBS02 is 12 pounds with the kit. battery is 9.4 lbs. that's 55.5lbs without even counting the rest of the kit and it's still a light duty trail mtb with a flexy 32mm fork, noname wheelset
cost of the build is just slightly over $3k, so its cheaper than almost any known brand emtb
budget emtb will be more expensive, around $4-4.5k, have less battery/torque/power, but are lighter around 50-55lbs, including more suspension travel, wider/stronger/better quality wheels, better components all around, a dropper seat. trying to match that on this build would bring a lot of additional weight.
Also on prebuilt emtb, battery is properly fixed to or inside the frame, protected, and so is the motor, so they are just better for the job (dedicated emtb), will be faster and more reliable on mtb trails. but the elephant in the room is the lack of torque sensor wich is a big no for a proper eMTB. if you want to enjoy the best part of using an emtb (climbing) you need to be able to modulate the power very precisely, unless you are only climbing fire roads
But if you want an hybrid bike that will be faster on the road/gravel, comfortable with full suspension, and can also tackle some mild trails with less commitment, then it looks great.
my dream build would be converting my current all mountain mtb with a lightweight torque sensing mid drive, figure out a very sturdy battery mount, and have one lighweight battery with current strong trail/enduro wheels + downhill tires, for proper MTB and a second larger battery with more capacity/voltage/power for higher speed, with a lighter/cheaper set of XC/gravel/hybrid wheels mounted with better rolling hybrid tires, and a narrower range cassette.
Ideally, motor could also be removed relatively quickly and simply for only pedal powered group rides, or even for a bike park with lifts
..unfortunately my bike is 2010 with 26 wheels, not using current standards(QR in the back, outdated non boost 20x110 in the front), and little room inside the triangle for a big battery, rear chainstay pivot point is only 1-2mm from the bottom bracket, etc
also still trying to figure out if I really want to invest that much money, time and effort on a 12yo mtb, the choice for torque sensing mid drive kits is VERY small (mostly tongsheng tsdz2, sold on ebay or alibaba 😕)
I was thinking small battery inside the frame and additional battery under the down tube for higher combined capacity. if it was possible to lock a battery, I could see myself ride to the trail with two batteries, remove one battery and lock it close to the trailhead, and put it back on my way home...
here a more MTB focused build ua-cam.com/video/9hGF3iGGJXU/v-deo.html
@@geemy9675 E-Caliber (get ready with the wallet). But really, your looking at Fazua powered bikes, and again, get that wallet ready
@@bindingcurve unfortunately not really considering prebuilt emtb at the moment because of the price but I appreciate how clean they are with internally routed cables, and battery integrated in the frame I'm not into XC either, so no e caliber for me, but in 2022 some really nice lightweight trail emtb under 40 lbs even using more "traditionnal" mid drives mounted around the bottom bracket, have been released like trek fuel EXe, although the harmonic gear reduction is. quite a novelty for lightweight and compact mid drive (under 2kg) . also, it's completely sold out at $11k....
@@geemy9675 Look at the DENGFU M600 bikes if you want a truly good build and not have it be a mess. A new Riff Zone and a full build up is close the same price as entry level E05 at $3700 shipped. You can also buy mid level M600 bikes from Luna. The E14 is also looking good.
Are the hydraulic brakes with the integrated cut off good quality? Would I want to change from Shimano MT200 or is it a downgrade or upgrade? What brand you recommend. I'm a bit tired messing with the magnets.
The Marin looks beautiful.
From what I was reading on line, your best bet if you already have the MT200 is just use the new levers. The calipers are weak point (they leak)
That's what I want to build eventually, those turbo levos are overpriced junk, my non-branded 500 watt Hub motor smokes those things on inclines on the trails.
Hey Johnny came out here to thank you for your video contributions. Stumbled across your videos about a year and a bit ago and between you and Micah from e-bike battery school I learned 90 percent of what it takes to build these.
I have successfully completed my 3rd e-bike build (battery pack and bike) and love riding it to work instead of driving.
It’s hard to justify spending 800$ plus per bike when you can buy prebuilt for cheaper but going this route of making them has been the correct choice. Getting parts for these is an absolute breeze. There are endless forums going over the different issues you may have and the programming cable is a game changer.
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Love it!! Don't have an E-bike yet, been looking for the perfect build and I think I just found it!!! Do you have any idea of mileage this would get on say gravel roads? Thanks man!!
Sweet and clean build! Can you use a lekkie regardless of whether you you have chainline issues? I think the stock rings are crappy looking.
What size chain ring did you use ? I guess it must have cleared the frame ok
I want to convert a rift zone with a Cyc stealth but not sure if the 38t chain ring will clear the frame
Hey John, You talk in this video about upgrading your thumb throttle. Do you sell that part and if not then where can I get one?
Check the description for the link
Exactly the video i needed!
I like your style. Build it and just enjoy the ride.
Am from Canada.
I wish to install mid-drive kit in my bicycle.
I have two options.
Buy it from Amazon or from Golden Motor.
But in Golden Motor is 2xtime the price than in Amazon.
Where should I buy the kit from?
Please give me a reply 🥺🥺🥺
Am waiting for it🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
2x Amazon?! That’s hard to believe. Probably not apples to apples kits
@@JohnnyNerdOut Do the bafang kit in Amazon is good quality?
Or
Can I buy it from anywhere else for good price - can you suggest please
@@JohnnyNerdOut Golden are the type who charge for the stock chain rings and $20 for the bottom bracket wrench.
@@bpranav353 EM3ev if you want to buy from China. Getting "motors" on Amazon is safe if it is Prime and free returns to the Amazon warehouse. But the battery, I would not.
Hey There @JohnnyNerdOut I Recently purchased a marlin rift zone 1 29 inch and i was looking a the diffrence of the dimensions between the 27.5 and such and there wasnt really that much of a diffrence. Although I was curious about your opinion on a few options for instance -the chain length is 425 I beleive and this one both in a Large are 430 with 5mm i beleive of a diffrence or roughtly 0.2 inches. If I were to install a bbs02 lekkie cover to make the diffrence with a 36 tooth chainring like reccomended do you think i would be fine ? Also im pretty sure the Battery clearance is the same as well so I will purchase a battery as well.
SICK BUILD.
Awesome build, but something about your frame is non standard, maybe the custom shock you mentioned? I have tried putting the same battery on a few Large marin rifts - zone 1\2 - 2021\2022, the battery is too close to the rear shock so it won't have room to compress, notice how you have almost a fist size gap between the top of the rear shock to the top tube, no other marin rift has this gap, it always looks much closer so something here is different in the geometry. I have a BBSHD kit and looking for a frame to fit this shark battery to for a while now... Thank you so much for this content :)
Hey Johnny
I have a schwinn rocket 88 full suspension bike. Do you think a bafang motor would fit this bike?
Love the video:)
Thanks for an other excellent video.
Looks like you live in Twin Peaks. Be careful of Bob. That wind, that wind, something is gonna happen. LOL all the Twin Peaks cliches!
Awesome build! What's the range on something like this?
I don't want to take up a bunch of your time but I was wondering if you could off the top of your head in a minute or two ballpark roughly what you think custom build would be on a hybrid Cruiser/mountain bike with 24 x3 tires and a ballsy mid Drive with torque sensing and long range battery would cost me to build just for reference because I'm broke right now but it is my intention to build something like that for use on and off-road here in Florida where we don't have much in the way of hills or elevation changes of any kind but lots of roots and trees and most of all sand very loose sand that it will encounter regularly less than half of the time probably around a quarter with the rest being on asphalt or pavement and I'm not stuck on those qualifiers so if you see something there that you think would be beneficial to change I'm not stuck on anything other than the mid Drive with torque sensing so if you suggest something different I'm always open to better ideas that is if you don't mind because I don't have anything to offer unless you need some battery packs built or something like that
Awesome vid, thanks for the laugh today.
Can we buy bafang mid-drive kit from Amazon? Is it good quality?
You can. It is the Wild West on there though.
You can. It is the Wild West on there though.
Yeah I got mine from amazon
Do you have to angle grind this bike?
I have this bike I want to convert it to an ebike but I can't do any angle grinding I don't have the place or tools.
How come nobody ever builds a bike with multiple batteries for long range
shrink wrap around hose clamps >> buys them from a website. 🤣
I'm interested in doing a similar build with a Marin Rift Zone after watching your video. Can you Please share what size frame yours is? L or XL? Also, would there be any differences between the BBSHD vs 02 for installation challenges? Like chainline, BB spacing etc. I think this is your best build yet. Full Suspension is going to be much better on the rider and the motor/battery, especially away from pavement.
Size L. Can’t comment on chainline issues, it is possible.
And how it ended? Do you chenged marin rift zone to ebike with bafang mid drive? If yes, which one you have, bbs02 or bbshd? Any issues?
That is a sweet bike! Nice job.
*THIS DUDE BUILD THAT BIKE IN 10 MINUTES*
Is the max speed throttle on,y and what chainring
Putting a throttle on left side makes no sense.
If you want to press the horn or use indicators well it causes a problem.
Customer may want these options one day.
I always put a twist throttle or half throttle on the right side.
With gear shifter & hydraulic brake lever with magnet cut off sensor.
And always have key ignition with voltage display & headlight horn switches on the left side.
They always look clean and professional.
And works perfect like it supposed to.
That's only the handlebars it's very simple.
If you think that's hard the other stuff you will struggle.
Unless it's a plug and play kit
You are completely confused on the purpose of this build if you think turn indicators and a horn are involved. LOL!
Hello Johnny, I have a carbon fiber hard tail frame 29r that I would like to convert. I am interested in using the conversion you used on this bike. Can I order the kit from you? Thanks 🙏🏻
Carbon frames are not suitable for conversion to ebike! They will broke!
Carbon is not for any conversions to ebike except to frames designed as ebikes. Sorry.
What is the difference in weight comparing the 750 vs the 1000 watt , seems like the Xtra weight of a 1000 watt could make the bike more sluggish when your just cruising and not trying to go fast
~2-3#
Hello Johnny, I've done 2X conversions. One a 2017 RADWAGON and the other a SANTA CRUZ full suspension MTB. Do you know why they both needed offset left pedals ? Thx
Which grease is best for BBS02 repack? Red N Tacky? or Mobil SHC100? or something else?
I already have the red n tacky. any reason I shouldn't use it? Lithium based should OK getting on the nylon gear right?
Hey There @JohnnyNerdOut I Recently purchased a marlin rift zone 1 29 inch and i was looking a the diffrence of the dimensions between the 27.5 and such and there wasnt really that much of a diffrence. Although I was curious about your opinion on a few options for instance -the chain length is 425 I beleive and this one both in a Large are 430 with 5mm i beleive of a diffrence or roughtly 0.2 inches. If I were to install a bbs02 lekkie cover to make the diffrence with a 36 tooth chainring like reccomended do you think i would be fine ? Also im pretty sure the Battery clearance is the same as well so I will purchase a battery as well. Other diffrence i noticed was that the hydraluc brake rottors are 180mm vs 160mm for the kit and curious if i could rotors i have on there and use the same kit ?
just finished a scott genius with rear remote control shocks .traction control.trail mode,and hardtail ,front 29 downhill air shocks ,with 250w tongsheng mid drive with 34 amp hour battery, de restriceded flying machine, just done 15,000 miles on a scott fx1 with a tongsheng mid drive still going strong,doing 350 miles per week saveing myself £80 per week in petrol,and i am as fit as a butchers dog,and i am 73 years of age ,just split a saracen down hill mtb in half ,had it back on the road in 4 hours,the down time on these bikes are very low and very cheap to repair,keep up the good work johnny ps keep away from shop bikes you will need to buy 2 to keep them going,the miles i do ,a shop bike would be to unreliable,i update my blkes all of the time.never spent more than £700 on any of my bikes for full build and i have 13 differant e mtb
Johnny, why is that Bafang/most mid drive systems allow one to utilize up to 52V instead of 72, or more volts? I only ask as I’d like to be able to fit in many more amps of battery in the same size battery instead of adding 2 big batteries in order to get the same capacity of range 1 would do having 72V.
The audio reminds me of a late 80s psa announcement on tv
Think those tabs you wacked off are for a bash guard. I have the Marin rift zone 3 27.5x3” front back with go up to a 27.5x2.8 both maxxis minions
I'd like to convert my old full suspension Cannondale, but I'd really like a torque-sensing motor. My BBSO2 isn't very natural feeling and for any kind of technical riding the abrupt power initiation puts me off. The new CYC Stealth Gen 3 has some appeal, but $$$ and questions about reliability. Is Tongsheng worth considering at all?
What is the part# for bafang integrated brake cut off kit
Im about to pull the trigger and order my conversion kit. I just wish there was a better way of positioning the motor. It's far too exposed for my liking. OK for on-road, lethal for off-road.
Has anybody already made a Bluetooth heads up display using something like a good quality small lightweight safety glasses because I think that would be a really cool display similar to something you might see in a F-18 or F-22 not to mention gimmicky things are so easy to sell because I believe I could prototype something like that with off the shelf parts
Yes, I hacksawed off the lowest ICG tab on my 2006 Banshee Scirocco. They are for the fancy roller chain guides. Totally not needed for me. With the 3 speed hub it’s like a single speed with very good chain line. Chain has never come off...
I've never had an Ebike before which is why I might ask questions or make statements that to a seasoned Pro sounds stupid but that's because I'm gathering information and doing research but does anybody ever put the battery under that bar yours is on top of or is there just not enough room under there or it's too exposed because I'm thinking lower center of gravity the lower the better would be the best configuration so what is your opinion on battery placement being something other than the typical place where yours is or even further forward to keep the front end down because I don't want to end up on my ass (I'm just too old for that shit)
What is the thumbthrottle, Shanrya, Emoshayoga? The reason for asking is that I'm in Sweden and I saw that you don't have it in stock.
Hey Johnny, thinking of modifications for my ebike. I live in NC. Can you help me
Yes, I offer consultations that you can sign up for via my website
whats the frame size? i have a medium rift zone 2 2022 model and wanting to add a bbs02b but unsure if the battery is gonna fit on the down tube
Large
If the silver market goes to what they expect it to go batteries will no longer be affordable to purchase.
Haha I just had to cut off a similar piece on my bike as well (Roscoe 8) to fit the motor. Pro tip don’t tap on the motor to try and squeeze it through lol
Does this work with a 68 mm bafang?
Out of my bikes, the only bike I actually put a mid drive on is the only one I had to angle grind to get the crank arm off. The other bikes with no motor or hub motors where I took the crank arm off to install the pedal assist or just to see if it would come off, came off no problem but of course when I need it off the most, it doesn't come off.
I’d love to buy and build a one just like this one! But I want fat tire!! I’m trying to find a reason not to buy a himiway cobra pro ! …
I’ve been toying with the idea of fitting the bafang mid drive to my 2009 giant reign , I’m wondering if anyone out there has been successful with this upgrade ,
And I'm gonna be getting hold of you to get a bite a bike for myself and I'll talk to you about it about it and you're a good worker on bikes and I got a friend at some electrician you said you'll help me with it so I'll get it done keep up the good work
Why is your BBS02 hanging so low?
Another sweet build.
I used zip ties 250 pounds heavy duty
Preaching to the choir 😂🤣😅👍🏾that's funny 😁
Same here, my throttle is on the left because I had no other place because the right side was cramped with stuff.
Dude I just bought those Velcro strap on insulated water bottle holder so nice. That mount almost anywhere
Can you still use that motor on like a single gear? I plan on trying to take an BMX bike frame turned into ebike
What are your thoughts about the motor hanging so low? Seems like it will hit rocks too easily.
Mine does. I mounted the battery underslung on the down tube. Mine is only 350 watt 36 volt, plenty of climbing power and long range. I do long backpacking trips.
Careful, if you hit a rock and crack housing on a long backpack, you could be stuck with a heavy bike to pedal out. Still trying to decide on converting my full suspension bike since the the motor will sit so low.
@@gerrykrippner5542 Larger tires ?
That’s a smart build and it’s all yours. Excellent design JN
That would be cool to have a hub motor up front low low watt for added hill climb or slow adventures have the bike loaded down for bike camping or towing a trailer
I have a down hill bike I want to do this to but I want to do the battery in a backpack
Personally I don’t like being tethered to the motor. The power cable always seemed to be getting in the way, but I had the cable coming out the top. The better way would have the cable coming out the bottom of a backpack.
how does the bike go in rough terrain.. the motor is hanging very low
Fine unless you come across a fallen log
I hear you, have 2000w hub,pretty fast,72v, but hub heavy, constantly breaking spokes, have to constantly tighten 😫 spokes, battery heavy too. My next bike I'm going with the 750w bafang, and when ever I get enough extra 💰 🤑 start picking up extra batteries. I'm sure you are aware that you can buy a USB that hooks up to controller plug and make it so it has a 1500w peak, and you can up amps like 5, I'm not sure if it will have160nm, but 120nm or 140newton meters would still be cool, and they are dirt cheap right now, compared to the 1000w, but I ramble on, your bike is sweet, bro, happy trails to you my friend 😀
You hook usb to computer or laptop, I think you have to get a app.
Where do you get your batteries???
So you can't get BBSHD motors either? What's going on?
Thank you for the video. Is this bbs02b good for gaining fitness in lower assistance modes? As it is cadence based and not torq, I am trying to figure out if it would be a good choice for just small assist and give me still a good workout. Cheers.
Absolutely
Hi Johnny, what motor / system would u advise me to get for a specialized crossroads 1996 and where can I get it
Cheers , I'm in UK
Go to Em3ev.com
Love the bike Johnny. Just ordered a Marin PineMt1 and a bbsHD.
Replacing a old mongoose with a bbs02.
Love the channel.
Love it’s a Johnny bike
Does BBSHD suits marin pine mountain? If yes, how big front gear you have?
Unfortunately, in Germany we are only allowed to install 250 watt motors when we drive with them on public roads.
Is that still enough for steep climbs?
You’ll have to pedal for sure. But it helps some. Consider that maintaining 250w yourself over a long period of time is a good aerobic workout.
Hi Johnny, would you happen to know if the 52v 25ah will fit in the triangle? I have recently bought the same bike thanks to this video.
I’m sure it would. There is plenty of space
Would you ride that (or most of your builds) in the Portland raining season? I have a edirtbike and the controller might have gotten wet so it went kaput. I would like to build something as close to water proof as possible.
Yes I would. I would worry more about myself getting wet than the motor 😀
Good looking build the 5 mil spacer must have helped the chain line good bike to convert
Midrive BBSHD all day !