First ebike - Electra Townie conversion

[stanmiller]

I've been following EBR since around 2015 after catching the Copenhagen Wheel on CBS - Innovation Nation.

Since then the e-bike tech has come along way. Last month I converted my Townie to electric with a rear hub Bafang kit from Bluenergy.

 

[indianajo]

Welcome to the website.
You've hidden the wires well.

 

[Feliz]

Wow, nice job. I agree with Jo, really clean looking. And welcome to the circus.

 

[stanmiller]

Thanks for the welcoming replies. There was some tucking of cables, but the matte black finish does help obscure the drive lines.

I posted more details about the conversion in the DIY section.

Electra Townie conversion with kit from Bluenergy

 

[tomjasz]

BEST frame for a conversion. NICE! All my bikes are Townie or clones, TrekPure and KHS Smoothies! Older riders dream ride!
The newest Bafang gear drives are very powerful and SMALL. Very stealthy!

 

[steve marino]

Very stealth looking bike. Nice job. I have a similar bike I'm thinking of converting. Mine is really comfortable to ride because of it's pedal forward feature like yours.

 

[stanmiller]

Thanks again for the kind words.

The clean installation is owing to the completeness of the Bluenergy kit. It had all the necessary cabling, color coded plug-n-play connectors between endpoints, controller enclosure, torque washers, spacers and more.

Most important is I wanted to maintain the existing drive-train characteristics. 38T up front and 11-32T in the rear.

Bafang mid-drive kits were easy to find online. Direct drive hubs too. But a kit with a Bafang geared hub motor, cassette compatible, quality pre-built wheel, matching controller, and all pieces and parts seemed elusive.

 

[tomjasz]

Bafang mid-drive kits were easy to find online. Direct drive hubs too. But a kit with a Bafang geared hub motor, cassette compatible, quality pre-built wheel, matching controller, and all pieces and parts seemed elusive.

eBike.ca has Bafang kits! AND real torque sensors for a BB!