Personalizing your Ebike...

[erider_61]

Tell us what you have done... For me I have added a rear basket, panniers, mirror, tool bag, additional rear flashing light, clown horn, velcro on the battery for a 2nd

water bottle, skull valve stem caps, switched to ceramic brake pads....and this weekend will add a beautiful but expensive set of pedals that match the blue accent colour of my Voltbike Bravo.

 

[TMH]

On my new Vado 4.0 I installed some Look Keo compatible clipless pedals, Thudbuster ST seat post, water bottle cage, mirror and Ergon GP3 grips/horns.

But the most important personalization was new graphics which allow her to proudly state her name.

 

[Dewey]

Going DIY involves quite a bit of personalization sometimes in order to make your kit motor work with your donor bicycle drivetrain and upgrade touch points on a cheap pedal bike. The changes I made to the 2017 Breezer Downtown 8 ST pedal bike in my avatar to add a bafang BBS01 mid-drive kit motor and 36v Sondors bottle battery included:

• Hebie chainglider - bbs motor meant I had to take off the Breezer chainguard,
• Schwalbe Marathon tires - the Breezer Vera tires did not have puncture protection or a reflective sidewall stripe,
• Shimano Deore V-brake handles & pads, kept the Tektro V-brake arms - Deore brake shoes provide better stopping power for rim brakes,
• Bafang ebrake sensors - designed for hydraulic brakes but work on mechanical brake handles, magnet sensor to cut power when the brake levers are pulled,
• Bafang gearsensor - mechanical inline sensor to cut power when shifting,
• BSB-1 stabilizer bar torque arm & a hose clamp - the stock bafang mounting plate allows the motor to rotate,
• XT90S connectors - because I bought motor and battery from different retailers they needed compatible connectors,
• Luna 104 4-bolt adapter and narrow-wide 42t chainring - I found the bafang 46t chainring was geared too high,
• 21t Shimano Nexus rear sprocket - to get Shimano's recommended 2:1 ratio with the new chainring,
• KMC ebike chain - I had to fit a longer chain anyway due to the conversion,
• Ergon grips - GP1 biokork model for gripshift which has a shorted right grip, the Breezer foam grips were uncomfortable,
• VP flat pedals - I need wide sturdy pedals that can handle my weight and big feet, the Breezer plastic pedals bent,
• Busch and Muller battery lights - mounted on the fork crown & rear rack. I would prefer ebike lights but I have an earlier bbs motor without a light cable and I don't want to mess about with the power cable installing an Anderson tap,
• Mirrycle,
• Spokelit LED spoke light - on the front wheel,
• Wald basket - occasionally zip tied on the rack but mostly left off to enable me to tow a weehoo trailer-cycle,
• Thule Internal Hub Hitch Adapter - provides a left rear axle nut extension to which I attached a Chariot trailer hitch,
• u-lock holster, slung down one side of the rack,
• mini-pump, strapped to the top of the other side of the rack,
• Brooks B66S saddle - I would recommend a B67 model with standard single rails for modern seatpost clamps because the B66 uses a proprietary seatpost clamp requiring me to get a replacement seatpost,
• pannier dropout hooks from Banjo Brothers attached to the bottom of the rack, I use these to attach some old Trek folding panniers, I also use an Arkel tailrider trunk bag when commuting, and a small tool bag attached to the handlebars,
• Kodak SP360 action cam mount,
• Greenfield SKS2 rear-mounted kickstand - at first I tried a double kickstand but it was too strong for the Breezer's very thin centerstand mounting plate which I tore off when deploying the stand after only a couple weeks use.

The kickstand, basket, chainring, torque arm, and u-lock holster, are the only parts on the bike made in North America, it's amazing to me how diverse the international supply chain is for a bicycle.

 

[jaizon]

On my new Vado 4.0 I installed some Look Keo compatible clipless pedals, Thudbuster ST seat post, water bottle cage, mirror and Ergon GP3 grips/horns.

But the most important personalization was new graphics which allow her to proudly state her name.

That is so funny! Yes, sir. How in the world did you ever think of that?

 

[indianajo]

Bike left is unpowered 2017 yuba bodaboda. Yuba panniers & double leg kickstand accessories.
Replaced quick disconnect front quill with 10-32 bolt & elastic stop nuts. (Warning, I only weigh 170 lb.) Replaced quick steal yuba seat post clamp with 6 mm bolt & nut and fabricated round to flat converter washer.
1200 W geared hubmotor added on front. Controller & throttle are from another motor, I hated ebikeling PAS. Homemade green torque arm. Double nuts on motor axle, had to make them since can't be bought.
Aluminum frame on front to carry flammable battery somewhere besides below my crotch. Water bottle clip screwed to front rack. Aluminum frame over yuba kiddie rack to carry pickup tire to town. Useful for new 31.5" TV also. Multiple string ties for various top cargo, used yesterday for excess bags of groceries.
Sayelle Royale Respiro seat.
Periscope on front rack to carry Garmin following display where I don't have to look down. Tractor clips to fold down for tire tube replacement.
Pool float handgrips over sunlite thin rubber. Niterider swift 500 lumen rechargeable front light rides in bag until night, too easy to steal. Goes on periscope. 40 lumen flashing front light permanent clipped on handlebar.
SRAM Twist grip shifter. Still paining my thumb joint greatly, electric pushbutton shifter under construction. Jaguar coated stainless shifter cable in shimano housing.
In addition to Garmin rear light/sensor, have a brightz red light below a polycarbonate plate to keep it from filling up with rain. One battery wears out, other is fresh. Screwed on with 6-32 screws since first brightz light was stolen by cutting plastic ties.
Replacement front fender to replace the one I broke with my foot.
KMC bright chain, replaces 5000 mile OEM. 142 links made from 2 short chains.
Kenda 2.1" knobby tires instead of 1.9" easy flat OEM freedomcycle street tires.
Failed mods: DD rear hub motor, drug too much unpowered & 7 speed sprockets couldn't be bought 11 to 32, only 14 to 28. Used too much electricity too.
Mesinger seat with post clamp, converter from 2 rail yuba clamp to seat post. Mesinger seat too hard. Upgraded converter with 110000 psi rated 5/16" steel rails to replace 5/16" all-thread that broke 23 miles out from maintenance base.

 

[Dewey]

electric pushbutton shifter under construction.

Hi Joe, I'd be interested in reading how it works when you're done.

 

[christob]

Let's see... on the ebike, I've been through a variety of saddles... The stock saddle (in a lovely brown perforated leather, with integrated rear-facing LED) was far too narrow to be comfortable for me. Replaced that with a Brooks B67 (losing the integrated light) which showed promise but eventually a rail broke. Prior to that, I had swapped out the stock brown-leather-wrapped cylindrical handlebar grips for brown-leather Ergons; so naturally my first pannier had (you guessed it!) a brown leather strap with traditional prong buckle. Even the Abus folding lock I added at time of bike purchase, had brown leather trim on the Velcro mounting strap. So there was a nice brown-leather theme for awhile.
But now I'm on a black Cloud 9 saddle, and usually ride with a larger pannier bag (no leather strap) so the coordinated effect is largely undone at this point.

Additionally at time of purchase -- added SpurCycle bell, and Velo polished rear rack... Later, added a handlebar-mount to hold a water bottle cage (no mount points exist on the frame), a Mirrycle Mirror and a Bluetooth Buckshot speaker (straps to the handlebar, and moves easily from bike to bike as needed.) I keep two additional lights attached to handlebar - a small Bontrager flasher/steady LED, and a larger-beam Light&Motion Urban500. (A red Bontrager rear-facing LED strapped to seat post.) Eventually swapped out the standard pedals for the clip-on-one-side, flat-on-other-side variety, but nowadays, ride 100% in the clips.

On my recently-reintroduced 1990's Bianchi pedal bike, I'm just now on an identical Cloud 9 saddle (after trying 3 earlier saddles... I ride both bikes in an nearly upright posture, so I don't know why I kept insisting on dabbling with narrow/low-profile saddles before now...) This Bianchi has two mount points on the frame, so an Abus folding lock is on one, and a water bottle cage on the other. Ergon grips added, another Spurcycle bell, as well as the same pair of Bontrager's strap-on small LED's. Swapped out the stock pedals the same clip/flat variety as ebike. A black rack on rear.

So - not really sure if any of that counts as "personalized" (well, maybe the brown leather motif was a stab at a personal theme) -- vs. just the general accessories deployment... But I like the setup!

 

[Alaskan]

Modifications to a new Trek Allant 9.9s

1. Sram AXS X01 Wireless Electronic Shifter and Derailleur
2. Baramind City Shock Absorbing Handlebar
3. Kinekt Body Float Seat Post
4. Selle Anatomica H2 Leather Saddle
5. Brooks saddle bag
6. Topeak Fast Fuel Drybag X
7. Catalyst Flat Pedals
8. Abus Bordo Alarm Lock
9. SQ Lab 702 Grips
10. Selle Itallia Rear View Mirror
11. Knog OI Bell
12. Knog 1000 lumen light/battery PWR Trail 10001
13. Quad Lok Phone Holder
14. Tannus Armour with Tubolito inner tubes.
15. And of course a Bosch Nyon Display (it came with the Smart Phone Hub which I had replaced with the Intuvia mount to accommodate the Nyon)
    
    

 

[indianajo]

Hi Joe, I'd be interested in reading how it works when you're done.

I push up button for up one, down button for down one, home button for back to 2nd speed. On/Off toggle switch for the power supply. sprocket position designators individually adjustable.

Sram AXS X01 Wireless Electronic Shifter and Derailleur

Cool, the only electric shifters I could find stocked were for drop handlebar bikes with the same brand hydraulic brakes & 11 speed sprocket clusters. Mine runs off the main 48v 17.5 AH bike battery, no patented battery required.

 

[christob]

@Alaskan -- is that a FuelTank, or FastFuel Drybag?

 

[Alaskan]

@Alaskan -- is that a FuelTank, or FastFuel Drybag?

I stand corrected. It is the Fast Fuel Drybag X

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Since I alternately ride two e-bikes, I had to invest in both of them.

Vado 5.0, which came with good components and there was not too much to upgrade:

• Baramind BAM Trek Shock Absorbing handlebars
• PNW Coast Suspension Dropper Post
• Two Mirrycle rear-view mirrors
• Knog Oi! bell
• Michelin Protek Max inner tubes
• Spigen MF-100 smartphone mount
• Assorted pedals, several sets including Shimano SPD-MTB, Bontrager, Specialized
• Selle Royal eZone saddle (to come).

Lovelec Diadem, which was not equipped in the best components by the factory:

• Selle Royal Respiro Moderate saddle
• Pletscher Athlete rear-rack
• Hebie Rex 605 bipod kickstand
• CatEye Volt 1700 headlight
• Knog Road Blinder R70 rear light
• Marathon E Plus tyres
• Michelin Protek Max inner tubes
• CrankBrothers Stamp 7 Large Pedals
• Spigen MF-100 smartphone mount
• Kinekt 2.1 seat-post (to come)
• Ergon GP 5 grips
• 2 Mirrycles.

Also, several different Ortlieb panniers chosen on different rides for different purposes.
Also, several security items. Since the level of the theft in the area is very low, I just share the Kryptonite Keeper U-Lock between both bikes to prevent occasional theft.

 

[6zfshdb]

Modifications I made to my Pedego Platinum Interceptor:

Other modifications:

 

[Solliex]

Juiced Scorpion X unboxing and test rides

 

[Sierratim]

Some adds and mods to my Specialized Vado 5 -

Cockpit:
Ergon GP3 Biokork grips with bar ends
Bone Shop Bike Tie Pro 2 phone mount
Fenix BC21R handle bar light
Custom 3D printed mount for stock Supernova V521s running light to clear handle bar bag
Hafny MR080-right handle bar mirror, mounted left below bar
Kong Oi! Bell, black

Water Bottles:
Side pull cage mounted on battery pack
Two Fish Quick Cage Adapters, one on each fork arm
with top pull water bottle cages

Brakes:
Shimano RT76 rotors, 203mm front x 180mm rear
Kool Stop Aero-Kool KS-D635K brake pads

Pedals:
Shimano PD-A530 clipless one side, flat opposite side

Tires:
Mr. Tuffy thorn strips, Gold 42mm wide in stock Trigger tires
Schwalbe Marathon GT Tour tires to replace stock tires this Summer

Locks:
Abus 4960 frame lock mounted to seat stays with cable extension
Abus Bordo Plus folding lock mounted under top tube

Tail Lights:
Various brands of clip on flashing red tail lights
-intended to clip onto the bag of the day

Tools:
Topeak Alien II multi-tool with 3x Shimano 11-speed chain pins
Flat kit in vertically mounted saddle bag;
-Steel reinforced tire levers
-Spare tube
-Patch kit
-Hand pump
-CO2 inflator and 16g cartridges x2
-Tire boot material
-Grease Monkey cleaning wipes x2, individually packaged

Bags:
Some are used frequently for local errands and shopping. Others are used for out of the area bike trips. Some others have been purchased for our upcoming unsupported "credit card" ebike tour.

Ortlieb Back-roller Classic rear panniers (40L total) - have had these for several years, they're great
Seattle Sports rack bag (8L) - we've had these maybe 6 years, great for cycling and canoeing
Ortlieb frame bag (4L) - fits the Vado men's MED perfectly. Relocates the folding lock and 1 water bottle
Ortlieb handle bar bag (9L) - blocked stem mounted running light, light relocated
Ortlieb Accessory Pack (3.5L)
Racktime Talis trunk bag (8L) - handy for local errands
Racktime Agnetha shopping bag (15L) - great for shopping, esp at local farmers markets
Saddle bag, vertically mounted (1L) - contains flat repair kit, with mesh side pockets
Blackburn Outpost Carryall feedbags, handlebar mounted 2x (2L total) - snacks, water bottles, whatever
Dakine Hot Laps Gripper frame bag, top tub mounted (0.5L)
Bottle cage storage capsule, in side pouch of saddle bag (0.5L)
-carries ID, credit card, cash, keys, etc.
Tool kit roll mounted at seat stays and seat tube

New brakes:


Touring bags: