Should have named this "A bike to pedal".
After playing with the Magic Pie 3 for the last year, almost, I have it in my head that it would be fun to have a bike that's more a pedal bike with assist.
For me the Pie is like a motor with some human input.
Bought a Gravity FSX-2, at bikesdirect.com. Looks like a decent bike for my intent, mellow trails.
The motor I ordered showed with the wires half chopped at the axle.
It is a 9 speed cassette, I thought I would just swap out with a 8-speed like the bike has.
(edit- it all works, just a thick headed operator)
Motor has a recessed threading into the hub/motor not the normal thread on style cassette hub body.
That turned into a schooling in cassette hubs over at Sheldonbrown.
So thinking now is swapping the 8-9 freehub cassette body with a 7.
Also to get the disc brake to align i have to shift hub to gear side.
Now looking at the 7-speed hub body, I am no to sure swapping is even an option.
Maybe I am missing something here?
Easier method? Maybe an adapter ring for the motor? Couple pics.
And this new bike almost removed the tip of a finger in the front disc! OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Watch out disc brake is like a mini guillotine. Keep all body parts clear of spinning disc!
Frik'in thing I will have the last word! LOL
...and really just don't use that conhis motor.
edit...again...
Then...fast forward, I am into less pedaling, hurt knee...
Current bike. pics 3/4
After playing with the Magic Pie 3 for the last year, almost, I have it in my head that it would be fun to have a bike that's more a pedal bike with assist.
For me the Pie is like a motor with some human input.
Bought a Gravity FSX-2, at bikesdirect.com. Looks like a decent bike for my intent, mellow trails.
The motor I ordered showed with the wires half chopped at the axle.
It is a 9 speed cassette, I thought I would just swap out with a 8-speed like the bike has.
(edit- it all works, just a thick headed operator)
Motor has a recessed threading into the hub/motor not the normal thread on style cassette hub body.
That turned into a schooling in cassette hubs over at Sheldonbrown.
So thinking now is swapping the 8-9 freehub cassette body with a 7.
Also to get the disc brake to align i have to shift hub to gear side.
Now looking at the 7-speed hub body, I am no to sure swapping is even an option.
Maybe I am missing something here?
Easier method? Maybe an adapter ring for the motor? Couple pics.
And this new bike almost removed the tip of a finger in the front disc! OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Watch out disc brake is like a mini guillotine. Keep all body parts clear of spinning disc!
Frik'in thing I will have the last word! LOL
...and really just don't use that conhis motor.
edit...again...
Then...fast forward, I am into less pedaling, hurt knee...
Current bike. pics 3/4
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