Old barn find I breathed new life in because gravel bikes are too expensive so fuck it I’ll make my own.
Just waiting for the last parts since i lost some plastic thingamabobs I need for the STIs.
Sometimes I think I should keep my bike shop like surgically clean so I don’t lose the small, crucially important plastic bits in the mess of parts and old boxes but alas, if your personal shop doesn’t look like you could outfit a frame with parts you find on the ground, is it even a shop?
I’ve been thinking about doing one of those e-bike conversion kit thingies on an old classic dutch-style bike that’s been sitting for a while. Got that common three gear internal shifting thingy going on, so I’m wondering whether that’s possible (it probably is, right?) and whether it’s a good idea (it probably isn’t, right?)
Possible? Yes, just gotta be a front hub motor probably.
Good idea? Sure, why not.
I genuinely like E-Bikes a lot, they’re very, very good vehicles.
I’ve had the luck of borrowing an old pedelec from a friend for a few rides recently, it’s honestly just great fun to get around on, real zippy out of the hole and a lot less exhausting overall (there be hills)
I’m worrying a front hub might be a bit questionable on the structural integrity side of things, that fork is real thin-looking and probably not made for being pulled on? On the other hand, I might just risk it and see how it shakes out…
