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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • One counterpoint I would have to those other hobbies (I enjoy all of them, so no disrespect to them or practitioners of them) is they don’t expose a person to new ideas as easily. Reading is great for getting a potential new perspective on something, or just absorbing new ideas in general.

    You can always combine both by reading up on another hobby you have, best of both worlds so to speak.













  • How mechanically inclined are you?

    I did a mid drive conversion because of the lower centre of gravity and to not have to move the motor’s weight as the tire spins. However, rear wheel seems easier and was fairly cheaper the last time I looked (approx 4 years ago). I believe the rear hub comes preinstalled in the wheel, so you’ll need to switch over the tire but that is easy.

    It was a fairly easy process, hardest part was removing the bottom bracket with only 1 person (tool would slip, ended up using ratchet straps). Took a couple hours of work but I had everything I needed to do the job.

    You’ll need:

    • battery (likely most expensive part)
    • battery mounting hardware (depends on where you put the battery)
    • motor
    • zap straps to tidy up the cables
    • Allen keys
    • bottom bracket extraction tool (if you go mid drive)

    From what I saw, front drive motors were the least desirable as it alters the bike’s handling and feel.

    In my neck of the woods the motor was ~$400 and battery ~$800 but I went for a large battery.