Sixthreezero E-EVRYjourney Bikes On The Way!

I had to leave work at the bike shop today early. Too excited to work on bikes! The Boss came down and told me that he's ordering two BBSO2 motors and batteries for me to build ebikes for the store! 

I've been waiting for this moment for a long time now. A couple months ago I was told that they were going to have a couple little 250W bikes built as prototypes in China. That was depressing enough, but I thought it also meant that I wouldn't be building any for the store here in USA. 

The two first prototype bikes will be based on the excellent EVRYjourney models. One for the guys, and one for the gals.

Color for the ladies model will be determined by availability for the first bike.

I've been wanting to put BBSO2 motors on these bikes for a while now, but have been too busy with my other bikes, and haven't had the cash to pick up any more motors or battery packs to make it happen. As of this moment I'll be looking forward to building these two bikes next week!

BBSO2 Mid Drive Motor and battery pack.

If I can talk him into it, these bikes should also be available with 500W and 750W rear hub motors. I'll admit that I'm spoiled by my mid drive motors on my own bikes, but when considering price point and maintenance, I think the hub drives will be a great value for anyone wanting to get their first ebike.The BBSO2 models will start at $1499 with nice upgrade options like larger battery, Lekkie chain ring, aluminum pedals, color monitors, smart charger, etc.

Rear rack mounted battery for the ladies bike.

Links to Sizthreezero for more bike specifications. 
Men's bike https://www.sixthreezero.com/collections/mens-7-speed-bikes/products/evryjourney-mens-touring-hybrid-matte-black
Ladies bikes https://www.sixthreezero.com/collections/womens-7-speed-bikes/products/evryjourney-ladies-touring-hybrid-bike?variant=30152820481

Diamondback Anyone?

This is a pretty tough bike right out of the box.

29 Diamondback

Aside from installing any motor on any bike you like, I've decided to use the Motobecane for Plus size and fat tire bikes. I've looked at thousands of bikes from all the different manufacturers and have decided on the Diamondback brand for a normal mountain/trail bike that I'll have available for test rides.

29 Diamondback

The Diamondback will be available with mid drive motors from Bafang 750W on up to 3000W Cyclone motors. Starting price of only $1350 with the 750W Bafang motor!

27.5 Diamondback

The basic model comes with a Suntour suspension front end/forks. These can be upgraded to Rock Shock if you plan on taking it off road a lot, but when used as a commuter, the Suntour is fine for handling bumps and the occasional pothole.

The basic model is reasonably priced, and higher end models are offered. However, when it comes to the more expensive models, most of what you are paying for is more expensive components. Those expensive components may let you shift 1/1000 of a second faster, but unless you're a professional bike racer, I don't see the additional cost being advantageous. When converting a bike into electric, those more expensive components may even be a disadvantage due to their lighter weight. Ebikes are known for going threw drive line components, and the larger the motor, the faster you will go threw those parts. The less expensive components while weighing slightly more, tend to be a bit more forgiving. It's not that the cheaper parts are purposely build stronger, it's that they have not been purposely build lighter that is the advantage. Not to mention that they are less expensive to replace when they do wear out, and they will wear out because you'll be having so much fun riding the bike, you'll be riding a lot more!



https://www.diamondback.com/2016-overdrive