Hi,
I'm about to pull the trigger on a BBSHD and battery to replace my BBS02 100mm conversion on my Fatbike which looks like the attached.
I've exchanged a couple of emails with Louis already and he was very helpful - but rather than spam him and take up his valuable time further, perhaps it would be more constructive to have a thread about this.
I can't decide on whether to go for the 100mm or 120mm BBSHD. My current conversion kit from Cali ebike was great but when I added the Lekki bling ring the offset was enough to bring it into contact with the chainstay. I had to add a spacer between the motor and the chain ring as a result - after an initial controller failure/replacement it's been running perfectly for well over a year and through 2 winter's worth of commuting but now I'm experiencing sudden and random power failures so it's time to change.
I'd prefer the 100mm for a clean install if I could be sure that the motor housing and/or 42T Eclispe chainring wouldn't be an issue with the chainstays but of course, 120mm allows more flexibility in terms of spacers.
So, here are my questions;
1) The 120mm HD, does it look crap on a 100mm BB - are the spacers provided enough to deal with the 120 -> 100mm difference? Are they stainless spaces or do they rust (an issue I had originally with Cali ebike spacers)
2) What are the actual size differences on the motor and gear housing between the HD and BBS02?
Thanks in advance for any and all answers and suggestions.
Cheers,
Ade @ Norway
*Edit: After some reading on Lunacycles I see the spacer kit is aluminium so no rust issues at least - 9mm of spacers. I guess I'd need 2 of these kits to take up all the slack? How about spacers for the triangle bracket bolts? Or is it expected to just use a bunch of washers?
I'm about to pull the trigger on a BBSHD and battery to replace my BBS02 100mm conversion on my Fatbike which looks like the attached.
I've exchanged a couple of emails with Louis already and he was very helpful - but rather than spam him and take up his valuable time further, perhaps it would be more constructive to have a thread about this.
I can't decide on whether to go for the 100mm or 120mm BBSHD. My current conversion kit from Cali ebike was great but when I added the Lekki bling ring the offset was enough to bring it into contact with the chainstay. I had to add a spacer between the motor and the chain ring as a result - after an initial controller failure/replacement it's been running perfectly for well over a year and through 2 winter's worth of commuting but now I'm experiencing sudden and random power failures so it's time to change.
I'd prefer the 100mm for a clean install if I could be sure that the motor housing and/or 42T Eclispe chainring wouldn't be an issue with the chainstays but of course, 120mm allows more flexibility in terms of spacers.
So, here are my questions;
1) The 120mm HD, does it look crap on a 100mm BB - are the spacers provided enough to deal with the 120 -> 100mm difference? Are they stainless spaces or do they rust (an issue I had originally with Cali ebike spacers)
2) What are the actual size differences on the motor and gear housing between the HD and BBS02?
Thanks in advance for any and all answers and suggestions.
Cheers,
Ade @ Norway
*Edit: After some reading on Lunacycles I see the spacer kit is aluminium so no rust issues at least - 9mm of spacers. I guess I'd need 2 of these kits to take up all the slack? How about spacers for the triangle bracket bolts? Or is it expected to just use a bunch of washers?
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