For anyone who's interested, here's my notes from yesterday:
-removed the rear wheel from my old bike and (20x1.75 48h Odyssey Hazard Lite rim, black DT Swiss spokes, black
Staton dual drive hub, 6 speed IRD freewheel)
-removed the tire and tube (Maxxis M-Tread)
-removed Boardwalk rack
-removed Boardwalk rear fender
-removed Boarwalk rear wheel and kickstand
-measured the Boardwalk's dropout width to be 112mm, according to my brother's Matco dial caliper
-pulled out the Park Tool frame and fork straightener that I got this week and spread the dropouts by +7mm on
each side, to reach the goal of 126mm total spacing.
http://www.parktool.com/products/det...=48&item=FFS-2
-test fitted the old rear wheel in the freshly spread dropouts on the Boardwalk to make sure it fit.
-The width was correct, so I then proceeded to remove the 6 speed freewheel from my old wheel.
-Installed a new 7 speed IRD freewheel, (13-28T), redished/trued the wheel, and mounted the Kenda Kwest tire
from the Boardwalk rear wheel.
- Mounted the wheel on my Boardwalk, reinstalled the kickstand, and added a Shimano Tourney derailleur.
-I installed an Odyssey 1999 bmx caliper brake for the rear
-I removed the Boardwalk's bottom bracket axle, and installed/adjusted a longer axle from my Cyclone kit.
-Installed my Cyclone freewheel chain ring, cranks and pedals
-Test fitted Cyclone motor. I will need to mount the motor lower than planned, or reshape the mounting bracket
to fit around the bottom of the seat tube. Removed the Cyclone motor to work on the other parts of the bike.
-Test fitted Shimano trigger shifters, Cyclone throttle, brake levers and bell. I decided to mount the trigger
shifter on the left (and upside down), since it wouldn't be within reach on the right due to the Cyclone
throttle. It actually feels more comfortable that way and allows for easy throttle and shifting at the same
time.
-After several attempts, I finally decided on a layout that accounted for comfort and practicality (bike still
folds as it should without any new components getting in the way).
-I installed the Cyclone grips, and then used some old cables to hook up the brakes and rear derailleur. These
are temporary as I am only using them to get an idea of proper length. I also ran the brake and throttle wires
and ziptied everything to the frame for now.
-I test fitted a chain to get proper length, and also to make sure the front chain ring had a good line to the
gears. It looks like it should be fine as the front chain ring lines up around 4th/5th gear.