Originally Posted by
casanewt
Changed my mind and decided to convert a different bike. I knew my old motorcycle buddy Michal was a serious mountain biker, but I did not know until a few years ago that he was also a big e-bike builder. Mike had a used Bafang BBS02B 750W he was selling and I jumped on it. He came over today and we built up this 1985 Panasonic ATB. I absolutely love the conversion. I wanted an urban assault bike that could also do gravel rides. I think I will throw some more gravel appropriate tires on it soon, but for now it rules the tarmac.
Not only does that look clean, but it looks
good too.
Any plans for a tensioner or chainrings on the front chainring to prevent the chain from dropping? Perhaps one of those clutched modern RDs? I know that front Bafang ring weighs almost as much as a boat anchor and has pretty beefy teeth, but I tend to fear 1x systems that don't have something to keep that chain from popping off.
-Kurt