Lots of fun indeed.

After some hemming and hawing, I decided that the battery should go on the downtube. This required a trip to the store for an aluminum plate, long M5 bolts, tons of washers, hose clamps, and some locktite. A little back and forth got it

The wheel is a funny little piece. I had to deburr every spoke hole and retaped it. The cassette was not a problem.

Then it’s time to put it on the bike. Turns out those tabbed washers are torque arms and spacers. They go inside the dropouts with a few other spacers in whatever combination keeps the chain from hitting the dropouts in high gear. This bit of trial and error is way easier said than done.

I will need longer bolts to mount the control box. It’s going to fit great on the seat tube but that’s going to be another trip to Lowes.

It occurred to me today that this bike runs constant lights with the dynamo. Is it possible to just not plug the included lights in? Just that much less clutter and cables?

Along the same lines, I really don’t have any desire for the throttle. I’d like to set a power level from the handlebar mount and just use pedal assist.

I think I’m skiing tomorrow, hopefully I can get to it agin by the weekend.