KeithBo78

5 mile ride; including Clock Hill; all the way to top non stop. Clock hill is the 2nd highest point in Otesgo county. Checked motor at top;it was warm but not hot (I could leave my hand on it). And still very good workout for 63 year old dude with fairly bad arthritis!

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KeithBo78

with the 46T chain ring; if i want to use my 1 or 2 lowest cogs (the larger cogs) in rear, I need longer chain.

Rick Imby

I doubt you will need your smaller cogs if you are just riding on the street----unless like me you ride a lot without the power assist.

I bought both the 30t and the 42 tooth aluminum chainrings. If I was only riding on the street I would buy the 52? or 48T aluminum chainring. The 30t is worthless for on the street---30/11 is so low I couldn't comfortably pedal over about 14 mph.

benadrian

This is very cool. I put a Luna kit on my Surly Cross Check about a year ago and it's been mostly wonderful. Anything that's not been wonderful has been because of motor torque on a frame with straight rear dropouts and some give in the wheels and frame.

My plan is to get a bike very similar to yours and turn the Surly back into an urban bike/tour-er.

Good work, dude!
Ben

KeithBo78

I have some pretty nasty hills here, but it makes them easy.

I rode 20 miles and had battery left

KeithBo78

This mo8untain bike is working great so fat like 35 miles or so

PatrickGSR94

I run KMC chains with their Missing Link master link on all my bikes, both 8sp and 10sp chains. I have over 1,500 miles on my BBS02 e-bike now with a KMC $10 8-speed chain with Master Links with no issues.

KeithBo78

i went witht he KMC 2 piece master links , works well, thanks

Doc_Wui

Thing is, when I would use my chain tool, the links were always sticky when I pushed them back together. I'd have to push the parts back and forth til they would be loose enough to not suck on the sprockets. I asked about that in the repair forum here, and the experts there told me to use master links. A couple of bucks at the bike shop for one, or $1 plus a six week wait on ebay from China.

KeithBo78

6 pack on Amazon $8.99 shipped had um in 2 days

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PatrickGSR94

Or, just use the one that comes with the KMC chain. I've never ordered any separately.

KeithBo78

Funny i opened my spare KMC chain it does have the missing link with it