Anyone got any recommendations for a sub £1K hardtail in stock (pref 29er) that is suitable to be Rocket fuelled with the new Bafang M625 motor and 960wh battery?
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- Thread starter Rob Rides EMTB
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On one frames might be fruitful for this. Full bikes maybe less so but they do have a few sub 1k builds.
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Waynemarlow
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Has to be Ali frame if you are going to go down that route, carbon frames are too fat around the bottom bracket to allow the BB of the Bafang engine to pass through the frame and clear the engine. The other thing to look for is that for anything other than a standard BB you will need adaptors to fit say the push in BB's, that can cause the BB to be too wide and won't allow the max 73mm width.
The other thing is the M625 torque sensitive ?
The other thing is the M625 torque sensitive ?
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£160 LOL from Argos
27.5 inch wheels
In stock in various Argos locations
You can order now and pick up Sunday
27.5 inch wheels
In stock in various Argos locations
You can order now and pick up Sunday
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I do have my Whyte 909 27.5”
I wonder if the conversion would be viable as I’m having no luck selling
I wonder if the conversion would be viable as I’m having no luck selling
Waynemarlow
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The Whytes are almost perfect for the job, we use the early M109 and T129’s with the TSDZ2’s with great success.
Neeko DeVinchi
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Your best bet Rob is one of the Voodoo hardtails from Halfords.
I'd personally go second hand if your intention is to slap a bafang motor on it (keep costs down) ??
I'd personally go second hand if your intention is to slap a bafang motor on it (keep costs down) ??
How about a Decathlon E-St100 ?
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Then you already have an e-bike. You can add your motor and battery to it and have twin motors and batteries. When one system fails, you have a whole complete second system !
Or run them both at once for those lazy climbs whilst you drink your coffee/beer ...
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Then you already have an e-bike. You can add your motor and battery to it and have twin motors and batteries. When one system fails, you have a whole complete second system !
Or run them both at once for those lazy climbs whilst you drink your coffee/beer ...
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I guess we are not going to see a rocket fuelled Argos bike then 
It does have the advantage that it looks like it's already been crashed forwards into something and amazingly, backwards into something ! So you don't have to worry about damaging it.
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yeah I noticed something not quite right about it, as if the wheels are not symmetrical.
I know some people like oval chainrings but I’m not sure oval wheels will catch on.
BrentD
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Trek Marlin 7?
Ribble is a bit over budget but a good deal
Sonder Transmiter is a cracking bike but not available for a few months
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Great suggestions. The Canyon Stoic looks perfect I think.
A 33lb+ hardtail with 25lb of battery and motor bolted to it?
Also: does the Suntour XCR fork still come with this handy Emtb only rating sticker?
Adoption is probably cheaper. ?
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Also: does the Suntour XCR fork still come with this handy Emtb only rating sticker?
If they made ladders ? they would have a sticker saying “Caution, do not climb this apparatus”
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Actually….. this is what I’m looking for ?
Waynemarlow
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You can get some cracking carbon hard tail Fat bikes off Alibaba and Dengfu do both hard tail and full suspension frames and wheels.
The only motor that will fit the 100mm BB is the Bafang HD engine at 2000W‘s which should keep you up with your old Bafang M500, well just when you work out the weight of the battery to do so.
The only motor that will fit the 100mm BB is the Bafang HD engine at 2000W‘s which should keep you up with your old Bafang M500, well just when you work out the weight of the battery to do so.
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These look interesting:You can get some cracking carbon hard tail Fat bikes off Alibaba and Dengfu do both hard tail and full suspension frames and wheels.
The only motor that will fit the 100mm BB is the Bafang HD engine at 2000W‘s which should keep you up with your old Bafang M500, well just when you work out the weight of the battery to do so.
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