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Old 09-28-18, 12:40 AM
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E-Bike or Cruiser?

It started out as just an addition to the cruiser quiver until I realized that pedaling a 65lb. stretch custom cruiser up the street to my house was not gonna happen.

The stats. 1300W front hub motor, custom dual 52V batteries (wired in parallel) from Doug Daut @ Electric Bike Solutions. F/R disc brakes, custom dyed & powder coated Brooks saddle, custom wood tank insert, custom polished Brooks grips, vintage acetylene lamp/electric conversion, custom leather panniers/saddle bags (housing batteries & ECU) & Crane Suzu bell. All other parts custom fabricated by Anthony Hobbs, Flying Machine Cycles, mechanical & E-Bike integration by Mark Deezy, Sutter St. Cruisers. Expected completion, November 2018.

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Mark Deezy 90mm rims laced up with 1300W motor


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Woody!


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Old 09-28-18, 08:24 AM
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Certainly a beautiful bike! 1300 watts is quite a lot for a front wheel?

For some other handmade classics, you might be interested in having a look at the website and pictures for Jules Cycles in Buenos Aires. More pictures at https://www.facebook.com/julescycles.

Last fall, I had the pleasure of spending a day with him in his shop and having a ride around the city on one of his bikes.
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Hope they're planning to employ two torque arms (JMO). Looks like a stunner.
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Old 09-28-18, 12:36 PM
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Your builder must be pretty good if he can keep a 16 pound motor in that suspension fork.
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Ruff good

Stretched cruisers and rat-rod-bikes are obvious candidates for e-Bike conversions. Good build
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Old 09-28-20, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dilkes
Certainly a beautiful bike! 1300 watts is quite a lot for a front wheel?

For some other handmade classics, you might be interested in having a look at the website and pictures for Jules Cycles in Buenos Aires. More pictures at https://www.facebook.com/julescycles.

Last fall, I had the pleasure of spending a day with him in his shop and having a ride around the city on one of his bikes.
Two of his bikes were at OBC in Las Vegas last year, simply gorgeous pieces of work! 👍🏻🙏🏻🤘🏻
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Gorgeous bike.

Thank you for that
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