By the way, I posted some photos of my bikes in the photos section,
check them out.
Les

--- In ebikes@yahoogroups.com, "Les V" <rocketcaver@...> wrote:
>
> Hi folks!
> I live in a small town in Southern Illinois, and ride my ebike
> conversion to work and back every day (about 7 miles round trip) in
> fair weather.
> It is the BD36 conversion kit from WeRelectrified, with the extended
> range battery pack, installed on an old Sears mountain bike.
> I am very happy with it, with a few minor issues.
> The charger burned up after the first season, out of warranty of
> course. The replacement isn't as nice, it doesn't even fit in the
> storage compartment of the battery sack, but it does work ok.
> The other issue is that the key falls out of the switch very easily, I
> have to tie it to the bike to keep from loosing it.
> And yes, it keeps running when the key falls out.
> Anyway, as our roads are a bit rough in places I would like to move
> the kit to my Mongoose XR150, which is a much smoother ride, with it's
> rear suspension.
> I know I'll have to replace the suspension front forks with stiff
> forks, but have no idea how to pick a set that will fit my bike.
> Searching for Mongoose parts so far hasn't been very helpful.
> The original forks have a great set of brakes, much better than the
> old Sears bike, I would like to preserve the braking system so I need
> the new forks to have the same brake mounting configuration.
> Any ideas?
> I'll be glad to share any info about the kit or whatever.
> Les
>