Don,
I have emailed with several dealers about this issue, and it sounds to
me like they recommend against the suspension forks for liability
reasons. It's POSSIBLE the forks could fail.
So today I moved my electric kit to the Mongoose, suspension forks and
all.
I had to modify the battery mount so it would allow the rear
suspension to function, but everything works fine.
The smooth ride is such an improvement it's amazing.
I can't recommend anybody else try this, but so far it looks good.
So, tell me a little about your bike Don.
Les


--- In ebikes@yahoogroups.com, "Don" <djlandstar@...> wrote:
>
> -Les, in looking at your Mongoose bike, the forks look to be the same
> as I have on my CB24v450 Mongoose ebike. I recently got mine on
> Costco.com for a good price, I think. I have'nt put many miles on
> mine yet but don't see any problems with these forks. Don
>
>
>
>
> -- 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
> >
>