Out today on the Bullitt.
I managed to finally fix with a new controller and refit the electric motor that was with the Bullitt when I originally got it.
I originally went for a quick test ride just to see how the assist worked but it was running so nice I ended up going all the way into Thurso and around town, visiting Sam in The Bike Shop as he was the one who went through the system and diagnosed the fault.
It ran really nicely, though not ever having done any real miles on an electric assist before, it will take me some time to adjust to. Though I can see in just that short ride how it opens up so many more opportunities for going further a bit easier on the Bullitt.
This initial ride was very good with great stability with the weight of the front wheel now actually a benifit as there is no spin or slippage from the front end.
I have always been impressed with the Bullitt and then after buying one I was even more impressed and have loved the eighteen months I have owned it without the electrics, it has always impressed and exceeded my expectations.
The plan is hopefully to get it setup to suite, with a bit of touring, commuting and a lot of general everyday type hauling for the family.
Jamie
This Sunday kickstarted a really nice run of weather for us here in the north of Scotland which lasted through to the following Sunday. I managed to get the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday commute on the Bullitt which thanks to the lovely weather and lengthening days was an absolute pleasure and just really enjoyed getting used to the elctric assist and adjusting to try and get the best from it and myself. I was certainly quicker on the commute and more relaxed with it as well. While it is always a better, more relaxed way to get to work and also the ride home letting the worries of the work day dissolve along the way, it was just plain old fun. It will be interesting to see how the commute on my Long Haul trucker will be after a while on the Bullitt as I find I am riding it at a higher cadence than normal, which I assume is down to the assist, so it may speed me up with my accoustic rides.
My morning and evening commute, not stressful :)
I then spent Saturday afternoon tidying up the electric harness and wires from the controller etc. While I had moved the controller from the outside back of the box to inside the cargo box, I had the connections loose as well as the harness to the front wheel inside the box so to be easy to fix or dismantle should there be a problem with it in these early stages. Besides a loose connection on thursday, every thing had been working fine. So I tidied the wires into the secondary box and moved the front drive harness to underneath the cargo box, waterproofed the connections where needed and then made sure it was all weatherproofed and secure.
