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The workshop will be closed and dispatching orders placed online via the website will be paused between the dates of Thursday 12th and Monday 23rd March 2026.
The workshop is closed for annual leave and we are unable to ship any orders during this time, therefore all orders placed between these dates will not be shipped until Monday 23rd March 2026.
We shall endeavour to assist with any urgent matters via email, but regret that this may not always be possible and cannot guarantee a response until the week commencing Monday 23rd March 2026 for all general enquires.
Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
workshop@brightonebikes.co.uk
The workshop is closed for annual leave and we are unable to ship any orders during this time, therefore all orders placed between these dates will not be shipped until Monday 23rd March 2026.
We shall endeavour to assist with any urgent matters via email, but regret that this may not always be possible and cannot guarantee a response until the week commencing Monday 23rd March 2026 for all general enquires.
Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
workshop@brightonebikes.co.uk
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As Christmas draws closer, it has become apparent that the Royal Mail service is starting to struggle with increased volume compounded by the Covid19 situation (see recent BBC report here).
Whist all new orders are processed and dispatched daily, like everyone we obviously have no control over Royal Mail's ability to delivery in the stated time scales.
Usually, Royal Mail 1st class signed signed service arrives the next day, sometimes 2 days, but recently delays of up to 10 working days have been experienced.
Should an order be required urgently, please email us at brightonebikes@gmail.com requesting prices for express delivery. - Express delivery will be via Royal Mail Special Delivery or DPD Local next day service.
For more information please EMAIL US.
Whist all new orders are processed and dispatched daily, like everyone we obviously have no control over Royal Mail's ability to delivery in the stated time scales.
Usually, Royal Mail 1st class signed signed service arrives the next day, sometimes 2 days, but recently delays of up to 10 working days have been experienced.
Should an order be required urgently, please email us at brightonebikes@gmail.com requesting prices for express delivery. - Express delivery will be via Royal Mail Special Delivery or DPD Local next day service.
For more information please EMAIL US.
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'Kona Minute' Brighton Ebikes edition on the beach near the old West Pier in Brighton. Fitted with Bafang BBS01B 36V 250W mid-drive motor and a Samsung 30Q cell 540Wh battery pack. Delightful!
Of the hundreds of conversions I've now performed, I rarely take before or during photos leaving the photoshoot solely for the completed job; a selection of which can be viewed in the website gallery.
So, whilst a short video of a complete Brighton E-bikes installation is on the cards, below are some photos taken during a recent conversion of a 'Kona Minute'. This little beauty is to be our family school run / shopping / errands transport; a true car replacement for local journeys and is just perfect for the job.
First things first, with the pedals already loosened, it's off with the crank arms and out with the bottom bracket.
So, whilst a short video of a complete Brighton E-bikes installation is on the cards, below are some photos taken during a recent conversion of a 'Kona Minute'. This little beauty is to be our family school run / shopping / errands transport; a true car replacement for local journeys and is just perfect for the job.
First things first, with the pedals already loosened, it's off with the crank arms and out with the bottom bracket.
As the Bafang BBS01B motors run a single chain ring, the front derailleur will no longer be required, so that goes and the chain is removed for a clean or replacement depending on the level of wear.
In the early stages of the strip-down with the cranks, bottom bracket, chain and front derailleur removed.
Ready for a clean up. Wheels off, handlebar grips, brakes and front shifter are removed leaving only what will remain in place for the build.
There is little point in not taking the opportunity to give the bike a good degrease and clean, especially the transmission, so a thorough clean and lube is performed before proceeding any further. Here, the rear derailleur is transformed to a like new condition.
Before being fitted, the motor is bench tested and the final drive treated to extra Mobilgrease28
The motor is then offered into the frame and set in position, ideally close to the underside of the downtube.
The correct tools for the job. The Bafang securing nut and lock ring will be secured to the correct torque levels using specific sockets and of course a torque wrench.
The retaining plate is positioned with the raised face inwards to contact on the bottom bracket, then the main M33 4-notch securing ring is fitted followed by the lock-ring to the specified torque settings of 50-60Nm and 30Nm respectively.
With the motor now secure, attention is turned to the battery mounting.
First, a hole is drilled in the centre of the metal base plate. This will become the lowest most mount point.
First, a hole is drilled in the centre of the metal base plate. This will become the lowest most mount point.
The metal base plate is fitted to the frame with stainless steel M5 bolt, split washer and thread lock. The top section of the battery mount can then be offered up in order to measure where the additional rivnut needs to be fitted.
With the exact position carefully marked with a centre-punch, the hole for the rivnut is drilled in the frame.
The rivnut is fitted and the main section of the battery mounting plate installed.
Motor and battery installed, check!
The main wire harness is run along the downtube on the underside of the battery mount before being connected to the handlebar display and power controls.
The speed sensor is mounted along the underside of the non-drive side rear stay and magnet fitted to the wheel spoke (opposite to valve for balancing).
The gear sensor (from gearsensor.com) is fitted inline on the gear cable.
Lekkie 42 tooth chainring and Buzz Bar crank arms are installed to the correct torque settings.
The chain is then refitted checking the length is correct.
The chain is then refitted checking the length is correct.
Although brief and omitting to detail a number of stages such as the cable soldering / heat shrinking, display setting and controller programming, it's a far better log of a conversion than I have kept before.
A quick road test down to the beach and back, followed by any fettling or slight programming changes back at the workshop and it's pretty much ready to go.
So here it is, the 'Kona Minute' Brighton Ebikes edition all ready to provide daily service as a true car replacement for local journeys and much more.
It's already loaded with child, panniers full of groceries and some flowers for the wonderful lady who keeps us two in check!
Guaranteed to deliver plenty #moresmilepermile for years to come :)
So here it is, the 'Kona Minute' Brighton Ebikes edition all ready to provide daily service as a true car replacement for local journeys and much more.
It's already loaded with child, panniers full of groceries and some flowers for the wonderful lady who keeps us two in check!
Guaranteed to deliver plenty #moresmilepermile for years to come :)
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We were recently delighted to be able to help an ex-serviceman, who uses a recumbent Ice Trike for off-road fun and exercise.
Since becoming a double amputee, he'd mainly been riding the trike along local fire roads, but quite understandably, found the dead-spots in the pedal stroke a real chore.
He would tolerate the discomfort in order to get out, get exercise and have fun, but now, thanks to the wonders of these little crank motors, it doesn't have to be that way!
A fair bit of alteration was performed to adapt the motor kit to deliver the best possible results, but we're really happy with the outcome, and he seems to be putting in the miles getting used to his new toy.
We converted his wife's KMX trike too, and now their rides take them far further with more smiling and less grimacing .
He only seems to use the assist on the uphills, reducing the assist to 0 once through the gritty part of the climb, where his lack of full pedal stroke would make maintaining speed a little too much.
It's one thing getting a little help on the commute, quite another when life as you know it is taken away from you.
Here's a few snaps of them out and about in the glorious Welsh countryside.
A sure case of more smile per mile.
Since becoming a double amputee, he'd mainly been riding the trike along local fire roads, but quite understandably, found the dead-spots in the pedal stroke a real chore.
He would tolerate the discomfort in order to get out, get exercise and have fun, but now, thanks to the wonders of these little crank motors, it doesn't have to be that way!
A fair bit of alteration was performed to adapt the motor kit to deliver the best possible results, but we're really happy with the outcome, and he seems to be putting in the miles getting used to his new toy.
We converted his wife's KMX trike too, and now their rides take them far further with more smiling and less grimacing .
He only seems to use the assist on the uphills, reducing the assist to 0 once through the gritty part of the climb, where his lack of full pedal stroke would make maintaining speed a little too much.
It's one thing getting a little help on the commute, quite another when life as you know it is taken away from you.
Here's a few snaps of them out and about in the glorious Welsh countryside.
A sure case of more smile per mile.
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Back in 1934, recumbent bikes were banned from competitive racing, essentially because it was considered that they gave an unfair advantage in respect of aerodynamics.
Suffice to say they were fast, and as technology evolves are becoming ever faster still.
Couple that speed with a sensation of flying on your back just a foot or two above the road, and it's an exhilarating ride.
Brighton E-bikes were recently delighted to be invited to update a Linear LWB recumbent from the late 1980s, into a modernised, motorised, refreshed version.
Requiring a little more planning and time in the workshop than usual, the Linear was upgraded to Shimano XT 9 speed transmission with a new Tiagra hub in a Mavic Open Sport 700C rear wheel.
A Bafang BBS01B 36V 250W crank-drive motor was fitted, along with a Samsung cell 36V 11.6Ah battery.
The addition of a 42 tooth Lekkie Bling Ring, and the gearing is a perfect balance of speed and climbing ability.
It's quite a machine, and certainly one to consider for some long distance touring.
#moresmilepermile
Suffice to say they were fast, and as technology evolves are becoming ever faster still.
Couple that speed with a sensation of flying on your back just a foot or two above the road, and it's an exhilarating ride.
Brighton E-bikes were recently delighted to be invited to update a Linear LWB recumbent from the late 1980s, into a modernised, motorised, refreshed version.
Requiring a little more planning and time in the workshop than usual, the Linear was upgraded to Shimano XT 9 speed transmission with a new Tiagra hub in a Mavic Open Sport 700C rear wheel.
A Bafang BBS01B 36V 250W crank-drive motor was fitted, along with a Samsung cell 36V 11.6Ah battery.
The addition of a 42 tooth Lekkie Bling Ring, and the gearing is a perfect balance of speed and climbing ability.
It's quite a machine, and certainly one to consider for some long distance touring.
#moresmilepermile
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Having always ridden 26" wheel bikes off-road, I have been a little dismissive of and resistant to the recent 29er movement, I don't feel it suits the style of riding I enjoy.
650B definately has it's attractions, so I built up a new off-road bike around a Ritchey Timberwolf 650B frame with some BOS Deville 140mm forks.
To say that I am impressed with the ride would be an undrstatement.
After only a few miles I stopped noticing the slightly larger wheels; the bike felt very natural to ride, and comfortable at speed!
Here's what Ritchey say about the frame.
"Few can claim to have played a bigger hand in the evolution of the mountain bike than Tom Ritchey. And he's still at it.The original Timberwolf debuted in 1984 as Tom's answer to the growing demand for a mountain bike that could handle more of anything. Reborn 30 years later, the Timberwolf is a hardtail incarnation of an all-mountain trail bike that can shred anything you throw at it. Designed around 650b wheels, the Timberwolf is agile and fluid whether bushwacking the mountainside or carving single track. It's the bike we can't stop riding".
Even with the addition of the BBS01B motor and 11.6Ah of Samsung cells, it just slides under the 20kg mark at 19.8Kg.
I've only had a few rides so perhaps too early to decide, but the overall package built around 650B wheelset feels pretty good so far.
#moresmilepermile
650B definately has it's attractions, so I built up a new off-road bike around a Ritchey Timberwolf 650B frame with some BOS Deville 140mm forks.
To say that I am impressed with the ride would be an undrstatement.
After only a few miles I stopped noticing the slightly larger wheels; the bike felt very natural to ride, and comfortable at speed!
Here's what Ritchey say about the frame.
"Few can claim to have played a bigger hand in the evolution of the mountain bike than Tom Ritchey. And he's still at it.The original Timberwolf debuted in 1984 as Tom's answer to the growing demand for a mountain bike that could handle more of anything. Reborn 30 years later, the Timberwolf is a hardtail incarnation of an all-mountain trail bike that can shred anything you throw at it. Designed around 650b wheels, the Timberwolf is agile and fluid whether bushwacking the mountainside or carving single track. It's the bike we can't stop riding".
Even with the addition of the BBS01B motor and 11.6Ah of Samsung cells, it just slides under the 20kg mark at 19.8Kg.
I've only had a few rides so perhaps too early to decide, but the overall package built around 650B wheelset feels pretty good so far.
#moresmilepermile
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Designed by the owner, primarily to be able to drop his son off at nursery then commute 20 miles on to work in one time saving motion, this BMC Alpenchallenge AC01 is a small person mover that transforms into a commuter rocket.
Leaving both child and childseat at nursery just 2 miles into the journey, it's then into sports mode to tackle 20 miles of London roads to get to work.
Some may see it as a little unorthodox, but in everyday life, if it works, then it works!
Leaving both child and childseat at nursery just 2 miles into the journey, it's then into sports mode to tackle 20 miles of London roads to get to work.
Some may see it as a little unorthodox, but in everyday life, if it works, then it works!
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An interesting and entertaining video clip from 1985, when snowboards were not as commonplace on the hills as they are today.
I wonder what reports we will look back on in another 30 years from now, and simply have to laugh?
I'd wager a few misconceptions about eMTBs will be amongst them.
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I wonder what reports we will look back on in another 30 years from now, and simply have to laugh?
I'd wager a few misconceptions about eMTBs will be amongst them.
#moresmilepermile
