Hello,
A used 27.5 19" e-bike frame (Bosch performance CX motor+battery model) (only front half) is advertised under the brand "Kilimanjaro e-tec 2.0" (Hervis), whatever (around 40 EUR).
Its rear triangle, however, is missing and I have no clue as to the specs of such part I would have to be looking for to match the front. I'm not asking the seller to take measurements, because he doesn't seem competent. I've built hardtails, but have no experience with fullys, so I'm not competent, either. So far, we are a fantastic team.
I would be potentially building the bike with a used rear triangle, Bosch motor (don't know which specific generation motor/battery would fit, either. Do at least 2 generations have the same mounts or is this another one of my pipe dreams?). I have a slightish/fairish guess that this triangle would be proprietary (if there is such a thing as an almost "standard" rear frame) and making this purchase would set me off on a merry, hopeless journey into a bottomless abyss, with no view of anyone waving to me with encouragement from the shore, just dark loneliness.
Alternatively I could simply withdraw food, educational, medical funds from my family and buy a bike that seems nice for the price of a used car with functioning windshield wipers and an honest will to move forward without a software update.
I would appreciate any ideas, tips or insight in relation to this highly intriguing and no less exciting question.
Thanks in advance.
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A used 27.5 19" e-bike frame (Bosch performance CX motor+battery model) (only front half) is advertised under the brand "Kilimanjaro e-tec 2.0" (Hervis), whatever (around 40 EUR).
Its rear triangle, however, is missing and I have no clue as to the specs of such part I would have to be looking for to match the front. I'm not asking the seller to take measurements, because he doesn't seem competent. I've built hardtails, but have no experience with fullys, so I'm not competent, either. So far, we are a fantastic team.
I would be potentially building the bike with a used rear triangle, Bosch motor (don't know which specific generation motor/battery would fit, either. Do at least 2 generations have the same mounts or is this another one of my pipe dreams?). I have a slightish/fairish guess that this triangle would be proprietary (if there is such a thing as an almost "standard" rear frame) and making this purchase would set me off on a merry, hopeless journey into a bottomless abyss, with no view of anyone waving to me with encouragement from the shore, just dark loneliness.
Alternatively I could simply withdraw food, educational, medical funds from my family and buy a bike that seems nice for the price of a used car with functioning windshield wipers and an honest will to move forward without a software update.
I would appreciate any ideas, tips or insight in relation to this highly intriguing and no less exciting question.
Thanks in advance.
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