In this episode of 'In search of the ultimate Bullitt cargo bike' We meet up with Alex from Canberra, Australia who shows us his Major Tom Bullitt. He bought the bike second hand and transformed it into an e-bike with a Bafang motor.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction Alex
08:25 How to transport a Bullitt on top of a car roof
11:00 A closer look at the bicycle parts
11:10 Bafang motor and battery
14:34 Pedals
15:13 Gearing systems
16:05 Motor cabling management
17:05 Crane Creek Visco Set
19:21 Front (light, tyre,...)
21:27 Handle bar overview
26:20 Brakes
27:30 Bafang trottle and EggRider
28:36 Velution Veluboard
29:25 Melia toddler shel
31:45 Veluboard adaption
32:00 Veer visor sunshade and rain cover
35:04 underneath the cargo bay
35:54 back of the cargo bay with Velu back board and Ortlieb bags, ...
37:50 rear wheel rack and bag
39:34 Saddle
39:58 Dropper post
40:56 Wheel lock
41:40 Bafang speedsensor
42:32 Rear break disc
42:57 Battery charge port
44:53 Outro
49:34 End

Partlist:

2019 Major Tom

Drivetrain
[ ] Bafang BBSHD 1000w mid-drive motor conversion
[ ] Unit Pack Power D034 52V 20Ah BMS40A battery mounted under the cargo bay in a sealed, rubber padded aluminium box

[ ] Lekkie red drive cover with grease port
[ ] Lekkie bling ring 46tooth front chainring with spacer
[ ] Shimano Deore 10speed rear cluster and XT chain
[ ] 170mm Bafang cranks
[ ] DMR Versa SPD/flat red pedals

Cockpit and steering
[ ] Cane Creek Viscoset steering dampener
[ ] Bafang wired front LED headlight
[ ] Factory bars with Satori easy-up riser
[ ] Ergon GP5 grips with bar ends
[ ] Bafang throttle
[ ] TRP brakes with Bafang brake sensors moulded on with XXXXX
[ ] Eggrider Bluetooth display and controller
[ ] Quad lock out front phone and GoPro mount
[ ] Garmin mount on top of bar tube
[ ] Basil Wanderlust large red ding-dong bell

[ ] Cargo bay
[ ] Velution baseboard raised on 19mm spotted gum hardwood timber decking
[ ] White BBX side panels with black frames
[ ] Melia toddler shell seat with 5 point harness
[ ] Veer visor sunshade and rain cover
[ ] 15mm irrigation pipe arch at front of cargo bay to hold the rain cover up
[ ] Under floor Ortlieb large bag
[ ] Two Ortlieb bags mounted to the rear board
[ ] Supacaz sideswipe red bottle cages x2

Rear section
[ ] Topeak Supertourist DX Disc rear rack
[ ] Quick track mtx pannier bag
[ ] Brooks C17 Carved saddle
[ ] KS Exa dropper post with post-mounted lever
[ ] ABUS Shield plus frame and wheel lock
[ ] Factory mudguards
[ ] Bafang speed and cadence sensor
[ ] Factory wheels and rims
[ ] Charge port is protected from the weather by using irrigation pipe caps with a screwed thread that can unscrew when charging and close up while riding.


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