My mix and match Trice, the Trice Special, has been transformed into the Trice Cheater. About 6 months ago, I installed a Bafang motor system on my wife’s Trice Special. It turns out that she just never got around to riding it. Since I needed an e-trike to ease back into riding after back surgery, I decided to take the Special back and configure it for me.
Since I feel a bit guilty riding with e-assist, I renamed the trike the “Cheater”. The Bafang system is functional but kind of funky. I replaced the stamped steel chain ring with a nicer and larger CNC aluminum chain ring. The motor and crank arms are offset to the left of center so I installed some Lekkie Buzz Bars (offset crank arms). The motor is secured to the bottom bracket by a single nut and a screw on cap over that nut. I replaced those pieces with a the much nicer and more secure Lekkie Onenut. The only thing that prevents the motor from rotating upward during acceleration was the friction between the bottom bracket and that single nut. I installed the Utah Trikes torque arm which does a better job of keeping the motor in position. And finally there was no accommodation for mounting the battery on a trike. Terracycle makes a very nice aluminum mount designed specifically for the Trice frame.
Laid Back Log 