Repurposed Privateer

keith_bontrager · 2025-05-09T00:08:31+0100

The first Bontrager with a license plate.

This may not be the best place to post this, but why not. ;-)

I've been working on a new project. The first victim was a 97 Privateer I was given. I didn't have a plan for it so it is a prototype.

More about it here:

https://medium.com/@keith_bontrager/e-cycle-explainer-4-2-2025-efbf10b1ecc5

I promise no Santa Cruz made Bontrager frames were involved in this heresy. Yet.

slackboy · 2025-05-09T08:02:39+0100

fabulous articlel, love the methodical approach taken, and as a brit, very jealous that ebikes are allowed to travel at more than 15mph!

I've taken a larger photo from that article and added it here

keith_bontrager · 2025-05-09T16:54:18+0100

There are speed limits on e-bikes here too, though they are a little more generous. The converted bike is classified with mopeds here. 4 hp and 30 mph tops.

The Privateer is set up with a 1500W hub and can just get to 30mph on flat ground with no wind, so it’s not too awesome in the hills. That’s not an issue for me on errands in Santa Cruz.

The next version will use a 2000W hub and an electronic speed limit.

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