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[Chrispy]

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[Somafunk]

I bought this Raleigh Trace e-bike for my mate last month , lightweight for an e-bike @ 16kg and fitted with the Mahle x35+ ANT hub motor and internal battery

A bit of a bargain as it’s a 2026 model and it was 50% off so “only” £1000, she’s very chuffed with it and as it has the Mahle X35+ ANT hub, I have since bought/fitted the Mahle PulsarONE display/speedo to the stem.

I also bought a couple of Ortlieb Velo-shopper panniers which are handy but was asked if a basket could be fitted so bought a Topeak Urban basket for the front and managed to get it to fit by shimming out and moving the headlight mount - not ideal position for the light but it’ll get minimal use at night, the basket is pretty poor as the paint is flaking off and whilst the new Topeak fixer 9 quick click handlebar mount is easy to fit, there is an issue with the plastic removal tab as it is rather hard to operate for basket removal, not up to the usual Topeak standard in the slightest.

In the bike shop I used to fit Topeak stuff all the time and thought it was great but this is not up the standard I expect from Topeak, it’s now fitted and I can’t be bothered to return and hunt for another suitable replacement so it’ll do fine.

Also fitted a USE Vybe suspension seatpost and my old comfortable mtb saddle as my mate has a dodgy lower back due to gymnastics/running injuries from school days, and I fitted a 760mm 40mm rise/15°sweep handlebar as the original was narrow and flat.

Terrible pics (I didn't take them, my mate Amanda did)

H

 

[xanalog]

I bought this Raleigh Trace e-bike for my mate last month , lightweight for an e-bike @ 16kg and fitted with the Mahle x35+ ANT hub motor and internal battery

Do you mean to say the batteries are stuffed inside the frame tubes?
TBH, I don't even see the 'hub motor' in the pics.

 

[Chrispy]

Do you mean to say the batteries are stuffed inside the frame tubes?
TBH, I don't even see the 'hub motor' in the pics.

Looks rather svelte for a hub motor!

 

[Soandso]

Spring wheels were used on the Herrenrad Victoria bicycles made by Germany when rubber for tires was scarce around the time of the 1st WorldWar - never had to worry about a punctured tire while out and about.

 

[Somafunk]

Do you mean to say the batteries are stuffed inside the frame tubes?
TBH, I don't even see the 'hub motor' in the pics.

Yeah, the battery is in the down tube, just like every other modern e-bike design these days

https://mahle-smartbike.com/x35/

 

[xanalog]

Yeah, the battery is in the down tube, just like every other modern e-bike design these days

e-gadz!
I am riding a dinosaur.

I'm lucky to get a range of ~24miles @20mph average.
How they get 185km/115miles range from a 250W motor, I don't wanna know!

 

[Chrispy]

e-gadz!
I am riding a dinosaur.
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I'm lucky to get a range of ~24miles @20mph average.
How they get 185km/115miles range from a 250W motor, I don't wanna know!

My e-bike has a battery in the downtube but is removeable still. Mileage estimates are like some exaggerations in audio, too It's not just the wattage of motor, tho....more about the battery, pedaling effort/assist, speeds, terrain, rider weight, marketing....

 

[Somafunk]

e-gadz!
I am riding a dinosaur.
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I'm lucky to get a range of ~24miles @20mph average.
How they get 185km/115miles range from a 250W motor, I don't wanna know!

Realistically you have a 20 to 30mile range using all 3 power modes and riding normally , I guess you could get 115 miles out of it if you use the lowest of 3 power settings and set it to a max of 10% assist using the phone app to program the motor.

 

[EJ3]

e-gadz!
I am riding a dinosaur.
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I'm lucky to get a range of ~24miles @20mph average.
How they get 185km/115miles range from a 250W motor, I don't wanna know!

I'm going to give a possible answer to the range mystery anyway:
I know a female, sinewy (a thin yet resilient appearance, where lean muscles and sinews are visible, with little or no body fat), Blackfoot Indian (her words, not mine), that is 5'4", 88 lb.'s that rides a hi-performance multi-geared road bike a lot.
I would bet that someone like her could meet the stated range in the minimum assist mode with no payload except a water bottle and a couple of energy bars.
Around 1991-1992: I used to do some some shorter rides (using my Earth Cruiser [I'm 5'8" and was then 185 lb.'s: fit, solid]) with her (10-15 miles), 3 times a week. When finished, we would then ride about 2 miles to a Sonics, each have a Chocolate Fudge Sunday, and then ride the 2 miles back to the house.

 

[EJ3]

Spring wheels were used on the Herrenrad Victoria bicycles made by Germany when rubber for tires was scarce around the time of the 1st WorldWar - never had to worry about a punctured tire while out and about.

Another set-up that this bicycle used:

 

[Subob]

I bought this Raleigh Trace e-bike for my mate last month , lightweight for an e-bike @ 16kg and fitted with the Mahle x35+ ANT hub motor and internal battery

A bit of a bargain as it’s a 2026 model and it was 50% off so “only” £1000, she’s very chuffed with it and as it has the Mahle X35+ ANT hub, I have since bought/fitted the Mahle PulsarONE display/speedo to the stem.

I also bought a couple of Ortlieb Velo-shopper panniers which are handy but was asked if a basket could be fitted so bought a Topeak Urban basket for the front and managed to get it to fit by shimming out and moving the headlight mount - not ideal position for the light but it’ll get minimal use at night, the basket is pretty poor as the paint is flaking off and whilst the new Topeak fixer 9 quick click handlebar mount is easy to fit, there is an issue with the plastic removal tab as it is rather hard to operate for basket removal, not up to the usual Topeak standard in the slightest.

In the bike shop I used to fit Topeak stuff all the time and thought it was great but this is not up the standard I expect from Topeak, it’s now fitted and I can’t be bothered to return and hunt for another suitable replacement so it’ll do fine.

Also fitted a USE Vybe suspension seatpost and my old comfortable mtb saddle as my mate has a dodgy lower back due to gymnastics/running injuries from school days, and I fitted a 760mm 40mm rise/15°sweep handlebar as the original was narrow and flat.

Terrible pics (I didn't take them, my mate Amanda did)

H

Have you considered putting a Jones type handlebar on instead? I use the Planet X version https://planetx.co.uk/products/on-one-geoff-handlebar

I put on a Blackburn handlebar roll when needed, too. That's a great bit of kit, which may or may not be a suitable replacement for the basket.

Here's how it looks on one of my bikes...

 

[Somafunk]

Have you considered putting a Jones type handlebar on instead? I use the Planet X version https://planetx.co.uk/products/on-one-geoff-handlebar

I put on a Blackburn handlebar roll when needed, too. That's a great bit of kit, which may or may not be a suitable replacement for the basket.

Here's how it looks on one of my bikes...

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I ran titanium and the carbon jones bars on my mtb + gravel bikes but for this shopping bike I figure it’d be way overkill, and a bar bag is not much use for shopping Jones bars need careful setup with stack height/stem length/angle etc as they change the geometry and they don’t work well with a relatively short top-tube and certain forks due to fork rake/offset and how it affects the steering angle.


Here’s a brace of jones bikes with my Soulcraft sulking behind them

Ti jones bars on my titanium Cove Hummer, this was in rigid mode with a syncros carbon fork, fun to ride as it was so light at 19.2lbs but was pinballed about through rock gardens, was ideal for the 7stanes trail centre stuff as their trails were smooth and very flowy - (I live 20 mins from the best at kirroughtree, but I would say that I’m biased, i used to ride the 24hr races for the 7stanes team and build the trails)

Carbon jones bars on my Titanium Kinesis Tripster, couldn’t quite get a suitable stem despite trying dozens of them (I worked as a mech/suspension service in a bike shop) so i designed what rise/length I specifically wanted and asked Jeff (jones) if he would make me one

 

[Toxmarz]

Spring wheels were used on the Herrenrad Victoria bicycles made by Germany when rubber for tires was scarce around the time of the 1st WorldWar - never had to worry about a punctured tire while out and about.
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Did the gun come standard or was that an option.

 

[EJ3]

Did the gun come standard or was that an option.

It was World War I Germany
There was a rubber shortage.
Hence, the spring wheels.
Before and after the war they had "tubeless tires".

1905 Herrenrad Victoria ‘Model 12’

24″ Frame

28″ Wheels

Beaded Edge Tyres

Lohmann Saddle
Nuernburg, Germany



The company started, like most motorcycle manufacturers, with bicycles. Founders Max Frankenstein Burger and Max Ottenstein started their company ‘Frankenstein Burger and Ottenstein Nuremberg’ in Nuremberg, in 1886. By 1888 they had manufactured 1000 Victoria bicycles. In 1895, the name became ‘Victoria Fahrradwerke AG,’ abbreviated to ‘Victoria Werke AG’ in 1899 and they made their first motorcycles in 1901, using Cudel and Fafnir engines.

 

[xanalog]

...but for this shopping bike I figure it’d be way overkill, and a bar bag is not much use for shopping

Does loading-up the front-wheel w/groceries a concern for her safety?

My EV dinosaur came w/a rack, atop of the rear wheel... including panniers.
I finally ended up removing both, as it killed the 'stretched, low-rider' look.
When needed, I find using a leather messenger-bag -to carry stuff- is more suitable and accentuates that look.

 

[Somafunk]

Does loading-up the front-wheel w/groceries a concern for her safety?

Nah, it will never hold that much except for her Crumpler messenger bag full of groceries, its handy for throwing stuff in rather than clipping on the panniers.

 

[DS_Construct]

My old thrasher. I ride every week to keep her in good shape. My LBS helps to keep everything in good working condition as well.

 

[Soandso]

 

[xanalog]

/\ The Schwinn version of the banana-seat /\ was all that I could afford on my meager paper-route 'wages'!