mouldfield
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Hi,
I'm Mouldfield, a longstanding bike enthusiast in Sydney, Australia and I'm putting together an Electric Cargo Trike with A Fairing.
Essentially, it's the rough and ready DIY version of this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M6N2x1FXbU (*or one of these at the bottom of the page). Then I'll add a Rohloff Speedhub and, hopefully, a Drumpf Drive (or similar). In Australia we're limited to 250w, so you need all the help you can get.
I have a Bafang motor, battery & Rohloff hub that I attached to my first cargo bike (a Yuba Mundo) and last week I bought a cheap old 7 speed pedicab in Melbourne, cut off the seating and excess crap, and arranged to ship it to Sydney. It's not ideal, it's heavy "mild steel", but it will arrive soon and will be just fine till I save up for a better frame, or maybe learn how to weld one myself.
My trike needs
1. a front suspension fork
2. a change of head tube angle (info about that at: endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=35151 )
3. Repositioning of the saddle (some cutting and welding) and a seat
4. new rear rims and spokes or rear wheels, maybe even non-bike wheels: for stability, strength, low-serviceability and reasonable weight
5. a 50-51" (120cm) axle, with Samaga (or Contes) differential
6. a decision re the hydraulic disc brakes. I think the current ones are motorcycle brakes which I'll keep if good, safe, etc. Otherwise I have a set of Shimano Deore XT Ice discs.
Then I have to build a box and a fairing
Then wire in head, rear, stop & indicator lights
And that will do for now. I'll get it on the road, test how it all goes, then later I hope to add that Schlumpf Drive (but I might wait till I get a better frame).
This will be my third electric bike and it will be the one that I've done the most work on by far. I hope it will also be the most fit for my purposes. And I hope I can get some good advice on these pages.
I'm currently looking for the right axle+diff combo for my cargo trike. Like I said, it's looking like being a 50-51" (120cm) axle, with Samaga (or Contes) differential. Though I don't know what those are currently priced at, and I think I have to learn a bit more before I order.
Cheers,
Mouldfield
* PS
Here's what some European Cargo Trikes are looking like now
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M6N2x1FXbU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvOwBqN7b7U
www.pinterest.com.au/pin/109775309637881004/
www.eltis.org/discover/news/urban-deliveries-zero-emissions-electric-tricycles-paris-france-0
I'm Mouldfield, a longstanding bike enthusiast in Sydney, Australia and I'm putting together an Electric Cargo Trike with A Fairing.
Essentially, it's the rough and ready DIY version of this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M6N2x1FXbU (*or one of these at the bottom of the page). Then I'll add a Rohloff Speedhub and, hopefully, a Drumpf Drive (or similar). In Australia we're limited to 250w, so you need all the help you can get.
I have a Bafang motor, battery & Rohloff hub that I attached to my first cargo bike (a Yuba Mundo) and last week I bought a cheap old 7 speed pedicab in Melbourne, cut off the seating and excess crap, and arranged to ship it to Sydney. It's not ideal, it's heavy "mild steel", but it will arrive soon and will be just fine till I save up for a better frame, or maybe learn how to weld one myself.
My trike needs
1. a front suspension fork
2. a change of head tube angle (info about that at: endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=35151 )
3. Repositioning of the saddle (some cutting and welding) and a seat
4. new rear rims and spokes or rear wheels, maybe even non-bike wheels: for stability, strength, low-serviceability and reasonable weight
5. a 50-51" (120cm) axle, with Samaga (or Contes) differential
6. a decision re the hydraulic disc brakes. I think the current ones are motorcycle brakes which I'll keep if good, safe, etc. Otherwise I have a set of Shimano Deore XT Ice discs.
Then I have to build a box and a fairing
Then wire in head, rear, stop & indicator lights
And that will do for now. I'll get it on the road, test how it all goes, then later I hope to add that Schlumpf Drive (but I might wait till I get a better frame).
This will be my third electric bike and it will be the one that I've done the most work on by far. I hope it will also be the most fit for my purposes. And I hope I can get some good advice on these pages.
I'm currently looking for the right axle+diff combo for my cargo trike. Like I said, it's looking like being a 50-51" (120cm) axle, with Samaga (or Contes) differential. Though I don't know what those are currently priced at, and I think I have to learn a bit more before I order.
Cheers,
Mouldfield
* PS
Here's what some European Cargo Trikes are looking like now
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M6N2x1FXbU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvOwBqN7b7U
www.pinterest.com.au/pin/109775309637881004/
www.eltis.org/discover/news/urban-deliveries-zero-emissions-electric-tricycles-paris-france-0