Hi guys, I was hit a few months ago by an older lady crossing a bike path in a hurry to go shopping. :? Luckily I wasn't that hurt but the bike was totaled. As I work it out with the insurance company (who knows when that will end) I'm thinking I may go ahead and purchase a candidate for my next ebike conversion. I haven't had a bike most of the summer and am starting to go stir crazy. Some of the replacement candidates have nice triangles and am hoping I can pull off stowing my battery in the triangle vs. the back rack like I have been doing. Now that I'm in a position to start over I'm rethinking the way I built my first bike - it was very top heavy and a lot of that had to do with that large battery sitting on my bike rack in a bag.
Here's what my old one looked like, minus some upgrades I had done after this picture (it's a 1997 Gary Fisher Tassajarra):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1hwgs5e44quyz73/2012-09-12%2010.50.15.jpg
I had a few things done to it I'm not sure you'll find interesting - I had attached the controller using the vertical water holder screws, had 2 torque arms one for each side of the fork and a larger Maxxis hookworm tire and dh tube. I never had problem with the wheel that came with the yescomusa kit but I did break spokes in my rear wheel from time to time. I'm 220lbs (give or take 10 pounds depending on how much I ride). I think the battery is around 22 lbs.
The new bikes i've been looking at, like a Schwinn Moab, have a similar triangle which looks like it may hold my battery given mounting device, I'm looking for advice on what that might be. I know there are triangle bags as well as boxes (I'm favoring the latter). My battery is a larger 48v 20ah batt (like this: http://www.pingbattery.com/servlet/the-2/lifepo4-lithium-ion-phosphate/Detail). Am I screwed thinking I can store that big of a battery in the triangle?
I used to commute to work 12.5 miles going 30+ (using a 1000W DD motor) but have since switched jobs and am still about 12.5 miles away but it's all bike trail. That means it's safer but will only be going 20 or less. I haven't been able to confirm for sure if the battery is okay after the wreck, physically 2 of the cells had mildly bashed in corners but I'm still reading 54v on the output. So I'm not sure yet but a new battery may be in the cards, it's on my claim but like I said no idea when that will go through (Chubb insurance is being extremely slow and fussy) and would love to continue using this LifePO4 if I can.
The kit was a yescomusa 1000w front hub and was happy with it. I'm thinking I may get a rear hub this time with a 7 cassette (21 speed) and likely stick with a throttle. I'm 6'1" so my frame will likely be 21" and hopefully I can get one all steel. I still have the heavy duty torque arms (only one is kinda visible in the pic, I bought a second one shortly after for the other side of the fork) but would like to keep a front suspension and a hard tail should work fine (maybe a thudbusting seat). Kansas City does a pretty decent job with their bike trails and I'm on paved bike trail all the way to work so I'm thinking if I can figure out the placement of my battery and controller I can start shopping for bikes with a bit more confidence.
TIA for any advice!
Here's what my old one looked like, minus some upgrades I had done after this picture (it's a 1997 Gary Fisher Tassajarra):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1hwgs5e44quyz73/2012-09-12%2010.50.15.jpg
I had a few things done to it I'm not sure you'll find interesting - I had attached the controller using the vertical water holder screws, had 2 torque arms one for each side of the fork and a larger Maxxis hookworm tire and dh tube. I never had problem with the wheel that came with the yescomusa kit but I did break spokes in my rear wheel from time to time. I'm 220lbs (give or take 10 pounds depending on how much I ride). I think the battery is around 22 lbs.
The new bikes i've been looking at, like a Schwinn Moab, have a similar triangle which looks like it may hold my battery given mounting device, I'm looking for advice on what that might be. I know there are triangle bags as well as boxes (I'm favoring the latter). My battery is a larger 48v 20ah batt (like this: http://www.pingbattery.com/servlet/the-2/lifepo4-lithium-ion-phosphate/Detail). Am I screwed thinking I can store that big of a battery in the triangle?
I used to commute to work 12.5 miles going 30+ (using a 1000W DD motor) but have since switched jobs and am still about 12.5 miles away but it's all bike trail. That means it's safer but will only be going 20 or less. I haven't been able to confirm for sure if the battery is okay after the wreck, physically 2 of the cells had mildly bashed in corners but I'm still reading 54v on the output. So I'm not sure yet but a new battery may be in the cards, it's on my claim but like I said no idea when that will go through (Chubb insurance is being extremely slow and fussy) and would love to continue using this LifePO4 if I can.
The kit was a yescomusa 1000w front hub and was happy with it. I'm thinking I may get a rear hub this time with a 7 cassette (21 speed) and likely stick with a throttle. I'm 6'1" so my frame will likely be 21" and hopefully I can get one all steel. I still have the heavy duty torque arms (only one is kinda visible in the pic, I bought a second one shortly after for the other side of the fork) but would like to keep a front suspension and a hard tail should work fine (maybe a thudbusting seat). Kansas City does a pretty decent job with their bike trails and I'm on paved bike trail all the way to work so I'm thinking if I can figure out the placement of my battery and controller I can start shopping for bikes with a bit more confidence.
TIA for any advice!
