Hi,
New member from Copenhagen.
I have a Omnium cargo bike that i would like to electrify.
A have a really hard time deciding which path to choose in regards to setup.
I ride 9 km to and from work every day. Copenhagen is mostly flat and the bike paths are packed.
The bike would usually not cary a heavy load.
What I wish to accomplish is a realiable low maintanence setup with a range of 40-60 km able to do up to 35-40 km/h (I do not mind pedaling all the time) and help me carry the occassional load.
I would also like it to be as simple as possible. Still use my hydrailic brakes and only have some kind of battery indicator on the bars, no fancy screen please
(I'm 80 kgs and the bike around 17 kgs)
I have been tempted by the bafang mid drives but they seem to be to high maintanence, irritating at gear shifts and wear the drivetrain to quickly to my taste. Also the angle of the downtube is not optimal.
The bike has a 20" front wheel so i'm thinking that some kind of hub motor could be a good choise - but what to choose?
I have been reading for two days straight and i'm only more confused.
Geared or DD? Cheap Chineese ok or should I look elsewhere?
This is the Omnium cargo: https://goo.gl/images/v1Gv2p
All suggestions would be much appreciated
New member from Copenhagen.
I have a Omnium cargo bike that i would like to electrify.
A have a really hard time deciding which path to choose in regards to setup.
I ride 9 km to and from work every day. Copenhagen is mostly flat and the bike paths are packed.
The bike would usually not cary a heavy load.
What I wish to accomplish is a realiable low maintanence setup with a range of 40-60 km able to do up to 35-40 km/h (I do not mind pedaling all the time) and help me carry the occassional load.
I would also like it to be as simple as possible. Still use my hydrailic brakes and only have some kind of battery indicator on the bars, no fancy screen please
(I'm 80 kgs and the bike around 17 kgs)
I have been tempted by the bafang mid drives but they seem to be to high maintanence, irritating at gear shifts and wear the drivetrain to quickly to my taste. Also the angle of the downtube is not optimal.
The bike has a 20" front wheel so i'm thinking that some kind of hub motor could be a good choise - but what to choose?
I have been reading for two days straight and i'm only more confused.
Geared or DD? Cheap Chineese ok or should I look elsewhere?
This is the Omnium cargo: https://goo.gl/images/v1Gv2p
All suggestions would be much appreciated