Before:
- Before
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After:
- After
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Ingredients:
- Marin Downhill donor bike, Full Suspension, 26" wheels
- Crystalyte 5305 (rear)
- 72v40A Crystalyte 4110 controller
- (2) 36v20Ah Headway LiFePO4 packs w/ BMS for a total of 72v20Ah
- Cycle Analyst
- Old Man Mountain Cold Springs Front Rack (50lbs Load Capacity)
- Axiom Seymour Panniers
- Two 3A LiFeP04 chargers
Results:
- Top speed:
- 36mph, no wind, flat
- 45.6mph slight downhill
- Range: Depends on terrain...
- 20 miles including 2000-3000 ft of climbing
- 16 miles, aggressive, WOT up mountain roads
- Or up to 50 miles (so far) by riding efficiently
- 40 miles while towing my son in a double trailer.
- Milestones: Rode 200 miles in the first week
- Total Cost: About $1800 (not including bike)
- Any other stats worth mentioning?
Photos:
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- Hub, Dropout, Torque Arm, Trailer hitch
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- Torque Arm
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- Panniers -- Battery packs, plus Controller, Lock, Pump, Tools, etc.
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- At the top of a 2300' climb
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- At the Methuselah Redwood Tree in Woodside
- On my first test ride around the block (with the cheap rack that cracked)
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