Your Creation's Before & After Pics

[biohazardman]

Giant Trance3 BMC 600 build

Well figured before and after should be done before I had trashed the thing.
Before it was one of these.


Now as an e-bike it looks like this


That is after
Building a couple of wheels with 12ga spokes
Upgrading to 8inch brake rotors
Installing a 600BMC rear motor with a crummy axle
Replacing the MTB crank with a 53-tooth road crank and finding an 11-34 freewheel
Modding a throttle for remote operation
Building my first real A123 pack 2p14s
Installing a rear rack and pack
Fitting fenders that didn't fit.
Putting together a brake motor cutout switch
Modding a Kickstand so it would fit
Putting on a torque arm. and a few goodies lights, speedo mirror ect.









Top speed 1st gear locks on at 17mph 2nd gear at 30mph controlled by thumb on the the Shimano rapid-shift front derailleur. Finger lever used to release the locked throttle.
Climbs hills 4mph faster than my GM 500w motor at the same 48V but it is not silent. Cushy ride across the playground, down the dirt roads, off curbs ect.
52lbs with the cable lock, kickstand , 4.6AH bat that gets me near 7 miles at 30MPH. Does not tear my back up like the hard tail Schwinn did.
Still working on;
Battery pack 2
600LM bike light kit
Brake light
5 amp and 8amp chargers as well as 2.8 amp on board.
single wheeled trailer for extra batts and range as well as hauling
lets not forget to replace the hose clamp being used for the torque bar
This build took just over a year and it was done with little use of my damaged right arm. The arm is good enough to ride now so I am doing plenty of it 190 miles so far.
More info on the build viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11478

[karma]

winter beater.

restored junk bicycle new parts.
steveo's 48 volt controller moded lvc now works with 39volts with a 20volt cutoff. now its 52volts lol
sorry ypedal i just couldn't pull your hubmotor apart it lives on.
and pings 39volt battery. 12volt sla

[voicecoils]

Giant Trance3 BMC 600 build

Top speed first gear 17mph second gear 30mph controlled by the Shimano rapid-shift front derailleur shifter.
More info on the build viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11478

That's basically my dream commuter build. Nice work!!! I'm curious if it will get a bit quieter as you break in the motor.

[biohazardman]

Glad you like it. It is what I need for in the city and a bit of dirt too. Has 160miles on it now and the noise is the same. Not overly loud but people turn before you get to them and look so it's easy to hear I would guess. At speed, the wind makes to much noise to hear much of it. Have an on board charger I will get installed in the next few days and another battery pack also. Busy riding and tuning so not getting as much done on it and there is plenty yet to do.

[voicecoils]

Has 160miles on it now and the noise is the same. Not overly loud but people turn before you get to them and look so it's easy to hear I would guess. At speed, the wind makes to much noise to hear much of it.

Cool. If you get a chance to record some video, I'm curious to hear what the motor sounds like.

[biohazardman]

Have to buy a video cam before I can do that. I have been looking so when I find one I will comply with your request.

Update; Edit


Well it's been a few years Feb of 2013 now and 7K on the ebike it's been my main mode of transportation since the build. Changed out motor bearings a couple times although it was likely just slop in side plate, where the bearing fits that was the original problem. Changed the motor from a V2S to a V2T really loved the acceleration difference although top speed down from 40+ to 30+MPH. Lyen said I had the wrong controller on the bike so I bought one that was specifically for the gear motors. Even with much programming I prefer the old unit, as the new one surges more at the speed 16-20MPH I want to run, so it will go back on soon when I go from 66V to 72V. Other than two sets of tires, a throttle cable wearing out and ten batts replaced due to years of abuse, the bike has given me no problems at all. Some good things over the past years I lifted 50LBs the other day! When I started on the bike build, near three years back, I could barely lift 20LBs due to arm injuries suffered at werq. My ability to drive is mostly back now, was not safe to drive due to head injuries, suffered in an assault in 2011, so I will soon have the car fixed just cuz. It's been sitting in the garage with the motor I built waiting to go back in for near 12 years since I came down with Hep-C from a syringe stick on a city bus. I fully expect to be healthy in a couple more years. Just in time to retire.

[e-cannon]

My creation. The whole process under:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13411

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[karma]

wow that's a nice bike

start of my gas electric

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not bad for a bike out on the curb for garbage

[Paul.............D]

Hi johny

Welcome to the forum. Build your own you will get more enjoyment out of it , here on ES is all the information you will ever need.


Paul

[dequinox]

Hi everyone, this is my third post so I decided to go ahead and share my little (and after discovering this site I was quite humbled...ESPECIALLY after reading through Justin's thread about the Trans-canada trip!) project with everyone. I decided a youtube video would best explain the design...nothin' beats a good walk-around.

Before:



After:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z744OGX8jyM[/youtube]

....ok I've previewed it a couple times and the video isn't embedding but I think you can copy and paste a link right? Just in case though here's a photo...it's come a ways since this picture and the video will show that.

[AussieJester]

Nice bike...to get the youtube embedded just put the numbers AFTER the '=' sign in the url..in this case z744OGX8jyM



KiM

[dequinox]

Thanks, but I don't think I understand about imbedding the video. Near as I can tell, as it is typed the "numbers" are after the = sign... I guess I'm not getting how it works.

[AussieJester]

If you move your cursor over the youtube button in the text editor it tells you how too do it also.

I typed the letters/numbers you need to put between the youtube tags in my above post suurely you must be able too see that? --> z744OGX8jyM <-- That is ALL you need to put between the youtube tags for the video to be embedded. The -->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<-- This part of the URL DONT put between the tags...understand? One more time..

How YOU did it [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z744OGX8jyM[/youtube]

What needs to be done to work, this part of the url ONLY z744OGX8jyM between the youtube tags...

KiM

[rearengine]

Bill's Mongoose

[mwkeefer]

Electric wins again! - Nice battery case at rear frame side like panniers or saddle bags. I appreciate the electric frame geometry so much better... so I guess you won't be needing the stingray (the vette) anymore - jk

-Mike

[AussieJester]

What an unusual looking frame/bike... Why the change from ICE to electric though? Legality issue?
How much less range do you get now (powered alone) than you did with the ICE?

KiM

[StudEbiker]

Electric wins again! - Nice battery case at rear frame side like panniers or saddle bags. I appreciate the electric frame geometry so much better... so I guess you won't be needing the stingray (the vette) anymore - jk

-Mike

That's not a Vette. I believe that is a Corvair, which would also explain the handle of "rearengine" which also might explain why he would have an interest in having a bicycle with an engine behind the drivers seat.

[Sturdly]

Hard to tell from the pics. Did you cut up your Cruzebike attachment to move the BB and crankset forward?

[rearengine]

Hey .. Thanks for taking a look.. The frame is MNTB. I went to electric because I didn't like the noise & vibration.. As far as range, I didn't even run a 1/4 tank of gas through it , but we know it would be much farther .. I only ride 10- 12 miles at a time usualy..18-20 mph with the 20" 235 big apple on front.. The battery is setting on a modified rear rack, and a peg on the axle.. The bottom bracket , I cut off of another frame ,and welded it on a flat piece of steel then bolted to the swing arms. The cruzbike kit is on another bike now..The car is a 65 Corvair ( a poor mans corvett ) Take care Bill

PS... Next project

[colby]

Nice bike.
I love your crank idea.

[rearengine]

Colby... It works out real good , easyer on the kneez. Crank forword bikes seem to be coming more popular.. THe way it is mounted makes it reversable also.. Thanks ... Bill

[1000watt]

48V 1000W Golden Motor, 48V 10AH LiFePO4 battery in tackle box, Watt's-Up Meter, Schwinn Speedo, Planet-Bike Fenders, 2 torque arms, Kool-stop brake pads, Controller and wires located in triangle frame bag w/switch and 30-amp fuse, Zefal Raider HD rack, Chromoly steel frame Bianchi mountain bike, Goes about 30 mph.

[AussieJester]

OOH Plano tackle box you into fishing where you carry your rod? hehe

nice bike mate

KiM

[aronde]

Hi - Have been lurking around these forums for a while researching the best way to electrify my Christiania Trike. Eventually went with an Ezee hub motor kit from ebikes.ca (with great support from Justin and my LBS!). It goes really well and I can now go up hills with a load of children at 20km/h instead of 4 (as long as I keep pedalling!)

Before -

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After (with all the bits back on) -

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[mwkeefer]

That is a really sweet build - my son LOVES it (and wants me to build us one now, 3yr olds - heh).

-Mike