I am trying to put together my first e-bike. I plan to convert my dual suspension Giant NRS-1. I plan to do my commute (17 miles roundtrip) on this bike. I am what you would call part of the "lycra" crowd and was riding 50-110 miles/week on my road bike before I developed a disc herniation in my neck a couple of months ago. The best way for me to ride now is more upright, so I put a riser bar on my mtn bike. The suspension and the tires also smooth out the road. Converting it to electric sounds like a fun project and I think it will give me nice options of not doing all the pedaling work myself and/or going faster.
My commute is about 1000 ft of climbing over 17 miles. Most of the ride is pretty flat, with uphill sections of mostly 3%, but with 2 short segments of 200-300 feet of 8-9%. I weigh 138 lbs and hopefully my e-bike will be about 50 lbs when I am finished.
I am looking at getting a MAC motor and a 50V 10aH LiFePO4 battery from EM3EV. I have done some simulations on ebike.ca and I am wondering if the BMC V2 torq is closer to the 10T or 12T MAC? I am interested in the 10T if it meets my hill climbing needs because it would give me a faster top speed. Thanks for your help! Any suggestions or comments are welcome.
My commute is about 1000 ft of climbing over 17 miles. Most of the ride is pretty flat, with uphill sections of mostly 3%, but with 2 short segments of 200-300 feet of 8-9%. I weigh 138 lbs and hopefully my e-bike will be about 50 lbs when I am finished.
I am looking at getting a MAC motor and a 50V 10aH LiFePO4 battery from EM3EV. I have done some simulations on ebike.ca and I am wondering if the BMC V2 torq is closer to the 10T or 12T MAC? I am interested in the 10T if it meets my hill climbing needs because it would give me a faster top speed. Thanks for your help! Any suggestions or comments are welcome.