MonkeyWrench
10 mW
Hello everybody!!
Thought I would introduce myself as I have been lurking on this great site throughout the spring during my first build. I live in north Seattle and commute about 8 miles (one way) in the city down to the Ballard area.
I finished up my first ebike build about a month ago, and had a blast riding it. Grins for sure. It was a 2006 GT i-drive 5 3.0 <phew> running a Yescom 48v1000w (GM 901) motor kit. I'm familiar with LiPo via R/C airplanes so I was comfortable running a pack of 12s2p Turnigy 5000 mAh.
I commuted the last few weeks and was very pleased with performance- as expected, the bike hit ~30 mph on the flat and got me over the hills no problem. Big success for me as I desired an ebike that could either be on par or faster commute time than my motorcycle. Mission accomplished with average speeds in the city at or above the 20 mph mark. Plus it got me out on a bike and pedaling along most of the way. Added a 52t front chainwheel, which helped for pedaling near the top end.
I refer to the bike in the past tense because last Friday it was stolen :x During the day, outside of my office building, locked with a cable lock. Didn't matter. The thieves also nabbed another nice road bike that was on the rack. Thankfully I had the pack inside with me, so they didn't get that. Should've used a beefy chain lock or U-lock, I guess. They nibbled through the cable lock (10mm Kryptonite).
ANYWAY looks like the homeowner's insurance will come through... so on to the next version :lol: I get to apply what I've learned from #1. Mainly, I am going to 18s LiPo, damn the torpedoes!
~Matthew
Thought I would introduce myself as I have been lurking on this great site throughout the spring during my first build. I live in north Seattle and commute about 8 miles (one way) in the city down to the Ballard area.
I finished up my first ebike build about a month ago, and had a blast riding it. Grins for sure. It was a 2006 GT i-drive 5 3.0 <phew> running a Yescom 48v1000w (GM 901) motor kit. I'm familiar with LiPo via R/C airplanes so I was comfortable running a pack of 12s2p Turnigy 5000 mAh.
I commuted the last few weeks and was very pleased with performance- as expected, the bike hit ~30 mph on the flat and got me over the hills no problem. Big success for me as I desired an ebike that could either be on par or faster commute time than my motorcycle. Mission accomplished with average speeds in the city at or above the 20 mph mark. Plus it got me out on a bike and pedaling along most of the way. Added a 52t front chainwheel, which helped for pedaling near the top end.
I refer to the bike in the past tense because last Friday it was stolen :x During the day, outside of my office building, locked with a cable lock. Didn't matter. The thieves also nabbed another nice road bike that was on the rack. Thankfully I had the pack inside with me, so they didn't get that. Should've used a beefy chain lock or U-lock, I guess. They nibbled through the cable lock (10mm Kryptonite).
ANYWAY looks like the homeowner's insurance will come through... so on to the next version :lol: I get to apply what I've learned from #1. Mainly, I am going to 18s LiPo, damn the torpedoes!
~Matthew
