I had an owner of a local business that does app based bike sharing contact me- he was considering converting some to electric. Terrain is mainly flat, there are a couple areas nearby with mild hills that 350w should be plenty for and he was clear that he wants to limit the top speed assist to around 20 for liability purposes.
Going with something durable, as these are going to be pretty well thrashed. The first thing that came to mind was converting them with some of the surplus bafang jump front hub motors As the bikes have nexus three speed IGH So rear hub won't be an option. Another thought was a BBS01 As they seem to be pretty bulletproof and the overall cost probably wouldn't be much different once I factor in labor for wheel build, controller etc
Any thoughts on how each would fare over time or Which would be better for this application? Riders will run the gamut from drunk teenagers to overweight tourists and everything in between. Chances are we will run some type of shark pack style battery so its easy to swap out packs in between customers for quick turnaround.
Going with something durable, as these are going to be pretty well thrashed. The first thing that came to mind was converting them with some of the surplus bafang jump front hub motors As the bikes have nexus three speed IGH So rear hub won't be an option. Another thought was a BBS01 As they seem to be pretty bulletproof and the overall cost probably wouldn't be much different once I factor in labor for wheel build, controller etc
Any thoughts on how each would fare over time or Which would be better for this application? Riders will run the gamut from drunk teenagers to overweight tourists and everything in between. Chances are we will run some type of shark pack style battery so its easy to swap out packs in between customers for quick turnaround.