OneWayTraffic
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http://www.evshop.co.kr/item.php?it_id=449
http://translate.google.co.nz/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evshop.co.kr%2Fitem.php%3Fit_id%3D449&sl=ko&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
(for those that don't like reading Korean.)
Being in Korea, I have until recently been unable to easily get a decent ebike conversion going, so I've sat on the sidelines dreaming.
However I saw this kit recently along with some Crystalyte kits (second link on the left) on a website in Korea and I'm ready to take the plunge.
Some things to note: they are all front wheel kits as far as I can tell, and I'd rather go that route anyway.
Second: I've no intention of riding on the roads here; that would be even more suicidal than doing so in the States and a lot more so than back in NZ. There's a cycle path along a river that I can take to work some days (18km (11miles) each way and flatish.) The path is shared with other cyclists and the occasional pedestrian or rollerblader and when I'm not on that path it's quite permissable to ride on the footpaths. Therefore I doubt I'd need more than 250W, which is almost all I can take back to NZ with me later anyway. 20 mph is as fast as I can safely go in most areas I'll be riding in, and in other areas, it'll be a bit slower than that. I'm not a big guy, but I'll sometimes be carrying a kid on the back for a total rider weight of 95kg or so.
Third: I have a bike, though it's a very cheap and crappy Chinese made MTB lookalike that I picked up used for $50. I doubt that it's worth $100 new if you get the picture. 21 speeds, heavy steel frame, front forks are welded steel one piece (dropouts not quick release type). It's strong enough, but the components are crap and I'm not at all sure if the brakes would handle the extra stress.
If I upgrade my bike, would I need to worry about suspension forks? Or should I just retrofit my current bike and replace the gears and brakes as and when I need to? Any upgrade would be a Samchuly or similar I guess. Think $250-$300 range. The wife wouldn't release a lot more money than that right now.
http://translate.google.co.nz/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evshop.co.kr%2Fitem.php%3Fit_id%3D449&sl=ko&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
(for those that don't like reading Korean.)
Being in Korea, I have until recently been unable to easily get a decent ebike conversion going, so I've sat on the sidelines dreaming.
However I saw this kit recently along with some Crystalyte kits (second link on the left) on a website in Korea and I'm ready to take the plunge.
Some things to note: they are all front wheel kits as far as I can tell, and I'd rather go that route anyway.
Second: I've no intention of riding on the roads here; that would be even more suicidal than doing so in the States and a lot more so than back in NZ. There's a cycle path along a river that I can take to work some days (18km (11miles) each way and flatish.) The path is shared with other cyclists and the occasional pedestrian or rollerblader and when I'm not on that path it's quite permissable to ride on the footpaths. Therefore I doubt I'd need more than 250W, which is almost all I can take back to NZ with me later anyway. 20 mph is as fast as I can safely go in most areas I'll be riding in, and in other areas, it'll be a bit slower than that. I'm not a big guy, but I'll sometimes be carrying a kid on the back for a total rider weight of 95kg or so.
Third: I have a bike, though it's a very cheap and crappy Chinese made MTB lookalike that I picked up used for $50. I doubt that it's worth $100 new if you get the picture. 21 speeds, heavy steel frame, front forks are welded steel one piece (dropouts not quick release type). It's strong enough, but the components are crap and I'm not at all sure if the brakes would handle the extra stress.
If I upgrade my bike, would I need to worry about suspension forks? Or should I just retrofit my current bike and replace the gears and brakes as and when I need to? Any upgrade would be a Samchuly or similar I guess. Think $250-$300 range. The wife wouldn't release a lot more money than that right now.