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I just have trouble getting past the price, especially since I need 2 per motor. Also, if I am going to spend $700-900 on a pair of controllers, I want high voltage so I can take full advantage of HubMonster. Someday I'll get what I want and run 200V for a lightweight 40-50kw emoto.

My opinion about the world having way too many lawyers has remained unchanged for decades, long before coming down here, and in those decades there's not been one iota of evidence to the contrary. If it is now not politically correct to jokingly speak of fun ways to correct the overabundance, too F'...

Call a lawyer to come over. Then both shoot the lawyer in the head. They both feel better and help make the world a better place.

Haha, thanks for the advice! My wife is not too keen on the idea as she feels it will stop my daughter from wanting to ride her push bike. So i might have to do it on the sly :twisted: She's right, but I sure wish I had an electric motorcycle when I was a kid. You can always make it pedal activated...

Leili has been around quite a while and definitely not some garage operation. Plus, if I remember correctly they were the first in China making an enduro type frame. The delay is likely just a supply issue, though I understand your frustration since it's cutting well into your riding season. It look...

MadRhino, if the bike shops are making more profit on a sale than a car dealer does, then they're thieves as much as the manufacturers. 81forest, I never said that higher quality and R&D don't justify higher prices, but that has little to do with the price of bikes in the upper half of the price ran...

If course, all the components are reponsible for the high cost of bikes. The manufacturers are pushing the development very far and the newest tech is always expansive.... That's not why they're so expensive. They're only so expensive because enough suckers are willing to pay that much since they h...

2 words. Scooter hubmotor. I have several that take a 16" bicycle tire. DD hubbies perform so much better in smaller wheels and the lighter load to push makes real potential for an indestructible setup. Excellent, 16" would be perfect. I Will have a gander at whats out there. Tar. Will this likely ...

What's the 12v battery for? The point in using a DC/DC converter is to give you a 12V supply, so you don't need to carry a 12V battery. The battery is primarily a backup in the event of DC/DC converter failure. This system is in a three wheeler which is licensed in CA as a motorcycle so the headlig...

2 words. Scooter hubmotor. I have several that take a 16" bicycle tire. DD hubbies perform so much better in smaller wheels and the lighter load to push makes real potential for an indestructible setup.

What's the 12v battery for? The point in using a DC/DC converter is to give you a 12V supply, so you don't need to carry a 12V battery.

Did you buy from Leili from the link in your first post? Don't let these guys bother you. I've been buying direct on Alibaba for a decade, though I never buy just one item at retail. It just takes a lot of research to make sure you're dealing with a significant company, and you have to keep in mind ...

The best way to get better acceleration with any hubmotor is with a smaller wheel, because it's reducing the gearing of the motor which will result in the added benefits of running more efficiently. I don't know how much smaller outside diameter tire will still fit your rim, but even a 10% change ca...

Dual controllers just rocks. Nice to be able to ride home even after a controller melt down rather the the shameful pushing of bike roadside. Pretty hard to see how lingering behind the particular vehicle is going to up anybodys cancer rate... Don't be so sure, I once got aids just from reading ana...

Hydraulic disc brakes may not have as good a feel. Working in the rain is a pretty huge safety edge, but what I like most over any cable pull brake is not having to fiddle with them all the time, and changing pads (which is seldom when you have regen) is quicker for me than adjusting any cable pull ...

With a 750W scoot I wouldn't haul the extra load, period. Maybe she'd feel more comfortable riding the scoot. Down here a much higher percentage of women ride scooters compared to motorcycles or moto-bicis.

Thanks Wineboy. Ohbse, Mine is temporarily down. I popped a controller out of stupidity. Several years ago I blasted up a continuous 20% and up grade mountain road with numerous switchbacks to visit the wind farm at the top with the same motor and controllers. After a day of riding around including ...

You are talking about brake levers with ebrake cutoffs, correct? Are they 2 wire or 3? What about the throttles, all full twist or a variety including half twist, lefties, and thumb throttles?

The problem with the RC lipo is the chemistry, because it so easily goes into thermal runaway.

Hi Justin, Awesome adventure! I figure you've got enough seat time to answer a question I've had about solar panels on a bike. Do you get much heat radiating down from the backside of the panels, or does the air flow keep them cool enough that it's no really noticeable. Down here in the tropics I st...

I'm sure there's a way to make it set off an alarm when it trips. The tricky part is to design it so it doesn't add standby drain. If I go audible and light alarms on a BMS trip, they'd be fed 12V by my DC/DC converter that gets power only when the key switch is on. Wouldn't that prevent any standb...

You can power most controllers with 12V, So you can connect the DC to DC Converter to the BMS and you're good to go. Great idea if it works. If not, then I could modify the stepdown to take 12V, which I think is pretty simple depending on type. I'm not sure I like the idea of lights and power shutt...

What's the weight? What's the interior battery bay width? How long is the lower straight portion of the opening, since that looks ripe for making new side covers to carry a wider battery?

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Jul 08, 2018 2:47 pm

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Jul 08, 2018 1:45 pm

No price. I'll pay $2/ea for all.

Right! An asking price would be useful.

Sun Rhyno Lite rims retail for about $40 at a bike shop.

It does say best offer, so he's now on the honor system that my $80-$100 offer isn't the highest.

Thanks AW, Regarding your last paragraph, my whole objective is to bypass the BMS for the controller mains, so only low current flows thru the BMS. Then I can use a cheaper lower current rating BMS. Now that I think about it, maybe just have a BMS shutdown trigger a buzzer and a light getting power ...