snowcrow
100 W
Hi All, newbie here, just getting started!! Last week I bought a used aluminum framed mountain bike at a yard sale for $50. The bike is like new, only used a few times, and not setup or tuned up by the owner. I spent a few evenings greasing, oiling, and tuning the derailleurs, rims, and brakes to get it back in riding condition. Now all I need is to get myself back in shape!!
A good 30 years have past since I have been on a bike, and it shows!! I use to go biking all over the mountain passes of Vermont with a 10 speed racing bike. There was a few times coming down from Middlebury Gap, near the ski area that I approached 60mph, WHAT WAS I THINKING !!! I did call it quits, after getting airborne a couple of times. Well...those days have long since past, and I survived them!!
Well.. to make things easier on me in by old ago, I've ordered Crystalyte's RoadRunner 4820 retrofit system (48v 20amp with a 408 Rear Hub). I plan on going with 4 12v 12ah AGM batteries to start and build a Li battery pack when I can afford it later. As it is, there is a 2 to 3 week wait for a system.
I'll be using the bike mostly for getting up to camp and back, about 15 miles one way and 400ft higher elevation than town. The camp has wind and solar for power, so I'll have no problem juicing up for the return trip, which is mostly down hill Getting to camp is going to be the hard part
Blessings, Snow Crow 8)
A good 30 years have past since I have been on a bike, and it shows!! I use to go biking all over the mountain passes of Vermont with a 10 speed racing bike. There was a few times coming down from Middlebury Gap, near the ski area that I approached 60mph, WHAT WAS I THINKING !!! I did call it quits, after getting airborne a couple of times. Well...those days have long since past, and I survived them!!
Well.. to make things easier on me in by old ago, I've ordered Crystalyte's RoadRunner 4820 retrofit system (48v 20amp with a 408 Rear Hub). I plan on going with 4 12v 12ah AGM batteries to start and build a Li battery pack when I can afford it later. As it is, there is a 2 to 3 week wait for a system.
I'll be using the bike mostly for getting up to camp and back, about 15 miles one way and 400ft higher elevation than town. The camp has wind and solar for power, so I'll have no problem juicing up for the return trip, which is mostly down hill Getting to camp is going to be the hard part
Blessings, Snow Crow 8)