Jacob's Ladder
1 mW
Desired Max Speed on Level Ground: 40mph
Desired Max Range at 40mph: 40mi
Rider Weight: ~170lbs
Terrain: Probably mostly flat, anything that would let me measure this would be great
Budget: As cheap as reasonable. I'm thinking under $1k for sure but I'd like shoot cheaper if I can.
As to the bike I'd convert, I have 3 options. Try and convert my road bike, try and convert a cheap steel frame Walmart bike I have that has 26" wheels but no shocks of any kind, or buy a cheap bike to convert from somewhere.
Also I'm not sure if my speed and max range are unrealistic. I've been messing with the simulator on ebikes.ca and it seems like I might have trouble hitting my goals but I'd like to talk to the community first because I was mostly just shooting in the dark on it.
I'm hoping to make this into a daily commuter bike. I live about 10mi from my work and I'd like to be able to get there in under 30min with time to spare for any stop lights, busy intersections or just plain running late. So at minimum I think the bike should be able to go 30mph, but I liked the idea of being able to cruise at 40mph on level ground.
As for the batteries, I'm planning on doing a custom power build with 18650 cells that I've been salvaging. I have a 3d printer in the mail that I'm hoping to use to make a large custom case to fill the triangle of the bike with all the power gear (batteries, controller, charger, etc.)
Sorry if this is a typical newbie post, that has super high expectations and a super low budget. I hope to have my ideas tempered here, so hopefully I'll still be able to build a ebike that I will be happy with.
Desired Max Range at 40mph: 40mi
Rider Weight: ~170lbs
Terrain: Probably mostly flat, anything that would let me measure this would be great
Budget: As cheap as reasonable. I'm thinking under $1k for sure but I'd like shoot cheaper if I can.
As to the bike I'd convert, I have 3 options. Try and convert my road bike, try and convert a cheap steel frame Walmart bike I have that has 26" wheels but no shocks of any kind, or buy a cheap bike to convert from somewhere.
Also I'm not sure if my speed and max range are unrealistic. I've been messing with the simulator on ebikes.ca and it seems like I might have trouble hitting my goals but I'd like to talk to the community first because I was mostly just shooting in the dark on it.
I'm hoping to make this into a daily commuter bike. I live about 10mi from my work and I'd like to be able to get there in under 30min with time to spare for any stop lights, busy intersections or just plain running late. So at minimum I think the bike should be able to go 30mph, but I liked the idea of being able to cruise at 40mph on level ground.
As for the batteries, I'm planning on doing a custom power build with 18650 cells that I've been salvaging. I have a 3d printer in the mail that I'm hoping to use to make a large custom case to fill the triangle of the bike with all the power gear (batteries, controller, charger, etc.)
Sorry if this is a typical newbie post, that has super high expectations and a super low budget. I hope to have my ideas tempered here, so hopefully I'll still be able to build a ebike that I will be happy with.