Skywaulker
10 µW
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- Aug 16, 2020
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Hey everybody!
I just found this forum through an article I was reading on ebikeschool.com by Micah Toll.
I was planning on having some more time to research things a bit more but as luck would have it, I stumbled across a deal on a bike that I absolutely fell in love with so I'm pulling the trigger much quicker than anticipated.
I live in the Midwest and I'm hoping to get something built in time to do some riding before the Winter rolls in.
The bike I purchased was a foldable Montague Paratrooper. It's a couple of years old but looks like it had been rode twice. The tires still have those little knobs on them! At first, I didn't think a folding bike could hold up but after reading some reviews, it seems this is one of the strongest ones in the folding world.
I'm now in the process of buying the parts and I'm a bit overwhelmed with everything and I really don't know what the right choices would be for everything.
I believe I want a 3kw rear hub motor but I have no idea if I need a geared or direct drive model. From what I've read, it seems direct drive is the choice for higher powered builds, correct? Can anybody offer any suggestions for me? Im also confused as to what size will fit. My current rear tire is a 26 x 1.95. I would like to buy something that's going to fit right in without having to lace a rim as I've never done anything like that?
The other thing that confuses me if I need one that comes with a rear cassette or if I'll be able to use my existing one?
Ideally I would like to just buy a complete kit that would contain most of the parts I would need. I've taken a look at QS and MXUS and again, I'm kind of lost on what I should choose?
I'll probably go for either a 52v or 72v battery depending on what I'm able to afford. As far as matching a controller, I was looking at something like a Sabvoton with a higher amperage (150A max I believe?). Is this overkill? Is there something else that I should be looking for?
Any and all advice or criticism is welcomed as I'm a real newbie with all this stuff. What the little bit of the content I've read on here so far, everybody seems extremely knowledgeable so I'm excited to get some discussion going!
Thanks in advance!
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I just found this forum through an article I was reading on ebikeschool.com by Micah Toll.
I was planning on having some more time to research things a bit more but as luck would have it, I stumbled across a deal on a bike that I absolutely fell in love with so I'm pulling the trigger much quicker than anticipated.
I live in the Midwest and I'm hoping to get something built in time to do some riding before the Winter rolls in.
The bike I purchased was a foldable Montague Paratrooper. It's a couple of years old but looks like it had been rode twice. The tires still have those little knobs on them! At first, I didn't think a folding bike could hold up but after reading some reviews, it seems this is one of the strongest ones in the folding world.
I'm now in the process of buying the parts and I'm a bit overwhelmed with everything and I really don't know what the right choices would be for everything.
I believe I want a 3kw rear hub motor but I have no idea if I need a geared or direct drive model. From what I've read, it seems direct drive is the choice for higher powered builds, correct? Can anybody offer any suggestions for me? Im also confused as to what size will fit. My current rear tire is a 26 x 1.95. I would like to buy something that's going to fit right in without having to lace a rim as I've never done anything like that?
The other thing that confuses me if I need one that comes with a rear cassette or if I'll be able to use my existing one?
Ideally I would like to just buy a complete kit that would contain most of the parts I would need. I've taken a look at QS and MXUS and again, I'm kind of lost on what I should choose?
I'll probably go for either a 52v or 72v battery depending on what I'm able to afford. As far as matching a controller, I was looking at something like a Sabvoton with a higher amperage (150A max I believe?). Is this overkill? Is there something else that I should be looking for?
Any and all advice or criticism is welcomed as I'm a real newbie with all this stuff. What the little bit of the content I've read on here so far, everybody seems extremely knowledgeable so I'm excited to get some discussion going!
Thanks in advance!
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