Kepler
10 MW
Time for a new project. Straight up, sorry all, it's going to be another friction drive project but bear with me as i have a few new ideas.
So my motivation for this build stems from my love of not only riding ebikes, but also riding non assisted high spec carbon road bikes. I am always blown away when I get on my road bike on the weekend after riding my relatively heavy ebike commuter all week with just how easy it is to propel along.
This is my current road bike for anyone interested but not the bike I intend to convert.
[youtube]yCC6RUXZbf0[/youtube]
Anyway, I have been thinking for a while what it would be like to have a serious carbon road bike with e-assist. What a monster it would be.
Time to set some goals.
Firstly it is going to be light. Maybe the lightest ebike ever documented on ES
Assist will be low. 250W max so batteries will be small but still must capable of an hour full time assist at max power to still call it a true ebike.
Must be ultra stealth. This means Internal wiring, no dashboard, and no visible drive activation mechanism.
Final riding weight goal will be no more that 9kg.
Frame and wheels have arrived and with the right components this bike could be kept down to 6.5kG as an unassisted road bike. Reality will be be closer to 7kg though as I cant justify the cost of ultra light componentry required to meet that weight.
The Finished Product
[youtube]Miy1V0YjwBQ[/youtube]
Looking forward to this one.
So my motivation for this build stems from my love of not only riding ebikes, but also riding non assisted high spec carbon road bikes. I am always blown away when I get on my road bike on the weekend after riding my relatively heavy ebike commuter all week with just how easy it is to propel along.
This is my current road bike for anyone interested but not the bike I intend to convert.
[youtube]yCC6RUXZbf0[/youtube]
Anyway, I have been thinking for a while what it would be like to have a serious carbon road bike with e-assist. What a monster it would be.
Time to set some goals.
Firstly it is going to be light. Maybe the lightest ebike ever documented on ES
Assist will be low. 250W max so batteries will be small but still must capable of an hour full time assist at max power to still call it a true ebike.
Must be ultra stealth. This means Internal wiring, no dashboard, and no visible drive activation mechanism.
Final riding weight goal will be no more that 9kg.
Frame and wheels have arrived and with the right components this bike could be kept down to 6.5kG as an unassisted road bike. Reality will be be closer to 7kg though as I cant justify the cost of ultra light componentry required to meet that weight.
The Finished Product
[youtube]Miy1V0YjwBQ[/youtube]
Looking forward to this one.