noob_for_life
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Forgive me for asking a basic question. I'm trying to figure out how to help my son with his electric bike problems.
He has fallen in love with the Bionx pl350. But, it's a budget buster for him. I'm trying to figure out if there's a way for us to build something ourselves which would help him. Here is the situation:
We live in San Francisco. He starts high school this year and wants to bike there. He weighs something like 130 now, maybe less. He'll probably get up to 180 by the time school ends. The commute is 4.2 miles each way. He has one OK hill on the way there. But, he has two good hills on the way back. The bigger of the two hills has, I believe, a 300 foot climb over 0.8 miles. He is only interested in pedal assist to help climb hills. He's not interested in a motor powering the bike on the flats. And he wants to set a wide range of support so he can gradually build the strength to manage the hills himself. A torque sensor would be a great help.
We could afford a Bionx PL 250. But, our local retailer thinks it's underpowered for SF. Can anyone point me either to a kit or to plans which might help us do the job?
Thanks!
He has fallen in love with the Bionx pl350. But, it's a budget buster for him. I'm trying to figure out if there's a way for us to build something ourselves which would help him. Here is the situation:
We live in San Francisco. He starts high school this year and wants to bike there. He weighs something like 130 now, maybe less. He'll probably get up to 180 by the time school ends. The commute is 4.2 miles each way. He has one OK hill on the way there. But, he has two good hills on the way back. The bigger of the two hills has, I believe, a 300 foot climb over 0.8 miles. He is only interested in pedal assist to help climb hills. He's not interested in a motor powering the bike on the flats. And he wants to set a wide range of support so he can gradually build the strength to manage the hills himself. A torque sensor would be a great help.
We could afford a Bionx PL 250. But, our local retailer thinks it's underpowered for SF. Can anyone point me either to a kit or to plans which might help us do the job?
Thanks!