Recent content by BigMike

Great, thanks for the information. I love pedaling and pushing myself to keep pace. With the e-assist I'll just be keeping pace at a much higher rate of speed :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I am really excited about this. I have started my fund and will start a project thread next month once I get...

Nevermind on the rpm range of the motor, I am sure it can handle 380. I emailed EV Tech and am awaiting their response. A bit of searching turned up this informative site regarding "a" puma motor, but I don't know if it is the same or not: http://www.armybikes.com/pumahubkits.htm Also, is...

I'm sure you've already seen this, but here is a nifty video of the X5 motor turning some impressive rpms: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PduUnwgXtiY I wonder what the gear reduction is on the EV Tech motor... Looks like an email question for them is in order! BigMike

Thanks for the info BigH. Hmmmmmmm I didn't really consider that bit of info... I prefer a gearless setup as it is more efficient at higher rpms. I will only be riding 7.5 mi per trip anyways so range shouldn't be any concern. I don't need much torque, acceleration is not a big concern as I...

Hello, I just began doing research on hybrid bicycles and this forum was of the first search returns I came across, so naturally I joined. This is an excellent thread that has really helped me out, especially xyster's posts. I have a quick question (whatever that means): What do you guys...