Recent content by jpullen88

Oh yes you are correct, what is the difference between the two?

Hello, A while back I looked briefly into building an ebike and now I am back at it again as I have a source of income =). I guess I should tell you so far what I have gathered through my own reading/research. I am looking at the 2806 rear hub kit from ebikes.ca. I am not 100% as to what all I...

Hey, First some quick background. I have an aquaponic garden on my porch that doesn't get enough light. I want to get some grow lights. I would like to use a 12v battery in order to power the grow lights. The grow lights are 100 watt. I wanna rig up an electric dc motor to a bike stand so i...

good to know, lol. Excellent point, i hadnt thought of the laws associated with a 4 wheeled bike, and to think i just took a class in criminal procedure =(. I get the feel ebikers have been here before. Considering safety, speed and range. You get more speed/range with the bent but less safety...

The more i read the more it sounds like i would do better with some type of suspended trike or even four wheeled quike (i know, wtf right?). Adding one or two more wheels just seems like it would enable me to drastically increase range because id be able to carry a lot more batteries. Also, i...

I think i have seen around here people say you try and figure out approx how far you need to go. Say this is ~10 miles round trip. Then i should shoot for a ~20 mile range battery pack. That would make sure that i never, or very rarely, use more than 80% of the batteries total capacity, correct...

thank you for all the replies, especially dogman =) So i think you all are right, 40-50 mph would be pretty scary on a bike. There is a hill in gainesville and if i pedal like a mad man all the way down it i can get up to about 35-40 on my road bike. That's pretty scary, how could i forget...

new port richey is pretty far from me unfortunately. I tried reading through the manufacturers to avoid/go to threads but they seem wickidly unorganized and impossible to find something if you dont know what your looking for. I only know of ebikes.ca. Can somebody post a list of good websites to...

ok so that doesnt sound like such a good idea, especially on the road bike. Would you recommend a MTB due to being easier to spot vs a bent? Also, the diy kits that i have seen online, what can i expect out of about $1000-$1500? I know this is a difficult question to answer. Is there a good rule...

Hi, A few years ago i looked into converting my old bike but it just looked to be too much hassle for too little. I think the problem was hub motors weren't readily available, it was not cost effective and the batteries were big, heavy and did not hold a lot of juice. Well it seems things have...