After over 2 years of hard throttle only ebike commuting, it's time to retire my original battery. I will be purchasing a new pack for my daily commute ebike, but would like to re-purpose my original pack which has plenty of life left.
Goals are #1 portability, #2 reliability, #3 ease of...
Just wanted to update the thread. Ended up just waiting a year to convert my 29er as I still had to take my child to daycare during the workweek. During that year I decided to go BBSHD paired with a 52v 13.5A Pannasonic GA cells in a "Shark pack".
Finishing up my first week commuting today...
For rear hub motor and controller I'm leaning towards an upgraded Mac kit 500/1000w rear 8 turn and upgraded 12 fet with CA3 and temp sensor with thumb throttle.
Goal is for "good speed" for extended flat land throttle only application. Needs to be a fairly proven and reliable build and a...
Well, I picked up a local unloved garage queen for a song.
hardtail 29er with hydraulic disc brakes and plenty of space in the triangle.
Specs:
http://www.rei.com/product/837480/novara-matador-29er-bike-2014
Up next is figuring out what kind of torque arm and rack I can stuff on this:
I'd never risk sending $2k to China, but as a concept, this caught my eye.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/HalloMotor-48V-750W-Electric-Bike-X8-Mountain-Ebike-48V-20Ah-Li-ion-Bottom-Discharge-Battery-For/32392507907.html
Anyone seen a DIY version of this?
I do have access to a few types of welders, though not in my garage.
That is a good point about agile vs. relaxed.
The more I read, the more I think I should go for a simple but adaptable first build.
revised plan first steps
If I can find a suitable craiglist steel donor bike then that...
Commute:
Needs to be able to do roundtrip of 20 miles at about 20mph of mostly flat-ish terrain. My commute is ~90% multi surface trail (asphalt, dirt, gravel moderate level of other bike and pedestrian traffic) and 10% surface city streets. I am 5'11" 170lbs and will be carrying another 15-30...