Recent content by neiltoe

I just want to do a follow up to my situation. I recently made the mistake of bending my rear rim beyond repair. I do use my bike as a daily commuter and am still just a noob. I chose to stick with Currie products until I really understand all this. So I purchased the whole dyi kit from...

I am 350lbs 5'8" I have used a Currie 250w side mounted motor for over 4 months for a short commute. I have been using my days off to exercise by using pedal assist to go farther. I have 24v 10ah and can only go just shy of 8 miles. My range has increased month by month. I average 15mph except...

I wonder how complicated it would be to re-use the battery shell with something more respectable? I only travel in a 5 miles radius. I don't have the patience to charge for 4-6 hours anywhere other than home. Since there is the Railrunner I am tempted to venture further for just a day away from...

Thanks for the information. With daily use of my bike for the last 4 months my battery is already starting to fade.

Thanks again everyone for the answers. Yes the desert might be a huge contributing factor. No I don't want magic smoke. Damn I was hoping for a cheap fix. After I posted I did a little tune up cleaned up the rear end a little realigned everything and got a little improvement from that. I have...

Thanks for the in depth answer that was what I was thinking but have no basis to believe it. Now that you say from your experience 200w difference is significant I will order it and install. What I am hoping for the most is it to quit shutting off. I believe it is an overheating protection but...

Thanks for the replies. I guess my answer is not really worth it. I have to say I am constantly reading on this forum and getting more ideas but more unsure on what would work best for me.

I currently have a 24v 250w Currie Skyline. I was looking for a replacement mounting bracket at thesuperkids online store and seen a 24v 450w replacement with the mounting bracket. It appears the wiring harness is the same so I am tempted to just go this route. My question is how much difference...

Oh ok thanks for the reply. Please keep updating.

I am sorta in the same boat as you. 300+ and crave 25mph+ and the pulling power to climb a grade. I was looking at you links and noticed your motor selection is not freewheel. Do you plan on turning the motor when peddling only? The things I am looking at are GNG or Cyclone paired up with...

Think I will just save up and build a custom bike. But I wanted to ask I am thinking about buying http://www.thesuperkids.com/eztrelbi450w.html I need a new mount as mine was dropped and bent. But I see this is 450w and mine now is 250w would this improve the performance at all?

Nevermind I see the way the freewheel sprocket is mounted there is no way for me to mount that on a Nuvinci

I am also thinking about maybe a Nuvinci N360. This might just be a simple option. Any input?

http://www.gngebike.com/new250wbrushed.htm How about using the Currie set up but a mid drive motor configuration to use my existing gears to compensate?

I don't think there is anything wrong with the bike I think I just over work it. I am heavy set and I exceed the recommended weight significantly.