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I got the cyclone kit up to 55mph on the way to the LBS today.
18S 4P Zippy Lipo pack
66.6V 20Ah 15C
Stock Cyclone motor with class E windings
(well... rated as Class E.... which should be 120C)
The motor starts smoking at 125C
12221 KBL Kelly controller
Current limit set at 60A for low RPM, 120A for high RPM
(battery amps)
Takes about 6.5KW to accelerate hard.
Not scary hard at all, but respectable
Light to Light I eat cars up
Definitely faster than a 100V X5
Using an indexed shifter and a 9 speed cluster
Shifting is like an F1 car
Would be better with a closer ratio, gears above 5th are useless
Motor has a small power band (partly due to current limiting)
Motor has a very weird power band.
Peak torque feels like it is well short of peak RPM, maybe half
One sweet spot, above or below feels weak.
Everything is mounted on the most inefficient bike on earth
Huge knobby tires, heavy frame, non-aero position
I am positive this power setup could go "insane fast" if it were on a recumbent
The motor is terribly inefficient
Anyone short of an expert would burn it up without doubt at this power level
I have reached the absolute limit -> beyond the limit -> as I have actually let smoke out.
I was actually going to the LBS to buy all the parts I needed to convert my cartridge bottom bracket to old-school adjustable cup and spindle
The bow-legged cyclone spindle requires the old school cup
This means I down converted from a downhill cartridge, to a square cartridge, to an adjustable. Awesome, double-downgrade!
I am questioning whether or not to make this latest change now
Murphy says that if I do I will smoke the motor
If I dont then I will run the motor where it is (up high, out of the way of the pedals) for months
-methods
18S 4P Zippy Lipo pack
66.6V 20Ah 15C
Stock Cyclone motor with class E windings
(well... rated as Class E.... which should be 120C)
The motor starts smoking at 125C
12221 KBL Kelly controller
Current limit set at 60A for low RPM, 120A for high RPM
(battery amps)
Takes about 6.5KW to accelerate hard.
Not scary hard at all, but respectable
Light to Light I eat cars up
Definitely faster than a 100V X5
Using an indexed shifter and a 9 speed cluster
Shifting is like an F1 car
Would be better with a closer ratio, gears above 5th are useless
Motor has a small power band (partly due to current limiting)
Motor has a very weird power band.
Peak torque feels like it is well short of peak RPM, maybe half
One sweet spot, above or below feels weak.
Everything is mounted on the most inefficient bike on earth
Huge knobby tires, heavy frame, non-aero position
I am positive this power setup could go "insane fast" if it were on a recumbent
The motor is terribly inefficient
Anyone short of an expert would burn it up without doubt at this power level
I have reached the absolute limit -> beyond the limit -> as I have actually let smoke out.
I was actually going to the LBS to buy all the parts I needed to convert my cartridge bottom bracket to old-school adjustable cup and spindle
The bow-legged cyclone spindle requires the old school cup
This means I down converted from a downhill cartridge, to a square cartridge, to an adjustable. Awesome, double-downgrade!
I am questioning whether or not to make this latest change now
Murphy says that if I do I will smoke the motor
If I dont then I will run the motor where it is (up high, out of the way of the pedals) for months
-methods