Advice on use of RC BLDC motor for electric bicycle project

[wish master]

Hi,

I am newbie and still learning how to built DIY electric bicycle.

I am palnning to use this RC motor. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idproduct=5204 and
this ESC. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idproduct=14500 , using this battery - 2 pc in parallel for more ampere.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idproduct=8586

My intention is to built electric bicycle use for short trip about 1-2KM (from home to train & vise versa) with speed of 10-20KM/Hr. I can't pedle & just barely able to walk as I have very bad spine injury recently due to traffic accident.

Apart from bicycle, what else I need to buy for controlling speed.

If possible, kindly give me wiring diagram and give me detail walk through as I am not tech savvy but I need electric bike to to my disability.

Any advice or idea is highly appreciated.

Thank you

 

[amberwolf]

I don't have the specifics to hand, but there are a few threads that have quite a bit of detail on this; you can search for eboost or kepler drive for at least a couple of ways, then there are AussieJester's build logs for the cruiser and the H.O.B.O. build, plus quite a few others.

 

[spinningmagnets]

For a recovering spine injury, you may want to look at a rear-suspension recumbent bicycle. If that sounds good for you, the bike you use will affect which motors are appropriate to drive it.

There don't seem to be any affordable plug-and-play RC systems yet. If you look at the RC builds, some drive the rear wheel, and theres a few friction-drives. You will need at least some type of throttle, and I have had good luck by using a tiny E-Sky servo-tester. However, RC stuff seems to need a lot of custom brackets and adapters that you may need to make yourself.

How much budget do you have? How would you like the RC-motor to drive the bike? Do you have any hills on your commute? will you lhave to ock up your bike outside, or can you lock it inside?

 

[wish master]

Thank you so much to amberwolf and spinningmagnets for your input.

I am now thinking of DIY eboost with my friends's help.
I like the idea of recumbent seat, good for my back.
Not much of hill, but have to go uphill about 25 degree for 500 meters, otherwise flat surface.
I think of RC motor because of light weight and need to carry in train, so need to be small and light.

Forgot to mentioned that I need to built a 3 wheeler as my doctor recommend ( 2 wheelers still need to use my spine to balance).
Can I fix eboost kit to front wheel?

 

[E-racer]

I think you'll find the hobbyking esc's aren't that robust in e-vehicles. If you want to go with a sensorless controller (no modification of the motor) Alot of board members recommend the castle creations hv160, I'd say its worth the extra $$$. You may want to consider a 3 wheel vehicle that you stand up on so you don't have to climb on and off of a recumbent or trike just a though.

 

[wish master]

Thanks for the advice but castle is too expensive for me.
My budjet only 200-300US$.