Hi
Well all these cats keep on mutating!! I have another one here, its a cross between the BMX and the EV tech one really, its nice and clean inside no rusty bits, the gears are far more simple not the keyed arrangement but they look solid enough.
I have decided in order to test these motors better I need to actually use them day to day, its simply no good doing a test when its sunny for a few miles I need to really put them to use so this is the plan.
I removed my USPD off the bike as it needs a bit of attention anyway and have installed this new variant of the Puma, you can see the wheel is straight laced! no crossover, its a nice thick double wall rim and the spokes are a heavy gauge, It looks unusual but rides nice and is seems very strong.
As I do not intend to run more than 48V on this I figured my stock controller will be fine as it has been running 48V for a year with no probs. First impressions are good, its got great low down torque and acceleration (it would beat my USPD here) and climbs hills very well, the slopes near me my USPD sometimes bogs a little to 14mph this was taking at 20mph so it is great in that respect, the watts up meter was showing peaks as high as 1600 watts, cruising amps at 25mph were around 15 or so although this changes depending on which way the wind is blowing.
Its whisper quiet albeit with the characteristic little rumble most hub motors have on initial start up, its nice not having the chain noise of the USPD its the only thing I don't like about the USPD, I am leaning towards hub motors now for their simplicity and quietness, this one is also equallyas powerful as my USPD.
I cut the long cable right down to the axle and fitted my own 5 pin hall connector (hate those xlyte ones) had to route the cables down the other side, they only just meet!! so lucky to have guessed that one! ha ha.
Just got back from a nice grocery run however I scared myself as I came out of the store with my back pack full of groceries and I didn't have enough room to fit my lock in my pack! so I slung it around the seat. Now cycling back from the stores I go through this little wooded section with a nice steep gnarly bank, good test I thought except about half way up it cut out
Oh no~! I thought darn it and stuff, so fearing the worst I cycled the rest of the way back home.
A quick sniff of the controller but nothing? it was ok hmmm then it dawned on me! ha ha the lock that I had draped around the seat had knocked the button on the controller and switched it off!! ha ha, doh :lol:
It was right on the button! i moved it and pushed the button and it all sparked back in to life!! ha ha what an idiot!! ha ha
Right have to shoot up to Mums for Sunday Lunch!! here are some pics of the swap over yesterday, radial spokes look kind of cool if a little weird!! he he.
This little Puma is purring along nicely!
Knoxie
Well all these cats keep on mutating!! I have another one here, its a cross between the BMX and the EV tech one really, its nice and clean inside no rusty bits, the gears are far more simple not the keyed arrangement but they look solid enough.
I have decided in order to test these motors better I need to actually use them day to day, its simply no good doing a test when its sunny for a few miles I need to really put them to use so this is the plan.
I removed my USPD off the bike as it needs a bit of attention anyway and have installed this new variant of the Puma, you can see the wheel is straight laced! no crossover, its a nice thick double wall rim and the spokes are a heavy gauge, It looks unusual but rides nice and is seems very strong.
As I do not intend to run more than 48V on this I figured my stock controller will be fine as it has been running 48V for a year with no probs. First impressions are good, its got great low down torque and acceleration (it would beat my USPD here) and climbs hills very well, the slopes near me my USPD sometimes bogs a little to 14mph this was taking at 20mph so it is great in that respect, the watts up meter was showing peaks as high as 1600 watts, cruising amps at 25mph were around 15 or so although this changes depending on which way the wind is blowing.
Its whisper quiet albeit with the characteristic little rumble most hub motors have on initial start up, its nice not having the chain noise of the USPD its the only thing I don't like about the USPD, I am leaning towards hub motors now for their simplicity and quietness, this one is also equallyas powerful as my USPD.
I cut the long cable right down to the axle and fitted my own 5 pin hall connector (hate those xlyte ones) had to route the cables down the other side, they only just meet!! so lucky to have guessed that one! ha ha.
Just got back from a nice grocery run however I scared myself as I came out of the store with my back pack full of groceries and I didn't have enough room to fit my lock in my pack! so I slung it around the seat. Now cycling back from the stores I go through this little wooded section with a nice steep gnarly bank, good test I thought except about half way up it cut out
Oh no~! I thought darn it and stuff, so fearing the worst I cycled the rest of the way back home.A quick sniff of the controller but nothing? it was ok hmmm then it dawned on me! ha ha the lock that I had draped around the seat had knocked the button on the controller and switched it off!! ha ha, doh :lol:
It was right on the button! i moved it and pushed the button and it all sparked back in to life!! ha ha what an idiot!! ha ha
Right have to shoot up to Mums for Sunday Lunch!! here are some pics of the swap over yesterday, radial spokes look kind of cool if a little weird!! he he.
This little Puma is purring along nicely!
Knoxie
