DAND214
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I was just wondering if anyone has done a fair test run on the Cite motor from BMSBATTERY yet. Just wondering what I would expect when i get to try mine. How do they compair to the Bafang and so.
dwkennedy said:I have received my Cute 100 (Model: Q-F-100SX) and 500W controller from BMS. I ordered the 20" 48V version. I'm just waiting on spokes.
I've tried it out sans rim/spokes and get about 220RPM. With my 20" wheel that only gives around 14 MPH (22 kph)!!!
Those BMS guys are hard to communicate with. I even tried calling various phone numbers for ecitypower and BMS, but could never get them to answer. I need a little practice on my Poo-Tong-Hwa (huh huh huh) I kind of thought I was getting a 20MPH hub and could get even faster with a 26" wheel.
If I wanted a 28MPH top speed, should I have ordered a 24V, 20" motor... or a 48V, 10" model?
The motor seems pretty nice, esp. for the money, I'm just sad I'll be puttering along instead of whizzing along in white-knuckled fear.
dwkennedy said:I have received my Cute 100 (Model: Q-F-100SX) and 500W controller from BMS. I ordered the 20" 48V version. I'm just waiting on spokes.
I've tried it out sans rim/spokes and get about 220RPM. With my 20" wheel that only gives around 14 MPH (22 kph)!!!
Those BMS guys are hard to communicate with. I even tried calling various phone numbers for ecitypower and BMS, but could never get them to answer. I need a little practice on my Poo-Tong-Hwa (huh huh huh) I kind of thought I was getting a 20MPH hub and could get even faster with a 26" wheel.
If I wanted a 28MPH top speed, should I have ordered a 24V, 20" motor... or a 48V, 10" model?
The motor seems pretty nice, esp. for the money, I'm just sad I'll be puttering along instead of whizzing along in white-knuckled fear.
DAND214 said:10 MPH??? That is really slow compared to what I got. I ordered the 128 hubs 36v for 20" wheel to mount in a 26" wheel. Top speed on 36v is about 18 mph and 22 pedaling, on 48 I see 26 to 28 non assisted and 30 pedaling hard.
So far I like the hubs but due to a fall last month doing some heat testing I went down in a turn and broke my Rt ankle and leg. Doc says no rining for a couple months. What a bummer, just as the weather starts to get nice.
It's been a month and I'm going nuts being captive, won't see the doc for another 2 more weeks to see if he says it would be safe to use my ankle. Surggry and hospital cost was almost 30k what a racket. I got to implants in the ankle. Yeah 2 screws for $1600.00 what a ripoff. The ankle feels good and my leg and knee also. I sure hope He says it's ok to ride or I'm gonna go nuts.
As for communications with them it's a very slow and frustrating thing. I will say that I am happy with what I have received from them it's just the long waiting for what you order.
Dan
DAND214 said:Hi GrayKard, What is climbing, I live in CHICAGO. It's pretty flat here other than some overpasses and they are not a problem.
GrayKard said:DAND214 said:Hi GrayKard, What is climbing, I live in CHICAGO. It's pretty flat here other than some overpasses and they are not a problem.
Well, most of the hills on my commute that are long are generally not very steep. Say about 5% at most. But there are some short steep ones near my house that are in the 10% range. One long hill is about 6% up one side and 8% the other way. The bike will handle all of those without pedaling and rarely drops below 14mph. None of the hills are long enough to cause excessive heating in either the motors or controllers so far. We'll see how they do in 100 degree weather later this year.
There is one hill that just has a gravel road down it that leads to some nice trails. It's 25% most of the way with a 10ft section that goes to 29%. If I don't pedal on the worst part the wheels will spin or if they don't lose traction the motors will stall.
This setup is a real blast off road!
Oh, btw, my controllers are supposed to be 22amp models but I have never seen more than a 21amp peak and the norm is just above 20. I bet if I soldered up the shunts a bit I could defeat that 29% section.
Gary
I have what are now called on the BMSbattery website the Cute-85 motors. Same motor on the front and rear although they don't list a rear version on their site since they did an update. Hard to believe they could make the site uglier but they did.deVries said:Hi Gary,
I live in Austin and have got to climb some hills in the heat too.
Which Cute motor do you have? What controller?
I average 16 to 17mph on most trips. Top speed no wind on the flat is about 19mph.deVries said:Seems your setup will do steep hills but speed is under 20mph? Top speed is?
Yep, 48volts 12ah BMS battery shrink wrap pack. Been happy with them so far. I actually have two and I rotate using them. I bought two in case one wouldn't be enough range and couldn't provide amps for two motors but they did live up to their rating.deVries said:You're using 48v?
deVries said:Thanks for any update you can provide.
Thanks.
I'm not sure really. I think that sounds right but I only have motors wound for 26" so don't know if the other rim sizes have different winding specs. Good luck getting usable info from BMSbattery...The Stig said:Gary, do you know what winding speed your motors come in? Like Fast=20" Medium=24" Slow=26". And where do yours fall in?
dwkennedy said:... mine are wound sloooooow, I ordered 48V 20" and they are only good for 12-14 mph....
Yeah I just noticed that on their site, it does look identical to the Mac. I'd be very surprised if it's much different internally to the 500w rated may, so I suspect the 1000w rating is a bit of exagerration.GrayKard said:I noticed that BMSbattery has a couple of new motors listed in the Cute section. One looks suspiciously like a Mac/Puma though...