Hi, I want to start by thanking all of you for making this forum a endless resource. you have been of great help in my project and I can't thank you enough. Although I have only made a account now I have been reading your posts for many hours until now. You have been of great help in my project and I can't thank you enough.
I am an electric noob, apart from welding steel I don't know much about the technology and your building blogs helped me make a better idea about what I want to make.
Long story short I started my custom ebike project 1.5 years ago with the aim of building a one off ebike inspired by the boardtrackers of the 1920's. The first build was the most impractical bike I've ever ridden. But it looked interesting and the mxus hub motor had plenty of power to make me want to build a better one. I was hooked!
My second attempt was better, a electric boardtracker that was fun to drive, stable at speed and nimble enough to have fun in the city traffic. The mid aluminum box houses a 17.4 Ah 48v battery, the controller and some spare parts and tools in case I need them. It also has enough space for my laptop or 6-8 beers :lol:
This brings me to the present moment: for my third & fourth ebikes I want to upgrade the practicality of my design. I want to design and build the ultimate city courier ebikes and would love to hear your advice on what makes a good courier bike. The two bikes will have similar designs: same frame design, same mid battery and spare parts box, same racks, same wheels. One will have the tsdz2 motor with a rear derailleur and one with a shimano e6100 motor and shimano nexus geared hub.
My plan is to use the two bikes for delivery jobs (one for me and one for a friend of mine) so any advice would be appreciated, especially from people who work as couriers: what make the job easier (what should I carry with me)? what makes a good courier bike(geometry, confort, speed)? what rack is better (front/rear)? what tyres/brakes/parts work best? how to increase the range of the bike (what batteries, what tyres)?
I am an electric noob, apart from welding steel I don't know much about the technology and your building blogs helped me make a better idea about what I want to make.
Long story short I started my custom ebike project 1.5 years ago with the aim of building a one off ebike inspired by the boardtrackers of the 1920's. The first build was the most impractical bike I've ever ridden. But it looked interesting and the mxus hub motor had plenty of power to make me want to build a better one. I was hooked!
My second attempt was better, a electric boardtracker that was fun to drive, stable at speed and nimble enough to have fun in the city traffic. The mid aluminum box houses a 17.4 Ah 48v battery, the controller and some spare parts and tools in case I need them. It also has enough space for my laptop or 6-8 beers :lol:
This brings me to the present moment: for my third & fourth ebikes I want to upgrade the practicality of my design. I want to design and build the ultimate city courier ebikes and would love to hear your advice on what makes a good courier bike. The two bikes will have similar designs: same frame design, same mid battery and spare parts box, same racks, same wheels. One will have the tsdz2 motor with a rear derailleur and one with a shimano e6100 motor and shimano nexus geared hub.
My plan is to use the two bikes for delivery jobs (one for me and one for a friend of mine) so any advice would be appreciated, especially from people who work as couriers: what make the job easier (what should I carry with me)? what makes a good courier bike(geometry, confort, speed)? what rack is better (front/rear)? what tyres/brakes/parts work best? how to increase the range of the bike (what batteries, what tyres)?