Electra Townie MXUS eBike

[KimA]

Hi.

Built this bike during the winter.
- MXUS 500W motor
- 10S LIPO 15Ah

Runs like a dream. No speedy, but handles great.

 

[miuan]

Nice build. Wouldn't want to ride one, but I love the looks.

 

[psycholist]

Very clean build! I like

 

[JohnC]

Nice battery box. That’s more my style at 6’4”, 225. That looks like a great commuter. A+

 

[KimA]

The battery box is made from 9mm MDF wood. It is so easy to work with...

 

[ecowheelz]

Townies make great conversion bikes! Nice, clean install. The battery box turned out great

 

[nicobie]

I also like the Townies. Lots of room for batteries. I run 18s 3p in the frame and 6s 2p on a rear rack. With their long wheel base, they handle great at high speed.

 

[Racer_X]

Super nice KimA, I bet it handles awesome have the batteries so low.
I am also looking into the MXUS DD motor. How do you like the kit so far?
Which motor wind did you get? Did you get the 9 FET or 12 FET controller?

 

[dogman dan]

Beautiful. The pedal forward bikes ride so nice. I just personally need to stand the pedals more for any longer rides, due to a bad lower back. But I'd be on something just like that if I was young again.

 

[Ykick]

Nice work! Anybody considering Pedego or similar cruiser style should consider following your lead.

 

[KimA]

Super nice KimA, I bet it handles awesome have the batteries so low.
I am also looking into the MXUS DD motor. How do you like the kit so far?
Which motor wind did you get? Did you get the 9 FET or 12 FET controller?

I got the motor last year and useed it on a MTB. It have run over 2000km without any problems. The speed is 37km/t at 10S lipo.

I'm using the small 9Fet controller.

 

[jkbrigman]

Hey KimA!

Can you give us an update on how it's going with your Electra Townie? I'm very interested in hearing how the bike and the components are holding up.

Awesome battery box - it looks like you mounted switches and anderson connectors on the box?

How did you wire in the motor? It looks like a single, direct wire connection from the motor hub to the controller???

Thanks!
JKB

 

[KimA]

Hey KimA!

Can you give us an update on how it's going with your Electra Townie? I'm very interested in hearing how the bike and the components are holding up.

Awesome battery box - it looks like you mounted switches and anderson connectors on the box?

How did you wire in the motor? It looks like a single, direct wire connection from the motor hub to the controller???

Thanks!
JKB

The bike now has over 100km on is't back, and is still drives perfect. The std. break pads gets worn a bit fast, but that must be the speed and wight of the bike.

Anderson and switch is mounted in the box, so that I can parallel charge the LiPo's. Serial wire harness for controller and parallel wire harness for charging.

The motor wires are wraped with black heat shrink, so it looks like one wire

I've just started building another bike, with a batterybox with the same concept... pictures up soon.

Kim A