chrisbr
10 mW
Hi ES,
First of all, great infos here, and great people answering every questions I had, so thanks a lot ! Since I'm a newb in electric in general (never put my hands in wires before but my bike mecanic skills are quite good, so that's a starter). This set up is pretty basic (french here so excuse the possible errors):
(all from greenbikekit)
Battery: 36v 10 Ah (Frog type) Li-ion 3C
Controller: CON 61 36v 14 Amp
Hub: Front Q100 24 v201 rpm (so around 300rpm at 36v) 250-350w (or f100 on GBK) (i built the wheel, since the shipping was about 100$ + with the chinese rim, and i wanted a better rim...and better built)
Throttle: A full twist throttle (they didn't have the half: ended up cutting the extra length to make it half twist (liked it better like this)
Throttle 2: I bought a extra throttle to have a ON-OFF swith and a push boost button, for now the on-off work but i didn't connect the boost yet
total cost:
original price on the web site: 310$
+ shipping (155$)
Converting in CAN $ + Paypal fees (15$): 515$
+custom: 30$
Total: 545$ + rim + spokes + time + time + time = lots of fun and learning
Needs:
I bike everyday and wanted a ebike to go a little further, a little faster and keeping in mind that this built will aim at a low cost and a low weight. When reading about Chas58 (many thanks by the way Chas !) bike on this tread (http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=49691), i decided that it would be a good way to go. I decided to go front hub because i also bought the FlyKly which is a rear wheel, i tough maybe it could be a nice combo. But actually i wanted to test both system...maybe i'll end up selling the flykly and put a different motor in the rear...will see later, Flykly wheel should be here in a few months (originally limit to 32kmh, but now at 25 kmh, is not that much...i'm a bike racer and 25kmh is not a big deal...anyway, i'll see how that goes.
So: light, stealth, secure (no lipo for me now), speed (with me pushing) between 35-45 kmh, i don't mind climbing hills (this is apparently not a torquey motor, anyway in this set up), and i don't mind pedaling the first few meters and then start the throttle while pedaling. This set up is basically an extra pair of leg giving Watt in flats area.
O yeah, I decided to trash the little rack that came with the frog battery. First it seems that the rack will fail eventually. And i didn't want the extra weight and the weird looking on my bike...So controller is under the front rack and, i think, well protected from water and stuff.
Didn't really had the chance yet to test the bike because of the rain and work (and the battery is not really well strap for now), but did a few km and came back with a smile each time, this is really fun. Will come back with a bit more info on range and speed eventually.
Plans are:
1-secure battery in front basket and see the feel.
2-set up the battery in a backpack, 3kg is really not that much for small rides i think.
3-if that work out well, routing of the power cable inside the frame
I definitely will have some question for you guys, thanks again for the help. Learning every day. If you have comments or pointers that would help me i would definitely take them !
And since this is a newb ebike, i tough that maybe another newb would find all of these picture interesting, so here's the progress, step by step so a lot of pictures, it would have help me in some of my decision before ordering, so hope it helps someone out there !
Many thanks, great forum ! More to come (weight-speed-range)
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(i did cut the fender to clear well the controller's case)
First of all, great infos here, and great people answering every questions I had, so thanks a lot ! Since I'm a newb in electric in general (never put my hands in wires before but my bike mecanic skills are quite good, so that's a starter). This set up is pretty basic (french here so excuse the possible errors):
(all from greenbikekit)
Battery: 36v 10 Ah (Frog type) Li-ion 3C
Controller: CON 61 36v 14 Amp
Hub: Front Q100 24 v201 rpm (so around 300rpm at 36v) 250-350w (or f100 on GBK) (i built the wheel, since the shipping was about 100$ + with the chinese rim, and i wanted a better rim...and better built)
Throttle: A full twist throttle (they didn't have the half: ended up cutting the extra length to make it half twist (liked it better like this)
Throttle 2: I bought a extra throttle to have a ON-OFF swith and a push boost button, for now the on-off work but i didn't connect the boost yet
total cost:
original price on the web site: 310$
+ shipping (155$)
Converting in CAN $ + Paypal fees (15$): 515$
+custom: 30$
Total: 545$ + rim + spokes + time + time + time = lots of fun and learning
Needs:
I bike everyday and wanted a ebike to go a little further, a little faster and keeping in mind that this built will aim at a low cost and a low weight. When reading about Chas58 (many thanks by the way Chas !) bike on this tread (http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=49691), i decided that it would be a good way to go. I decided to go front hub because i also bought the FlyKly which is a rear wheel, i tough maybe it could be a nice combo. But actually i wanted to test both system...maybe i'll end up selling the flykly and put a different motor in the rear...will see later, Flykly wheel should be here in a few months (originally limit to 32kmh, but now at 25 kmh, is not that much...i'm a bike racer and 25kmh is not a big deal...anyway, i'll see how that goes.
So: light, stealth, secure (no lipo for me now), speed (with me pushing) between 35-45 kmh, i don't mind climbing hills (this is apparently not a torquey motor, anyway in this set up), and i don't mind pedaling the first few meters and then start the throttle while pedaling. This set up is basically an extra pair of leg giving Watt in flats area.
O yeah, I decided to trash the little rack that came with the frog battery. First it seems that the rack will fail eventually. And i didn't want the extra weight and the weird looking on my bike...So controller is under the front rack and, i think, well protected from water and stuff.
Didn't really had the chance yet to test the bike because of the rain and work (and the battery is not really well strap for now), but did a few km and came back with a smile each time, this is really fun. Will come back with a bit more info on range and speed eventually.
Plans are:
1-secure battery in front basket and see the feel.
2-set up the battery in a backpack, 3kg is really not that much for small rides i think.
3-if that work out well, routing of the power cable inside the frame
I definitely will have some question for you guys, thanks again for the help. Learning every day. If you have comments or pointers that would help me i would definitely take them !
And since this is a newb ebike, i tough that maybe another newb would find all of these picture interesting, so here's the progress, step by step so a lot of pictures, it would have help me in some of my decision before ordering, so hope it helps someone out there !
Many thanks, great forum ! More to come (weight-speed-range)
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(i did cut the fender to clear well the controller's case)
