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This "JS Electric Bicycle" came up for sale for $150, I couldn't say no. It isn't a brompton, but it'll do. The little 250w motor has no torque, but it is just about right for my sub-100 lb wife, and I like the dedicated slide-out carrier for the batteries.
I suspect this originally had a pair of SLAs in the battery case but the PO said it had new batteries, described F cells, mentioned 'about 20 of them', and it came with a Nimh charger. I haven't cracked the battery case yet, but if it has 20 newish nimh f cells then the bike was almost free.
I'd like to drop in a more powerful motor+controller, and the battery case looks like it has room for another 24-48v of nimh, giving it enough punch to pull my wife up hills and maybe do occasional duty as a 'pit bike' for me.
Anyone seen this brand of cheapcycle before? Anyone been down the upgrade path on something like this?
-John
PS yep that orange blob in the motor pic is our e-cat, checking out the new toy.
I suspect this originally had a pair of SLAs in the battery case but the PO said it had new batteries, described F cells, mentioned 'about 20 of them', and it came with a Nimh charger. I haven't cracked the battery case yet, but if it has 20 newish nimh f cells then the bike was almost free.
I'd like to drop in a more powerful motor+controller, and the battery case looks like it has room for another 24-48v of nimh, giving it enough punch to pull my wife up hills and maybe do occasional duty as a 'pit bike' for me.
Anyone seen this brand of cheapcycle before? Anyone been down the upgrade path on something like this?
-John
PS yep that orange blob in the motor pic is our e-cat, checking out the new toy.
or does it get to drive / ride?
