Hi guys,
Big thanks for all the experience shared so far! I've been weighing up the options, and whilst id like to keep it all super lightweight your experience has pretty much convinced me i cant get decent performance with a dinky motor. The bafang jewel is around the 2.1kg mark, whilst the mac500 is 4.3....okay its 2kg more but the difference in performance is worth the extra weight i think.
I've emailed cell man for 28 a123 cells and a mac500 high speed rear kit. Should be sweet, will see how i do on 5ah, can always add some more capacity if im not getting the range i need. Only question is does cell man make packs? I emailed him some time ago to place the order and asked if he could deliver the packs made up into a cylindrical arrangement, no reply yet though. If he cant how hard is to cook up a pack - im fairly handy with an iron and a glue gun, just not sure about balancing tags etc.
Again, massive thanks for the posts
Big thanks for all the experience shared so far! I've been weighing up the options, and whilst id like to keep it all super lightweight your experience has pretty much convinced me i cant get decent performance with a dinky motor. The bafang jewel is around the 2.1kg mark, whilst the mac500 is 4.3....okay its 2kg more but the difference in performance is worth the extra weight i think.
I've emailed cell man for 28 a123 cells and a mac500 high speed rear kit. Should be sweet, will see how i do on 5ah, can always add some more capacity if im not getting the range i need. Only question is does cell man make packs? I emailed him some time ago to place the order and asked if he could deliver the packs made up into a cylindrical arrangement, no reply yet though. If he cant how hard is to cook up a pack - im fairly handy with an iron and a glue gun, just not sure about balancing tags etc.
Again, massive thanks for the posts