Metallover
10 kW
I'm excited to be working on my 2nd build this summer- the DH Team! My first bike has taken me 3,500 miles in 4 years - it's time for round 2!
I bought a large DH Team last winter. Then bought a Cromotor, and worked on getting an Adaptto Max-e.
I've been trying since May to get a set of dropout adapters! Frustrating! I'll probably take a gander at making my own soon because I need the bike to be done in a couple weeks. I'll be taking a trip out to Brammo...
I have built the Cromotor into a 19" motorcycle rim, from DCinGC's thread here - http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=55458
I used 12Ga Sapim spokes 129mm in length with a 19x1.4" pro wheel rim. Spokes were pretty cheap and they had extremely fast shipping from Holmes Hobbies. The rim was about $100 from EBay, tire was $30, rim stip $10, tube.. $15?. It was easy to put the spokes in, and truing the wheel wasn't too bad. I just put the wheel on the bench, cut some cardboard and used pieces as gauges, and trued the wheel like that.
My Max-e adventure was long, but shipped July 21. It left Russia on the 23rd, so hopefully it shows up in the next couple weeks! I also ordered the charging coil and BMS.
The plan is to run 20s 15Ah turnigy hardcase packs. I can fit 25 into the triangle without too much trouble. The battery enclosure is going to be about 6" wide.
My rear swingarm was 135mm, so I followed Obiwan007 and sent it to Quality Heliarc out in Nevada. He cut and welded my swingarm to 155mm. It is still a pretty tight fit for the brake disc; looking back I maybe should have gone with 160mm. His thread has a bunch of pictures/info on the welding process- http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=55605&start=50
I had the frame sandblasted. I want to powdercoat the frame and handlebars white to match my fork.
Things left to do:
-Dropouts!
-Battery Enclosure!
-Freewheel - single speed or 3 speed?
-Charging PSU
-Powder Coat Frame
Pictures:
The bike
The batteries came in a huge box! 45lb!
Two of them have a maybe weak cell? I got 2 extra so that's good. Waited until the popup thing appeared and paid mid $23/ea from US warehouse.
25 in the frame, just have to take one out of the case to fit 9 in the bottom row. My frame is a large.
The box will be about 6" wide, which will hopefully accommodate for the wires/bms
The welding job from Quality Heliarc
After getting the frame sandblasted, and the target white color
The Layout
Lacing the rear wheel
Done!
I bought a large DH Team last winter. Then bought a Cromotor, and worked on getting an Adaptto Max-e.
I've been trying since May to get a set of dropout adapters! Frustrating! I'll probably take a gander at making my own soon because I need the bike to be done in a couple weeks. I'll be taking a trip out to Brammo...
I have built the Cromotor into a 19" motorcycle rim, from DCinGC's thread here - http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=55458
I used 12Ga Sapim spokes 129mm in length with a 19x1.4" pro wheel rim. Spokes were pretty cheap and they had extremely fast shipping from Holmes Hobbies. The rim was about $100 from EBay, tire was $30, rim stip $10, tube.. $15?. It was easy to put the spokes in, and truing the wheel wasn't too bad. I just put the wheel on the bench, cut some cardboard and used pieces as gauges, and trued the wheel like that.
My Max-e adventure was long, but shipped July 21. It left Russia on the 23rd, so hopefully it shows up in the next couple weeks! I also ordered the charging coil and BMS.
The plan is to run 20s 15Ah turnigy hardcase packs. I can fit 25 into the triangle without too much trouble. The battery enclosure is going to be about 6" wide.
My rear swingarm was 135mm, so I followed Obiwan007 and sent it to Quality Heliarc out in Nevada. He cut and welded my swingarm to 155mm. It is still a pretty tight fit for the brake disc; looking back I maybe should have gone with 160mm. His thread has a bunch of pictures/info on the welding process- http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=55605&start=50
I had the frame sandblasted. I want to powdercoat the frame and handlebars white to match my fork.
Things left to do:
-Dropouts!
-Battery Enclosure!
-Freewheel - single speed or 3 speed?
-Charging PSU
-Powder Coat Frame
Pictures:
The bike
The batteries came in a huge box! 45lb!
Two of them have a maybe weak cell? I got 2 extra so that's good. Waited until the popup thing appeared and paid mid $23/ea from US warehouse.
25 in the frame, just have to take one out of the case to fit 9 in the bottom row. My frame is a large.
The box will be about 6" wide, which will hopefully accommodate for the wires/bms
The welding job from Quality Heliarc
After getting the frame sandblasted, and the target white color
The Layout
Lacing the rear wheel
Done!