Hello. I'm new to this forum and live south of Boston MA in the peoples republic of Massastan. I was looking at this thread for potential use of the Multistar 16Ah battery. I see that the Multistar is listed as having a life of only 300 cycles (per the HobbyKing comments on this pack) vs the bmsbattery site claim of 800 cycles for their LiPo packs, and 2000 cycles for their LiFePO4 packs. This would put a cost multi[plier of 3X to 6X on the Multistar packs, making them much more expensive in the long run. I understand the LiFePO4 multiplier, but not the BMS LiPo 800 cycle claim, am I missing something? I have a bunch of RC cars and trucks with a few types of LiPo and other batteries, and a few balance chargers, one being a Hyperion Eos 730i Net3 30a 550w. If I went with the Multistar, I would just charge each of two packs individually. I just picked up a used Schwinn Trailway with a AMPed front direct drive conversion, without batteries. I replaced the home made rack with a Bontrager, and will be looking for novel ways to package the controller and 2 16Ah packs. Something like a vented wicker fishing basket with a Big Mouth billy bass talking singing fish, or Lucky or Rocky the singing lobster on top. The controller has a 31.5V cutoff which equates to 31.5/12= 2.63v/cell. Also, is there anyone in my area to talk to? I visit the Hobby Shop in Foxboro MA to listen to people with the $20k+ multirotors to catch up on the technology and all the components that go into them. These batteries are a new topic.