The Madmadscientist
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Hello All,
This is only my second post here but I think I got the correct sub-forum
My plan is to build up an ebike that is personalized to my tastes (goofy).
This will be a do everything bike as I don't own a car or motorcycle currently and don't care too. Im on the old side, 53, and find that I now need help doing what I could easily do in my 30's.
My admittedly vague plan so far.
I want to do an actually rideable fat tire semi-chopper ebike. My plan is to buy parts slowly as funds become available but guess it would take ~6-9 months for completion. Yes I plan on using the cheap Chinese product sites as much as reasonably possible.
My goal is to hide the fact that the bike is an ebike as much as reasonably possible.
I like the tracer sienna frame. I'm hoping I can add a rack and fenders.
I like the black/chrome springer fork.
I'm planning on some kind of fat bike rims, preferably red with 4" white wall tires.
I'm thinking of using hard case motorcycle panniers to hide the electronics and battery.
I would use 4-pot disk brakes with 203mm floating disks.
Because of cost and esthetics I think I'm going to be forced to use a rear hub motor. The panniers should almost completely hide it.
I do personally think that mid-mount motors are better but how would you hide it? I really like the CYC stealth model.
Is it nuts to want to run all the cables inside the frame?
I'm a physicist/fire artist/freelance imagineer so I should have the skills required...famous last words I know.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this admittedly early stage plan/idea.
Thanks,
Daniel
This is only my second post here but I think I got the correct sub-forum
My plan is to build up an ebike that is personalized to my tastes (goofy).
This will be a do everything bike as I don't own a car or motorcycle currently and don't care too. Im on the old side, 53, and find that I now need help doing what I could easily do in my 30's.
My admittedly vague plan so far.
I want to do an actually rideable fat tire semi-chopper ebike. My plan is to buy parts slowly as funds become available but guess it would take ~6-9 months for completion. Yes I plan on using the cheap Chinese product sites as much as reasonably possible.
My goal is to hide the fact that the bike is an ebike as much as reasonably possible.
I like the tracer sienna frame. I'm hoping I can add a rack and fenders.
I like the black/chrome springer fork.
I'm planning on some kind of fat bike rims, preferably red with 4" white wall tires.
I'm thinking of using hard case motorcycle panniers to hide the electronics and battery.
I would use 4-pot disk brakes with 203mm floating disks.
Because of cost and esthetics I think I'm going to be forced to use a rear hub motor. The panniers should almost completely hide it.
I do personally think that mid-mount motors are better but how would you hide it? I really like the CYC stealth model.
Is it nuts to want to run all the cables inside the frame?
I'm a physicist/fire artist/freelance imagineer so I should have the skills required...famous last words I know.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this admittedly early stage plan/idea.
Thanks,
Daniel