My wife and I are retired and go on bike rides about 15 miles long at about 10-12 mph. We just enjoy a slow ride on blacktop bike paths. Because of health problems we are both having difficulty on hills or against strong winds, we only need help in those situations.
I have looked at the Hill Topper and Leed products but believe they may not have enough hill climbing power at 24 volts and 250W motors. So we are planning to purchase 36V 350W geared front wheels with a lower speed (higher torque) of 260rpm (17 mph max) from Ebikeling at $190.
I plan to use two 5S 8000 mAh Lipo packs in series for 37 volts from HobbyKing. I see HobbyKing has two battery packs that may to work for us. They are from Zippy and Turnigy and each about $62 from the USA HobbyKing East warehouse. I would appreciate any suggestions on this set up and which battery pack would be better for our use?
TURNIGY nano-tech:
Capacity: 8000mAh
Voltage: 5S1P / 5 Cell / 18.5V
Discharge: 25C Constant / 50C Burst
Weight: 924g (including wire, plug & case)
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__57610__Turnigy_nano_tech_8000mAh_5S_25_50C_Lipo_Pack_AR_Warehouse_.html
Zippy Flightmax:
Capacity: 8000mAh
Voltage: 5S1P / 5 Cell / 18.5v
Discharge: 30C Constant / 40C Burst
Weight: 1054g (including wire, plug & case)
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__57742__ZIPPY_Flightmax_8000mAh_5S1P_30C_AR_Warehouse_.html
I have looked at the Hill Topper and Leed products but believe they may not have enough hill climbing power at 24 volts and 250W motors. So we are planning to purchase 36V 350W geared front wheels with a lower speed (higher torque) of 260rpm (17 mph max) from Ebikeling at $190.
I plan to use two 5S 8000 mAh Lipo packs in series for 37 volts from HobbyKing. I see HobbyKing has two battery packs that may to work for us. They are from Zippy and Turnigy and each about $62 from the USA HobbyKing East warehouse. I would appreciate any suggestions on this set up and which battery pack would be better for our use?
TURNIGY nano-tech:
Capacity: 8000mAh
Voltage: 5S1P / 5 Cell / 18.5V
Discharge: 25C Constant / 50C Burst
Weight: 924g (including wire, plug & case)
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__57610__Turnigy_nano_tech_8000mAh_5S_25_50C_Lipo_Pack_AR_Warehouse_.html
Zippy Flightmax:
Capacity: 8000mAh
Voltage: 5S1P / 5 Cell / 18.5v
Discharge: 30C Constant / 40C Burst
Weight: 1054g (including wire, plug & case)
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__57742__ZIPPY_Flightmax_8000mAh_5S1P_30C_AR_Warehouse_.html