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I have a lot of spare parts laying around, and my GF's 12 year old has been drooling over motor scooters, so I'm going to build up a quick and low power BMX e-bike. I cut up a small pink BMX bike, found my 24VDC mongoose motor, controller, and throttle. I'll use half of my ancient split pack 20Ah 48V Ping LiFePo4 pack along with a BMS and power supply I have to buy. Even 1/2 the ping pack is a large battery, so it should last pretty well and be very safe and bulletproof, which is good because this kid is VERY good at breaking things.
I found some nice leftover chunks of 1.5" chrome moly to braze to the cheeseball pink bike rear end and front end. It will be a bit longer and higher than stock, which is good because it was tiny. I have the BMX wheels that went with the motor. The rear wheel has drives on both sides of the hub, so it can be pedaled and driven as an ebike, or both. I wish I could find more of those hubs! I'm planning on brazing on a disk brake bracket for a bit of additional safety.
I'll update this thread as I make progress.
Warren
I found some nice leftover chunks of 1.5" chrome moly to braze to the cheeseball pink bike rear end and front end. It will be a bit longer and higher than stock, which is good because it was tiny. I have the BMX wheels that went with the motor. The rear wheel has drives on both sides of the hub, so it can be pedaled and driven as an ebike, or both. I wish I could find more of those hubs! I'm planning on brazing on a disk brake bracket for a bit of additional safety.
I'll update this thread as I make progress.
Warren