woahdae
1 mW
First of all, thanks to all you endless-sphere-ers, this is an incredibly useful forum! I think I've learned enough to ask the right questions.
TL;DR, ~180lb rider sometimes hauling up to ~40lbs up Seattle hills, currently totally happy with a Bafang SWXK 24v 250w given how stealth it is (I shoulder-carry my bike multiple times / day). My current setup is a "hill topper" sold by a Seattle company: http://www.electric-bike-kit.com, but I want to switch to rear drive so I can:
a) Stop breaking my fork. The torque from the anti-rotation washer is levering my (steel) dropouts apart! There is now ~2mm of slop between the washer & dropouts, where 1000 miles ago there was hardly space for the frame paint.
b) Use a hub dynamo.
According to this forum, the Cute 100 seems to be the ticket, specifically Q100C: https://bmsbattery.com/ebike-kit/618-q100c-cst-36v350w-rear-driving-ebike-hub-motor-ebike-kit.html#/rpm-201.
My questions:
* Is the Q100C really my best bet? Priorities: durability, light weight, at least as performant as my current 24v/250w Bafang SWXK.
* Can I use my 24v (unsure about amps) controller & battery with a 36v 350w motor and get no worse performance than I currently have?
* Are there any advantages to running the engine under its capabilities? Greater durability? That would be highly desirable.
Thanks!!!
TL;DR, ~180lb rider sometimes hauling up to ~40lbs up Seattle hills, currently totally happy with a Bafang SWXK 24v 250w given how stealth it is (I shoulder-carry my bike multiple times / day). My current setup is a "hill topper" sold by a Seattle company: http://www.electric-bike-kit.com, but I want to switch to rear drive so I can:
a) Stop breaking my fork. The torque from the anti-rotation washer is levering my (steel) dropouts apart! There is now ~2mm of slop between the washer & dropouts, where 1000 miles ago there was hardly space for the frame paint.
b) Use a hub dynamo.
According to this forum, the Cute 100 seems to be the ticket, specifically Q100C: https://bmsbattery.com/ebike-kit/618-q100c-cst-36v350w-rear-driving-ebike-hub-motor-ebike-kit.html#/rpm-201.
My questions:
* Is the Q100C really my best bet? Priorities: durability, light weight, at least as performant as my current 24v/250w Bafang SWXK.
* Can I use my 24v (unsure about amps) controller & battery with a 36v 350w motor and get no worse performance than I currently have?
* Are there any advantages to running the engine under its capabilities? Greater durability? That would be highly desirable.
Thanks!!!