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Hi Folks have been riding my recumbent Bike-E for a year now with a 36 volt
motorized kit from a company called Electrik Motion which includes all the
components you described. I paid $499.00 for the kit. I live in hilly
Connecticut, USA. An average ride for me is 20 -25 miles and am left with
plenty of juice left after each ride. The bike will do 15 miles per hour on
the motor alone (without peddling)on a flat road for 12 miles. I use the
motor sparingly, only for assist on the big hills. This not only extends my
range, but allows a more even ride as far as exertion goes ,which puts me in
more control of my own escercise and I get to be out on th elocal bike, rail
trails in the fresh air almost daily. I have just passed the 30000 mile mark
on my odometer.
Richard Thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: "paul holmes" <barbiesbla@...>
To: <ev@...>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:55 PM
Subject: [EVDL] Converting a bike to electric using a front hub motor.
>
> You are going to love how easy it is. I bought a Crystalyte brushed DC hub
> motor already built into a front wheel (no tire though). Also, buy a
> brushed DC 36/48v 20amp or 35amp motor controller. Next, buy some cheapo
> 7
> amp-hr batteries, and wire them in series, to either 36 or 48v. I bought
> 8
> of them, so that altogether, I have 48v 14amp-hrs. You need some sort of
> back rack on the bike that you can buy at a bike shop to set your
> batteries
> on. Also, buy a little on/off switch from home depot. connect it to one
> of
> the leads to your battery pack, for easy shutoff of power when you want
> to.
> Finally, attach 30 amp Anderson connectors to the leads of the battery
> pack
> (after the switch) so you can plug the pack into the controller. Mount
> the
> controller where ever you want. (I just used a bunch of electrical tape).
>
> BattPackNeg------------------------------------AndersonConnector
> BattPackPlus---------ON/OFFSwitch-------------AndersonConnector
>
> Anderson connectors come pre-installed on the leads for the motor
> controller, and for the motor, so the rest you just plug in.
> To charge the battery pack, just disconnect from the controller (make sure
> ON/OFF is set to ON) and plug it into the charger first, then plug the
> charger into the wall.
>
>
> I used "ebikes.ca". They were very helpful, and it's pretty reasonable
> prices.
> For batteries, I got them on Ebay from the following guy. They have
> worked
> great for 6 months so far, charging and discharging them EVERY DAY:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260236362581&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=016
> Ebay 7 amp-hr Lead Acid Batteries
>
>
> dave cover-2 wrote:
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> Can you give some details of the bike and the components you used. I'm
>> looking to do the same. I already have a donor, but I don't know anything
>> about bike conversions.
>>
>> Dave Cover
>>
>> On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:48 PM, paul holmes <barbiesbla@...> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> About a year ago, I converted an old mountain bike to electric.
>>> Lacey,
>>> my home town, was having an energy fair this last Saturday, so I called
>>> up
>>> city hall to find out if I could have a booth to display it. The day
>>> started really rainy, but there were still a good number of people. I
>>> had
>>> a
>>> nice display on a cardboard backing (my wife put it together) that was
>>> getting soaked (I wasn't very prepared), and a fellow ev-er lent me a
>>> big
>>> tent.
>>> I bet I talked to about 100 people in-depth about how the bike works,
>>> the cost, how to assemble the lead acid pack, etc. Almost none of them
>>> had
>>> ever seen an electric bike. They loved the simplicity of the front hub
>>> motor. Plus, my setup was cheap, so I got to tell them that it can be
>>> done
>>> for $300-350. People ranging in ages from 10 to 80 (not joking!) took
>>> turns
>>> riding the e-bike all around Huntamer Park. Most came back with that
>>> famous
>>> EV grin (it can happen even from e-bikes!!). These people were hungry
>>> for
>>> alternatives for their transportation. It was really exciting to see!
>>> Lee's tipping point isn't here yet, but if we get out there and show our
>>> stuff, people are perhaps more willing to listen now than ever before.
>>> --
>>> View this message in context:
>>> http://www.nabble.com/Lacey%2C-WA-Alternative-Energy-Fair-Success-Despite-Rain-tp17053549p17053549.html
>>> Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at
>>> Nabble.com.
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>
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motorized kit from a company called Electrik Motion which includes all the
components you described. I paid $499.00 for the kit. I live in hilly
Connecticut, USA. An average ride for me is 20 -25 miles and am left with
plenty of juice left after each ride. The bike will do 15 miles per hour on
the motor alone (without peddling)on a flat road for 12 miles. I use the
motor sparingly, only for assist on the big hills. This not only extends my
range, but allows a more even ride as far as exertion goes ,which puts me in
more control of my own escercise and I get to be out on th elocal bike, rail
trails in the fresh air almost daily. I have just passed the 30000 mile mark
on my odometer.
Richard Thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: "paul holmes" <barbiesbla@...>
To: <ev@...>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:55 PM
Subject: [EVDL] Converting a bike to electric using a front hub motor.
>
> You are going to love how easy it is. I bought a Crystalyte brushed DC hub
> motor already built into a front wheel (no tire though). Also, buy a
> brushed DC 36/48v 20amp or 35amp motor controller. Next, buy some cheapo
> 7
> amp-hr batteries, and wire them in series, to either 36 or 48v. I bought
> 8
> of them, so that altogether, I have 48v 14amp-hrs. You need some sort of
> back rack on the bike that you can buy at a bike shop to set your
> batteries
> on. Also, buy a little on/off switch from home depot. connect it to one
> of
> the leads to your battery pack, for easy shutoff of power when you want
> to.
> Finally, attach 30 amp Anderson connectors to the leads of the battery
> pack
> (after the switch) so you can plug the pack into the controller. Mount
> the
> controller where ever you want. (I just used a bunch of electrical tape).
>
> BattPackNeg------------------------------------AndersonConnector
> BattPackPlus---------ON/OFFSwitch-------------AndersonConnector
>
> Anderson connectors come pre-installed on the leads for the motor
> controller, and for the motor, so the rest you just plug in.
> To charge the battery pack, just disconnect from the controller (make sure
> ON/OFF is set to ON) and plug it into the charger first, then plug the
> charger into the wall.
>
>
> I used "ebikes.ca". They were very helpful, and it's pretty reasonable
> prices.
> For batteries, I got them on Ebay from the following guy. They have
> worked
> great for 6 months so far, charging and discharging them EVERY DAY:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260236362581&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=016
> Ebay 7 amp-hr Lead Acid Batteries
>
>
> dave cover-2 wrote:
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> Can you give some details of the bike and the components you used. I'm
>> looking to do the same. I already have a donor, but I don't know anything
>> about bike conversions.
>>
>> Dave Cover
>>
>> On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:48 PM, paul holmes <barbiesbla@...> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> About a year ago, I converted an old mountain bike to electric.
>>> Lacey,
>>> my home town, was having an energy fair this last Saturday, so I called
>>> up
>>> city hall to find out if I could have a booth to display it. The day
>>> started really rainy, but there were still a good number of people. I
>>> had
>>> a
>>> nice display on a cardboard backing (my wife put it together) that was
>>> getting soaked (I wasn't very prepared), and a fellow ev-er lent me a
>>> big
>>> tent.
>>> I bet I talked to about 100 people in-depth about how the bike works,
>>> the cost, how to assemble the lead acid pack, etc. Almost none of them
>>> had
>>> ever seen an electric bike. They loved the simplicity of the front hub
>>> motor. Plus, my setup was cheap, so I got to tell them that it can be
>>> done
>>> for $300-350. People ranging in ages from 10 to 80 (not joking!) took
>>> turns
>>> riding the e-bike all around Huntamer Park. Most came back with that
>>> famous
>>> EV grin (it can happen even from e-bikes!!). These people were hungry
>>> for
>>> alternatives for their transportation. It was really exciting to see!
>>> Lee's tipping point isn't here yet, but if we get out there and show our
>>> stuff, people are perhaps more willing to listen now than ever before.
>>> --
>>> View this message in context:
>>> http://www.nabble.com/Lacey%2C-WA-Alternative-Energy-Fair-Success-Despite-Rain-tp17053549p17053549.html
>>> Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at
>>> Nabble.com.
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> For subscription options, see
>>> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> For subscription options, see
>> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev
>>
>>
>
> --
> View this message in context:
> http://www.nabble.com/Lacey%2C-WA-Alternative-Energy-Fair-Success-Despite-Rain-tp17053549p17066031.html
> Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at
> Nabble.com.
>
> _______________________________________________
> For subscription options, see
> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev
>
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