Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Fumesucker

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1. Are your hills long and sustained like in the mountains or more like rolling hills?

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 06:35 PM

Jun 2015

What range do you need, five miles round trip, ten, twenty?

What do you and the bike and everything you carry or want to carry all together weigh?

How fast do you want to go? Fifteen mph? Twenty?

The heart of an ebike or e assisted bike at this point is the battery and a decent one that has a proper charger and the other necessary electronics is probably going to cost more than the rest of the electric system put together (motor and controller).

It's a very confusing thing for a newbie putting one of these rigs together, I'm glad you asked for assistance because otherwise you were almost guaranteed a bad experience.

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Looking for McGyver (Cross Post) [View all] IrishAyes Jun 2015 OP

Are your hills long and sustained like in the mountains or more like rolling hills? Fumesucker Jun 2015 #1

On rare occasions IrishAyes Jun 2015 #3

A shade tree motor drive is a major project, there's a lot to get right Fumesucker Jun 2015 #6

I've always wanted to use a car starter... Blanks Jun 2015 #2

Thanks. I'd need a teenager, but there are a few left around here. :) IrishAyes Jun 2015 #4

Another powerful electric motor... Blanks Jun 2015 #5

This sounds like this is your primary transportation, so you might consider other options. mackdaddy Jun 2015 #7

your problem is to small a bike happyslug Jun 2015 #8