If you're going to be moving heavy stuff on a trailer, then don't use a belt, because you will eat through belts.
try checking out endless-sphere.com On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 4:34 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I met Tom Burney from Swift Cycleworks here in Portland a few months ago > and after testing his electric bike with the automatic CVT, I have to say > it is the best electric bike I have ever tried. > www.swiftcycleworks.com > I used to own an Optibike 850R, so I have a pretty good standard to > compare to. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt0RUooD0-A > It performs just like the Optibike, but runs much quieter and shifts much > more smoothly with about the same weight, but at a fraction of the cost. > > I am a big fan of the belt drive since I purchased a Bike Friday Silk a > few years ago: > https://www.bikefriday.com/bicycles/touring/1445 > > Isaac > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] Electric bike conversion > From: Pavel Kirkovsky <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, August 25, 2014 3:35 pm > To: DorkbotPDX <[email protected]> > > Hi all, > I know there are several e-bike experts here! After reading about custom > electric bicycles > <http://electricbikereport.com/custom-electric-bikes-with-bosch-mid-drive-gates-belt-nuvinci-hub/> > that use the NuVinci CVT hub, I became interested in figuring out what it > would take to convert my bike to have an electric assist feature. > The bike is a classic Dutch "Omafiets" made by Workcycles > <http://www.workcycles.com/home-products/handmade-city-bicycles/workcycles-omafiets-dutch-granny-bike>, > and it already has a N360 CVT hub. This bike is super comfortable already, > but it would be even better with electric assist and a trailer for extra > cargo capacity. > My goal is to have a versatile comfortable bombproof bike that can be used > to fetch groceries or, if needed, haul heavy things on a trailer. > > Could anyone help point me in the right direction? > > Thanks, > Pavel > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > > > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >
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