Hi Pavel,
The easiest way to convert your bike to electric would be to replace your front
wheel with an electric hub motor wheel.
In Oregon, the law allow for up to 1000W .. but that may be a bit too much for
a front-wheel drive ebike.
My personal ebike uses a 750W gear-less front hub motor.
The next decision is battery type and voltage. I recommend a Li-ion battery 36V
or 48V and 15Ah.
My personal ebike uses a 48V x 20aH LiFePO4 battery which is more capacity than
I have ever needed.
I'm happy to offer any help that you may need in converting your bike to an
ebike.
Regards,
Scott
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:35:32 -0700
From: Pavel Kirkovsky <[email protected]>
To: DorkbotPDX <[email protected]>
Subject: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] Electric bike conversion
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
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