Bafang mid mount motor
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Ahh right ,didn't realise it takes so long to charge the battery, I obviously took it off charge too early thinking it does them no good to be on too long. Thought it was about 3 hours to charge it...dohh
I went out for a quick 5.5 mile test ride this morning and it felt great.
Battery is now showing 71% which ties in with not being fully charged to start with.
Is it best to now let it run down a bit and then fully charge it overnight? Or do I stick it on charge now and get it to 100%?
The hills I normally dread are now much more comfortable and I did wack it up to 9 now and again but on the easier stuff I just kept it in level 2 or 3 . I still came back with a sweat on and covered the 5.5 miles in 19 minutes with average speed of 16.4 mph so im pretty happy with that. Maxed out at 29.5 mph but that was down the steepest hill free wheeling to be honest. I could not pedal fast enough.
Regards
Rob.
I went out for a quick 5.5 mile test ride this morning and it felt great.
Battery is now showing 71% which ties in with not being fully charged to start with.
Is it best to now let it run down a bit and then fully charge it overnight? Or do I stick it on charge now and get it to 100%?
The hills I normally dread are now much more comfortable and I did wack it up to 9 now and again but on the easier stuff I just kept it in level 2 or 3 . I still came back with a sweat on and covered the 5.5 miles in 19 minutes with average speed of 16.4 mph so im pretty happy with that. Maxed out at 29.5 mph but that was down the steepest hill free wheeling to be honest. I could not pedal fast enough.
Regards
Rob.
I should have said 8 -9 hrs is with a 2a charger.
Unless using the bike it is better to leave the battery at about 50 -70% and then top up the charge a few hours before use.
Have a look at this thread for more information about BBSxx
https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/after-market-bbsxx-crank-drive-gear.32691/
I would suggest you look into the programming cable, as you can then alter the motor to fit both the bike (its gears) & your body
https://electricbike.com/forum/forum/builds/custom-ebike-motor-programming/bbshd-programming/43287-basics-of-programming-bbs02-and-bbshd-mid-drives
https://www.poweredride.com/info/bbshd-and-bbs02-configuration-programming-resources
Well I went out on it again today, as I have been dodging the downpours and working as well.
The wife came with me on her non ebike. Ummmm....it is chalk and cheese...! I was cruising on ahead of her and coming back to see where she was..! To be fair I did say have a go on mine to see how it is but she was fine catching me up when I pulled over for her. She has had a go of mine so knows what it is like but I think she was putting a brave face on.
I have to say its fantastic . We only did 8 mile and it was a mix of road and bridleway but the bike felt superb. See a hill, no more sighs and gritting of teeth... its just get on with it, with a bit of assistance if needed.
Next job is to get a kit for my wifes bike so we are on an equal playing field then its time to extend our rides and go a bit further afield.
Happy days.
Regards
Rob.
The wife came with me on her non ebike. Ummmm....it is chalk and cheese...! I was cruising on ahead of her and coming back to see where she was..! To be fair I did say have a go on mine to see how it is but she was fine catching me up when I pulled over for her. She has had a go of mine so knows what it is like but I think she was putting a brave face on.
I have to say its fantastic . We only did 8 mile and it was a mix of road and bridleway but the bike felt superb. See a hill, no more sighs and gritting of teeth... its just get on with it, with a bit of assistance if needed.
Next job is to get a kit for my wifes bike so we are on an equal playing field then its time to extend our rides and go a bit further afield.
Happy days.
Regards
Rob.
OK so done about 30 miles on it and the battery was on 27% so I decided to charge it up .
Plugged in the charger (2amp) and left if for 9 hours. Light was now green on charger so switched it off and disconnected it. Switched on the display screen and it shows 85% full only ?
Went out on bike again and all is well , it goes great.
I did have a conversation with someone who said if the battery is left on when charging it charges it like at the factory ie, only gives it a certain amount of charge ,not a full charge. He said switch battery off when charging and it should bring it up to full charge?
Can anybody clarify for me ?
Regards
Rob.
Plugged in the charger (2amp) and left if for 9 hours. Light was now green on charger so switched it off and disconnected it. Switched on the display screen and it shows 85% full only ?
Went out on bike again and all is well , it goes great.
I did have a conversation with someone who said if the battery is left on when charging it charges it like at the factory ie, only gives it a certain amount of charge ,not a full charge. He said switch battery off when charging and it should bring it up to full charge?
Can anybody clarify for me ?
Regards
Rob.
switch the display to volts not percentage - as I have found that the percentage is not always accurate.
Not sure if im childish at 50 years old but I get a lot of pleasure out of overtaking people on road bikes with all the gear on.(them with the gear not me) I see them ahead and reel them in..I know its the motor as opposed to me getting me past them but it makes me smug doing it.
Do I need to grow up or is it all part of the fun of having an ebike?
Only trouble is I leave my wife behind while I do it so end up pulling over further on waiting for the road bike to catch up and then the wife to bumble along afterwards..!
I have just got my wife a rear hub kit though but more on that in a separate thread once it arrives.
I am not fully happy with my wiring set up on mine yet so will tidy it a bit better this week with some of that plastic cable spiral binding stuff which has just been delivered.
Do I need to grow up or is it all part of the fun of having an ebike?
Only trouble is I leave my wife behind while I do it so end up pulling over further on waiting for the road bike to catch up and then the wife to bumble along afterwards..!
I have just got my wife a rear hub kit though but more on that in a separate thread once it arrives.
I am not fully happy with my wiring set up on mine yet so will tidy it a bit better this week with some of that plastic cable spiral binding stuff which has just been delivered.
You need to grow up and behave
.On the other hand you only live once, plus you are showing them what they are missing out on
.Carry on that man.
OK Guys,
I have finished my Cube Attention ebike conversion and am quite happy with the outcome.
Performance wise its just what I wanted and does exactly what I need it to do.
It was a bit more difficult than I thought but for my first attempt and with the help of you guys I think its turned out pretty good.
I wasn't happy with the cable routing as I seemed to have cables on every tube but ive redone it and its a bit better now .
I will post some pics to show how it looks.
I have finished my Cube Attention ebike conversion and am quite happy with the outcome.
Performance wise its just what I wanted and does exactly what I need it to do.
It was a bit more difficult than I thought but for my first attempt and with the help of you guys I think its turned out pretty good.
I wasn't happy with the cable routing as I seemed to have cables on every tube but ive redone it and its a bit better now .
I will post some pics to show how it looks.
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And then I put 2 new puncture resistant tyres on it as I intend going a bit further on the bike now and don't fancy road side repairs if I can avoid them. Swalbe land cruiser plus which should be ok for road and bit of off road riding.( I wont be flying down mountain ..!)
And here is the finished item.
And here is the finished item.
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OK Guys,
So im awake at 05:00 am this morn, looks out window, not raining. Great, lets have a quick blast whilst roads are quiet.
I have a 5 mile road route which I walk or cycle round when I get the chance.
I did it in 19:34 mins on first go the other day with my new bafang kit. Then I did it in 15:32 pushing on a bit and using a bit of level 9 a few days later. I had only used the pedal assist.
Today I experimented and wanted to push on so I used the throttle on the hilly bits whilst still pedalling.
14.03 mins with an average speed of 22 mph , still got a good sweat on and legs like jelly but its fantastic...! Did notice the battery took a hit 73% down to 42%.
The new skinny tyres made a difference as the old ones were 2.4 whilst the landcrusiers are 2.0 and a lot harder and roll a lot easier on tarmac . Not sure what they will be like on the rough stuff.
Have I mentioned im quite pleased with these ebikes...?
Happy days..
Quick question, how hot is too hot for the motor to get?
I touched it when putting it back in the garage and it felt warm but not hot enough to say "whooaa that's hot". And it was not hot enough to burn my hand or anything.
I do no want to cook it or destroy it ,or the battery so any advice s appreciated.
Regards
Rob
So im awake at 05:00 am this morn, looks out window, not raining. Great, lets have a quick blast whilst roads are quiet.
I have a 5 mile road route which I walk or cycle round when I get the chance.
I did it in 19:34 mins on first go the other day with my new bafang kit. Then I did it in 15:32 pushing on a bit and using a bit of level 9 a few days later. I had only used the pedal assist.
Today I experimented and wanted to push on so I used the throttle on the hilly bits whilst still pedalling.
14.03 mins with an average speed of 22 mph , still got a good sweat on and legs like jelly but its fantastic...! Did notice the battery took a hit 73% down to 42%.
The new skinny tyres made a difference as the old ones were 2.4 whilst the landcrusiers are 2.0 and a lot harder and roll a lot easier on tarmac . Not sure what they will be like on the rough stuff.
Have I mentioned im quite pleased with these ebikes...?
Happy days..
Quick question, how hot is too hot for the motor to get?
I touched it when putting it back in the garage and it felt warm but not hot enough to say "whooaa that's hot". And it was not hot enough to burn my hand or anything.
I do no want to cook it or destroy it ,or the battery so any advice s appreciated.
Regards
Rob
Out again for a 12 mile blast on the roads this afternoon. Whilst it was not raining.
Went out with 40% on the battery ,so I thought I better put in some of the effort at least today..!
Bit of a head wind against me much of the time but never a problem. Just getting used to how and when to change gear, ease off the peddling, change gear, then put the effort in again makes it much smoother of a change. Wore cycling glasses today as bugs in the eyes at speed are not recommended as I have found out. No hill fills me with fear now, its just crack on and get it done. Seeing bikes ahead of me is like red flags to a bull..!
A mile from home down a longish straight road I saw my next victim, Lycrad up ,they were head down cycling hard into the wind...I up my assistance and im in pursuit. Very quickly im flying past them at 25mph ish, as they probably think what the hell did he have for breakfast...as they battle along at about 15mph... Im sure they heard me chuckling to myself or saw my shoulders going up and down like "dastardly and muttly".
Oh its brought back the joys of cycling to me!
Back to being mature , I have found my battery does charge when switched off and its final charge is 54.6V as Nealh said it should be so all is good. Covered almost 70 miles and charged it fully twice now. I will be happy if my battery can do a 34 mile route I have in mind which will include a long climb and a few shorter hills. I will let you know if it does soon hopefully.
Went out with 40% on the battery ,so I thought I better put in some of the effort at least today..!
Bit of a head wind against me much of the time but never a problem. Just getting used to how and when to change gear, ease off the peddling, change gear, then put the effort in again makes it much smoother of a change. Wore cycling glasses today as bugs in the eyes at speed are not recommended as I have found out. No hill fills me with fear now, its just crack on and get it done. Seeing bikes ahead of me is like red flags to a bull..!
A mile from home down a longish straight road I saw my next victim, Lycrad up ,they were head down cycling hard into the wind...I up my assistance and im in pursuit. Very quickly im flying past them at 25mph ish, as they probably think what the hell did he have for breakfast...as they battle along at about 15mph... Im sure they heard me chuckling to myself or saw my shoulders going up and down like "dastardly and muttly".
Oh its brought back the joys of cycling to me!
Back to being mature , I have found my battery does charge when switched off and its final charge is 54.6V as Nealh said it should be so all is good. Covered almost 70 miles and charged it fully twice now. I will be happy if my battery can do a 34 mile route I have in mind which will include a long climb and a few shorter hills. I will let you know if it does soon hopefully.