Newbie report duty

[Wan]

hi all.

My name is wan from bristol and currently looking for ebike or convertion kit for my mtb and finaly i found this forum. Hope you guys will help my dream come true.

Cheers.

Wan

 

[Alan Quay]

You'll get plenty of help from the guys on here .

Welcome to the forum Wan.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Can you give a link to or a photo of your bike?

Also an idea of your weight, how far and how fast you want to go?

 

[Wan]

Can you give a link to or a photo of your bike?

Also an idea of your weight, how far and how fast you want to go?

thank you mate.

here is my bike that i plan to put electric wheel:


model : Raleigh Montage
my weight : 50kg
speed : should be 15-20mph maybe.
distance : up to 10miles (for work only)

 

[trex]

for Bristol hills? I'd put a £500 front BPM hub kit with 15AH battery on the downtube and a left sided pedelec sensor on this bike and keep the triple chainring. Cost: about £500.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

He only weighs 50kg though. Even a Tongxin would get him up those hills.

 

[trex]

not much difference in price and it looks like he's got steel fork.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

The best bang-for-buck kit at the moment is this Oxydrive kit at £450:

http://www.oxydrive.co.uk/electric-bike-kit/oxydrive-cst-11ah.html

There's also fairly cheap kits from Cyclotricity. They start at £400, but you need at least the LED panel, which adds £50.

Woosh have some nice kits too. Their XF08C motor one at about £500 would suit you. It has a slightly bigger battery than the others, but, for you, I would say that light weight would be more important than a big battery unless you need to do more than 50 miles in a day.

If money is really tight, there's a kit on Ebay from Panda Bikes Ltd at £400, but I don't know how good their after sales support is. From Oxydrive, Woosh and Cyclotricity, you couldn't ask for more.

 

[Nealh]

At 50kg Wan could hoist up a sail and be blown up the hills .

Oxydrive should be a superb bit of kit going by the 13a cst.
A lighter kit for a lighter guy sounds perfect, that 11a battery will be more than ample.
My 13a just about used 1 bar on the lcd on a 15mile trip the other day
and I went ploughing through a bog for 3 - 4 miles as well as topping 20-24mph on the road ( I was peddling well when the Fuzz over took me). The battery indicator still shows 4 green lights.

 

[D8ve]

Welcome Wan.
Cwah has one of his bikes up for sale. It's a bit of a over powerful beast.
How much do you want to spend and how much can you spend?
Almost any bike or kit should do 10 miles around bristol with you only being 50 kg.

 

[Jamie B]

Hi all!

I am currently doing my dissertation at University on the growing interest of electric bikes in this country! If you could spare 5 minutes I really need some valuble responses from people who already/ are interested in electric bikes like myself.

Here is the link to the survey:
https://nbsnu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eXVOCp1uQFia429

Thanks in advanced!

 

[Wan]

ya i know my weight is 50kg but good thing

He only weighs 50kg though. Even a Tongxin would get him up those hills.

d8veh: £400-500 should be ok but if can get lower that much better.

i done look at eBay but worry about the power and quality of item therefore i go this forum.

 

[Wan]

i think i go for this:


http://www.wooshbikes.co.uk/?hubkits#!prettyPhoto

same situation, trailer bike with two daughter. what do you think?

 

[JohnCade]

Hi all!

I am currently doing my dissertation at University on the growing interest of electric bikes in this country! If you could spare 5 minutes I really need some valuble responses from people who already/ are interested in electric bikes like myself.

Here is the link to the survey:
https://nbsnu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eXVOCp1uQFia429

Thanks in advanced!

You would be better advised to start a new thread. It will get ignored here.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

i think i go for this:


http://www.wooshbikes.co.uk/?hubkits#!prettyPhoto

same situation, trailer bike with two daughter. what do you think?

If you want to tow, something, the bigger motor and battery in that kit would help a lot, but the extra weight will be a disadvantage when not towing. You have to decide.

 

[D8ve]

The weight only realy counts when the motor is off.
But the whoosh is often recommended here.

 

[Wan]

d8veh : no much time tow trailer bike because i have another for that

advise please:
£210 no battery


Wheel type: Rear
Motor:Brushless gearless
Tire:Nylon
Rim:Alloy double wall

Power::1000W / 48V
Torque:45 N.M
Spokes:Steel, 12G×2.6mm
Max speed:45 km/h

Wheel Size:26"
Max load capacity:85kg
Power Cord Length:138cm
Net weight:10kg

or http://www.oxydrive.co.uk/electric-bike-kit/oxydrive-cst-11ah.html
price : £699
Battery36V 11Ah, Lithium with Samsung cells, 2C Discharge rate
Motor36V 250W 8FUN CST geared motor, available for 26’’ and 700c rims
Rangeup to 50 miles (standard mode) 80 km
Controller36V 15A integrated intelligent controller
DisplayLCD Console with 6 leves of assistance, self diagnostics, speed meter, ODO, daily trip, backlight, battery indicator etc
ThrottleThumb throttle
Pedal assistSpeed sensor w 6 level PAS + level 0 (no PAS assist, throttle only)
WiringDirect to display with gold plated connectors
Charger42V 2A (approx charging time 5.5 hours)
Weight7.3kg added on the top of the bike after installation

or http://www.wooshbikes.co.uk/?hubkits#!prettyPhoto
£499
Specifications
MotorCST: MXUS XF08C
BPM: 8FUN BPM
Nominal powerCST: 250W
BPM: 350W
VoltageDC 36 Volts
Limit current (max. continuous)CST: 15 Amps
BPM: 20 Amps
Motor WeightCST: 3.3kgs
BPM: 4.5kgs
Rimdouble-wall with 13G stainless spokes

 

[Jamie B]

You would be better advised to start a new thread. It will get ignored here.

Ok thanks John!

 

[Deleted member 4366]

d8veh : no much time tow trailer bike because i have another for that

advise please:
£210 no battery


Wheel type: Rear
Motor:Brushless gearless
Tire:Nylon
Rim:Alloy double wall

Power::1000W / 48V
Torque:45 N.M
Spokes:Steel, 12G×2.6mm
Max speed:45 km/h

Wheel Size:26"
Max load capacity:85kg
Power Cord Length:138cm
Net weight:10kg

or http://www.oxydrive.co.uk/electric-bike-kit/oxydrive-cst-11ah.html
price : £699
Battery36V 11Ah, Lithium with Samsung cells, 2C Discharge rate
Motor36V 250W 8FUN CST geared motor, available for 26’’ and 700c rims
Rangeup to 50 miles (standard mode) 80 km
Controller36V 15A integrated intelligent controller
DisplayLCD Console with 6 leves of assistance, self diagnostics, speed meter, ODO, daily trip, backlight, battery indicator etc
ThrottleThumb throttle
Pedal assistSpeed sensor w 6 level PAS + level 0 (no PAS assist, throttle only)
WiringDirect to display with gold plated connectors
Charger42V 2A (approx charging time 5.5 hours)
Weight7.3kg added on the top of the bike after installation

or http://www.wooshbikes.co.uk/?hubkits#!prettyPhoto
£499
Specifications
MotorCST: MXUS XF08C
BPM: 8FUN BPM
Nominal powerCST: 250W
BPM: 350W
VoltageDC 36 Volts
Limit current (max. continuous)CST: 15 Amps
BPM: 20 Amps
Motor WeightCST: 3.3kgs
BPM: 4.5kgs
Rimdouble-wall with 13G stainless spokes

The first one is a big heavy direct drive motor. I think you'll find your bike to be too heavy and bad handling with that kit.

The Oxydrive kit is very good. Right now, the price is reduced to £450, so it's a bit of a bargain. The Woosh kit is also good. Take your pick!