Respected members, just joined the forum after months and months of being a non member but keen reader of posts on this forum.
I had a 36v/48v 1kw direct drive mountain bike with 36v 15ah battery until recently (sold it) but developed interest in torque sensing mid drive TSDZ2. I have bought a slightly used but very well maintained Voodoo Marasa for a conversion project and bought the TSDZ2 kit with VLCD6 from PSWpower. I have seen quite a few videos for this kind of conversion and it seems quite straightforward. That being said, i absolutely suck at electronics (not good with mechanics either) so this noob needs advice and possibly some help (understandably not for free) with few things.
Any advice or help (if you are based in London) will be greatly appreciated.
1) The motor has bullet connector with fairly long cable. After bike and motor, I am on a tight budget so considering the batteries in URLs below.
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I want to mount the battery in a bag on top tube (if you could advise for a suitable bag with holes for cable management, it would be super helpful) . Even though all batteries seem to have same or similar specifications, they vary massively in terms of price which is making me a littl uneasy. I would not want to want to deal with exploding batteries so please advise which one I should go for. In future (once i have some extra cash) i would go for a cleaner install with side release Hailong 2 perhaps. I have shaky hands so would not want to go for soldering hence i should perhaps go for a battery with XT60 female connector and get a bullet to XT6 male adapter. Let me know if you think that is a bad approach. Long range is not a massive concern. My commute is roughly 11 miles each way but I have the flexibility of charging at work place.
2) For now i will stick with the stock chainring of the motor but might look into changing to the dual chainring 44t/36T? in future . Considering that, i would ideally like to keep the derailleur so that there is then less to do ? Is it possible ? let me know if its a bad idea etc.
3) I don't have the tools etc plus I am terrible so if a pro or experienced person can offer build service for a good price, i can consider that too. The one i know of in London is based in Greenwich called Besbike and charge £160.
In addition to the above, any advice or anything to be careful with or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I had a 36v/48v 1kw direct drive mountain bike with 36v 15ah battery until recently (sold it) but developed interest in torque sensing mid drive TSDZ2. I have bought a slightly used but very well maintained Voodoo Marasa for a conversion project and bought the TSDZ2 kit with VLCD6 from PSWpower. I have seen quite a few videos for this kind of conversion and it seems quite straightforward. That being said, i absolutely suck at electronics (not good with mechanics either) so this noob needs advice and possibly some help (understandably not for free) with few things.
Any advice or help (if you are based in London) will be greatly appreciated.
1) The motor has bullet connector with fairly long cable. After bike and motor, I am on a tight budget so considering the batteries in URLs below.
LiitoKala e-bike battery 48v 10ah li ion battery pack bike conversion kit bafang 1000w and charger XT60 Plug
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LiitoKala 48V 15AH 21700 13S3P High power 1500W Electric Bike Battery E-bike Battery 48V15ah Lithium Battery with 30A BMS
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163.87￡ 3% OFF|Free shipping and taxes to EU US high power 18650 battery 48V 10Ah small triangle battery Lithium ion seat tube battery pack|Electric Bicycle Battery| - AliExpress
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Chamrider 36V Battery 10AH ebike battery 25A BMS 48V battery 30A 18650 Lithium Battery Pack For Electric bike Electric Scooter - AliExpress 18
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I want to mount the battery in a bag on top tube (if you could advise for a suitable bag with holes for cable management, it would be super helpful) . Even though all batteries seem to have same or similar specifications, they vary massively in terms of price which is making me a littl uneasy. I would not want to want to deal with exploding batteries so please advise which one I should go for. In future (once i have some extra cash) i would go for a cleaner install with side release Hailong 2 perhaps. I have shaky hands so would not want to go for soldering hence i should perhaps go for a battery with XT60 female connector and get a bullet to XT6 male adapter. Let me know if you think that is a bad approach. Long range is not a massive concern. My commute is roughly 11 miles each way but I have the flexibility of charging at work place.
2) For now i will stick with the stock chainring of the motor but might look into changing to the dual chainring 44t/36T? in future . Considering that, i would ideally like to keep the derailleur so that there is then less to do ? Is it possible ? let me know if its a bad idea etc.
3) I don't have the tools etc plus I am terrible so if a pro or experienced person can offer build service for a good price, i can consider that too. The one i know of in London is based in Greenwich called Besbike and charge £160.
In addition to the above, any advice or anything to be careful with or advice would be greatly appreciated.
