Motorized Bicycle, how insane is it?

02 Jul.,2024

 

Motorized Bicycle, how insane is it?

Post by davintosh » Sep 09, 5:05 PM

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With mine, it's basically just a mountain bike with electric assist, so I'm able to use it just as I would any other bike. I built it so I can commute to work and back (about 6 miles) without feeling the need to shower when I arrive at work. It's like riding downhill wherever you go.

Here's mine just after I got it on the road; it hasn't changed much since then, just a different arrangement for the batteries & controller.



I upgraded my batteries this year with a 36V 16 amp-hour LiFePO4 pack. It weighs about 17 lbs by itself (about 5 lbs less than my 7Ah SLA pack), but I've ridden about 25 miles on a charge, and it still had juice to spare. The SLAs would only take me about 5 1/2 miles. The LiFePO4 pack was kind of expensive, but with the range improvement and the promise of a much longer life span than SLAs, I'm happy with it.

The bike is currently out of commission though; the rear rack broke last Friday. I wasn't surprised; it was carrying a lot of battery weight. I've got a frame from an old Giant LaFree electric bike that I'm thinking of modifying to replace the rear triangle on this bike. The LaFree stored its battery in a slot just forward of the rear wheel; using that would lower my center of gravity and hold the battery in place without the bungee cords I use now. Winter project.

Dangerous? Nah, not really. Fun? Heck yeah. I've only ridden a gas-powered bike a couple of times, and they get around about as well as my 500 watt electric bike. Top speed is around 25 mph on gas or electric, but people have modded them to go faster. When you do that though it crosses the border from "motorized bicycle" to "motorcycle" which changes its legal status, and affects where you can ride it & whether you need a license to ride it (varies by locale.) The main benefit of the gas engine is refueling is a lot quicker than recharging a battery, and weighs less. I like the battery power though for the quiet; most people I pass on the bike trails don't even realize it's motorized.There's lots of info about the gas kits/bikes at http://spookytoothcycles.com/ . They host their Death Race near Tucson every year; that looks like fun. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Death-Ra ... With mine, it's basically just a mountain bike with electric assist, so I'm able to use it just as I would any other bike. I built it so I can commute to work and back (about 6 miles) without feeling the need to shower when I arrive at work. It's like riding downhill wherever you go.Here's mine just after I got it on the road; it hasn't changed much since then, just a different arrangement for the batteries & controller.I upgraded my batteries this year with a 36V 16 amp-hour LiFePO4 pack. It weighs about 17 lbs by itself (about 5 lbs less than my 7Ah SLA pack), but I've ridden about 25 miles on a charge, and it still had juice to spare. The SLAs would only take me about 5 1/2 miles. The LiFePO4 pack was kind of expensive, but with the range improvement and the promise of a much longer life span than SLAs, I'm happy with it.The bike is currently out of commission though; the rear rack broke last Friday. I wasn't surprised; it was carrying a lot of battery weight. I've got a frame from an old Giant LaFree electric bike that I'm thinking of modifying to replace the rear triangle on this bike. The LaFree stored its battery in a slot just forward of the rear wheel; using that would lower my center of gravity and hold the battery in place without the bungee cords I use now. Winter project.

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