Thank you both for the input! Coincidentally, we had a 65°F February day today which has rekindled interest in the project among my young'ns... So we'll likely be starting to source components soon for a springtime dig-in!
Looking forward the checking out the video after work...
Cheers,
Dave
Update: We've done some benchmarking, and I think I'm narrowing down on a component set...
I mounted a GoPro to the quad, watching the dashboard. We did full-throttle-to-top-speed runs with my son (30kgs) and me (90kgs) riding. Knowing mass and [piecewise average] acceleration, I could back out...
Hi E-S! Looking forward to joining this community and to the projects to come…
My first conversion was electrifying an old Trek mountain bike with a 24-inch wheel kit, controller, and battery off eBay. Worked well as a commuter for a couple seasons, but the already-failing headset was getting...