Kepler
10 MW
Now that summer is upon us, I am taking the opportunity to ride to work whenever possible. For this I wanted a quick efficient commuter that provided good comfort on less then perfect bike paths but still had similar efficiency to a road bike. Also wanted to have enough assist to make the trip nice a quick without me needing a shower when I get to work.
The frame is a cheap but robust dual suspension Alpha Atomik mountain bike frame that is tall enough to fit 700C wheels and still provide good front wheel to toe clearance.
Good quality wheels were of utmost importance and as such a set of White Industries disc brake compatible hubs were laced into 700C rims and then fitted with 32mm tyres.
Suspension is RockShox entry level but plenty good enough for commuting duties.
Now to the drive. Friction drive of cause but mounted in a fairly stealthy location and utilising the bike stand mounting platform for attachment.
The plan is to use 3 x 6S 5000 packs mounted inside a Topeak seat-bag. Will be using a CA-LRC for throttle interface and a Turnigy 100A esc limited to around 500W via the CA
All up weight will be around 17kg which I think is quite reasonable considering the bike has dual suspension.
The frame is a cheap but robust dual suspension Alpha Atomik mountain bike frame that is tall enough to fit 700C wheels and still provide good front wheel to toe clearance.
Good quality wheels were of utmost importance and as such a set of White Industries disc brake compatible hubs were laced into 700C rims and then fitted with 32mm tyres.
Suspension is RockShox entry level but plenty good enough for commuting duties.
Now to the drive. Friction drive of cause but mounted in a fairly stealthy location and utilising the bike stand mounting platform for attachment.
The plan is to use 3 x 6S 5000 packs mounted inside a Topeak seat-bag. Will be using a CA-LRC for throttle interface and a Turnigy 100A esc limited to around 500W via the CA
All up weight will be around 17kg which I think is quite reasonable considering the bike has dual suspension.