DearDeathDay
10 mW
- Joined
- May 27, 2021
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Edit: I'm currently looking at this Bafang 48v 500w with a 48v 10.4AH Battery, this Shuck 48v 500w Kit, and this CSC 48v 1000w Kit from ebay along with the same UPP battery mostly 'cause its cheapest. However, the fire hazard makes me hesitant so I might just wait another 6 months and get a better kit and battery... I'd rather not tho.
After much research this is the result: a 48v 15ah Battery and a 48v 1000w Motor Kit and (2) necessary (?) torque arms at a $600 budget on a Schwinn Voyageur from a few years ago.
I suppose, my main question is: will those parts (assuming they fit on my 21 speed probably freewheel 700c bike) cause any explosions?
Further, if I magically got a $1000 budget should I prioritize a better kit (from an actual company and not a generic Chinese retail) or a better battery more?
If possible, I would prefer a cheaper kit but I’m generally unwilling to go below 36v and the price point seems to be about a $200> difference for a massive shift in quality. Do... those exist?
I went for a 1kw Motor because I read that it’s better to have more than you need (read: legal) to prevent overheating and such and... it was also the cheapest one I could find with a twist throttle, speed limit and PAS.
I would have preferred to keep the budget at $500 but I know I will absolutely have buyer’s remorse if I get a cheap battery that doesn’t last long. I’ll have poor-life choices remorse if I get one that explodes so Amazon seemed like a relatively safe bet. I also can’t fit a tube battery in my tiny triangle, unfortunately. I might have to get a lower capacity battery for budgeting reasons but the battery has a baked in shelf life anyways so I might be able to convince myself I’ll upgrade when money isn’t an issue. Maybe.
Pros:
-my unfit noodle leg self doesn’t have to rely on muscle power to travel my relatively flat commute,
-I can justify getting actual security for my bike that isn’t a U-Lock,
-I can go to the store to buy groceries instead of ordering them, etc.
-speed? is that a question?
Cons:
-Back Heavy with the battery + motor + potential cargo=more flat tires + handling issues,
-using the “cheapest motor I could find” probably won’t end well,
-I have never mucked about with a bike before and it may all go horribly wrong,
-increased chance for theft (though I’ll hopefully be mitigating that by having a hub motor),
-do I really need it? No... do I want it? Yes... am I capable of biking my commute without begging the gods to smite me? RNGesus has a better chance of answering your prayers.
Anyways, thank you for reading all of this! Any assistance here would really be appreciated! I’d hate to get everything together and then learn it didn’t work because I misunderstood something lol
tl;dr: I desire a kit that:
-can easily sit at the Legal speed limit for the USA (28mph w/PaS),
-20 mile range minimum,
-enough acceleration to avoid drivers,
-mostly level ground with some hills,
-it won’t explode (or melt, etc.) if I gun it up a hill,
-700c wheel with a brushless hub motor,
-I don’t have disc breaks but if it’s necessary I can maybe retrofit some?
-including usual cargo, the rider is less than 150 pounds,
-including groceries and stuff the weight is whatever the bike can handle at most probably,
-my budget... the cheaper the better. $600 is where I’m at right now but $500 or less is preferred. Unfortunately, I can not invest any significant amount more than that at this time.
After much research this is the result: a 48v 15ah Battery and a 48v 1000w Motor Kit and (2) necessary (?) torque arms at a $600 budget on a Schwinn Voyageur from a few years ago.
I suppose, my main question is: will those parts (assuming they fit on my 21 speed probably freewheel 700c bike) cause any explosions?
Further, if I magically got a $1000 budget should I prioritize a better kit (from an actual company and not a generic Chinese retail) or a better battery more?
If possible, I would prefer a cheaper kit but I’m generally unwilling to go below 36v and the price point seems to be about a $200> difference for a massive shift in quality. Do... those exist?
I went for a 1kw Motor because I read that it’s better to have more than you need (read: legal) to prevent overheating and such and... it was also the cheapest one I could find with a twist throttle, speed limit and PAS.
I would have preferred to keep the budget at $500 but I know I will absolutely have buyer’s remorse if I get a cheap battery that doesn’t last long. I’ll have poor-life choices remorse if I get one that explodes so Amazon seemed like a relatively safe bet. I also can’t fit a tube battery in my tiny triangle, unfortunately. I might have to get a lower capacity battery for budgeting reasons but the battery has a baked in shelf life anyways so I might be able to convince myself I’ll upgrade when money isn’t an issue. Maybe.
Pros:
-my unfit noodle leg self doesn’t have to rely on muscle power to travel my relatively flat commute,
-I can justify getting actual security for my bike that isn’t a U-Lock,
-I can go to the store to buy groceries instead of ordering them, etc.
-speed? is that a question?
Cons:
-Back Heavy with the battery + motor + potential cargo=more flat tires + handling issues,
-using the “cheapest motor I could find” probably won’t end well,
-I have never mucked about with a bike before and it may all go horribly wrong,
-increased chance for theft (though I’ll hopefully be mitigating that by having a hub motor),
-do I really need it? No... do I want it? Yes... am I capable of biking my commute without begging the gods to smite me? RNGesus has a better chance of answering your prayers.
Anyways, thank you for reading all of this! Any assistance here would really be appreciated! I’d hate to get everything together and then learn it didn’t work because I misunderstood something lol
tl;dr: I desire a kit that:
-can easily sit at the Legal speed limit for the USA (28mph w/PaS),
-20 mile range minimum,
-enough acceleration to avoid drivers,
-mostly level ground with some hills,
-it won’t explode (or melt, etc.) if I gun it up a hill,
-700c wheel with a brushless hub motor,
-I don’t have disc breaks but if it’s necessary I can maybe retrofit some?
-including usual cargo, the rider is less than 150 pounds,
-including groceries and stuff the weight is whatever the bike can handle at most probably,
-my budget... the cheaper the better. $600 is where I’m at right now but $500 or less is preferred. Unfortunately, I can not invest any significant amount more than that at this time.