Recent content by Embrown117

Ill do that, thanks

Why do the cable wrap and zip ties need to be uv resistant? Ill probably pick up both, thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks, hadn't thought of those last two things.

I'd rather not publicize a flame war

I guess a large part of my method is browsing this forum and seeing what other people are using for a fun and powerful but reasonable commuter bike that will be faster than those 1000w kits off ebay, and chose the qs205. There may be something better and my decision isn't final. I've definitely...

Thank you so much for all of that amberwolf, all of that (especially that list) will come in handy in the near future :D if you're curious im planning on using a qs205, building my own lithium ion pack, and I have no idea what controller I will go with yet but ill definitely be looking back on...

good idea, I'll have to look into doing something like that. Thanks!

im planning on keeping both of the messages he sent as they'll be very helpful in the future. not sure why you think I'm not putting any thought into this, but if you want to know why I didnt list out every component I've already selected is because I didnt think that was necessary for someone...

Thanks for the reply, I'm actually farther along in this process than my post revealed, I know what I want and have most of the parts picked out already, I just need to know if I'm forgetting anything that new builders tend to overlook other than simply the motor, controller, battery, throttle...

I am planning on building a fairly powerful (5kw+) ebike, and have not chosen all of the electrical components yet, but I want to make sure I am not missing anything. I know I will need: a motor a battery an esc / controller a throttle a voltage meter of some kind Is there anything vital I'm...