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    Winter Riding, keeping warm.

    You guys talk about what it takes to keep warm while riding which is great. But what about the component parts? Does the motor get warm enough, that when it cools it creates moisture in the housing? Or vice-versa when bringing a cold motor into a warm house does it sweat? Wire connections...
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    hightekbikes.com motor kit review. Electric bike kit.

    Well I'm well over 500 miles now on the kit and the hub motor is running great. I thought I would be a little further along by now but I had to take time out to do a full roof replacement with new stringers, decking, all of it (man, what a chore. Dogman you are my new hero!) Anyway the only...
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    hightekbikes.com motor kit review. Electric bike kit.

    Happy Memorial Day. I guess I do not understand the "no load" speed. If the motor is tapped out, counting rolling friction, wind resistance, wattage, mass, etc., would'nt I be at full load speed? Like I said before I'm still learning. Either way a good motor for my application. I just wish...
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    hightekbikes.com motor kit review. Electric bike kit.

    Nice write up there Craiger. You have done an exceptional job of explaining the kit from HTB. The only exception I have to take is in the post script. You know that I am a wall street hedge manager over compensated by 350 mil a year plus bonuses, and if i was to cruise around in my Bently...
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    hightekbikes.com motor kit review. Electric bike kit.

    You two guys bring out some of the arguments (good & bad) about this motor kit. As a new rider I could recommend this to anybody with the same goals as I had, that is being reliable, somewhat fast, assist on small inclines, against the wind, and cost with LiFePO. Relacing to a higher quality...
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    hightekbikes.com motor kit review. Electric bike kit.

    I"m using the 36v 15ah battery as supplied by HTB. Yeah, it's a tame motor just right for this low tech fatass commuter. I've got too much other crap in my life that fail me... like weed wackers, motorcycles, coffee makers, laptops, politicians, warm beer, etc., that piss me off to no end...
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    hightekbikes.com motor kit review. Electric bike kit.

    I have 200 miles now on the Aotema hub with no problems with the motor or controller. I have changed out the big ugly rim and relaced with a 700c x 36h Alex Adventurer rim and 35c tire, so now it looks more like a stock Trek. Remarkably I gained 1mph to a steady 24mph now. I love this thing...
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    hightekbikes.com motor kit review. Electric bike kit.

    Keeping with the theme of this board, I will hypermile this motor to see what the end mileage results are and report back. Where might I find the technical dimensions (spoke hole pattern) of this hub so that I can better match a 700c rim? Most of my questions are of technical nature so maybe I...
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    hightekbikes.com motor kit review. Electric bike kit.

    Thanks Dogman, that's good to hear. I am peddling most of the time on WOT or hypermiling as I believe you call it, so I am eager to see what the ultimate distance will be. I do not have any monster size hills that I need to billygoat over, but nice mid-length to long elevation changes, but I'm...
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    hightekbikes.com motor kit review. Electric bike kit.

    I was wondering how to check that because I do not see much voltage drop when I check it after riding. So basically if I can go 5 miles with about 3 amps (1-1/2 hr time on 2a charger), I should be able to go 20 miles using 12amps or 80% of my 36v 15ah LiFePo4 battery pack without any damage to...
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    hightekbikes.com motor kit review. Electric bike kit.

    Hi all, newbie here on this great ES forum. I'm putting a little feedback on the Hightechbikes kit. I got over 100 miles now on my Aotema hub motor from HT bikes and I love it! I find myself riding further & longer than I ever expected. I have it mounted on a Trek 7300 and get about 23-1/2 mph...
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    Newbie Questions - DD or Geared

    Hey Danh, I am another newbie here and I struggled with the same dilemma of what to install on my Trek 7300. After lurking on this site for months and following many threads from several knowledgeable moderators, I went DD. Although I am still breaking in the LiFePO4 battery pack, so far I am...
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