Instant Karma
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- Apr 22, 2007
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To answer your question "Is Currie being cheap?" if they welded the
kickstand and controller to the bike and use cheap brushed motors, i would say the answer is yes. They probably figure most buyers will tire of the bike in a short time before blowing the motor out before warranty expires and even if they have to honor the warranty a cheap $30 wholesale motor is not much of a problem to replace.
http://www.evdeals.com can answer your question with regard to the USPD systems, sprockets etc.
I think the future of ebikes will be front crank driven systems like the Cyclone or Stokemonkey, along with pedaling and using gears you can go a long way on a little. Simplest is stokemonkey they simply use a hub motor for quietness and built in gear reduction to turn the crank on left side of bike, but there's no freewheeling, you have to keep pedaling along with the motor and most of the lazy asses who ride e bikes dont want any of that.
kickstand and controller to the bike and use cheap brushed motors, i would say the answer is yes. They probably figure most buyers will tire of the bike in a short time before blowing the motor out before warranty expires and even if they have to honor the warranty a cheap $30 wholesale motor is not much of a problem to replace.
http://www.evdeals.com can answer your question with regard to the USPD systems, sprockets etc.
I think the future of ebikes will be front crank driven systems like the Cyclone or Stokemonkey, along with pedaling and using gears you can go a long way on a little. Simplest is stokemonkey they simply use a hub motor for quietness and built in gear reduction to turn the crank on left side of bike, but there's no freewheeling, you have to keep pedaling along with the motor and most of the lazy asses who ride e bikes dont want any of that.