I'm planing right now an building a Cargo Ebike for a 7000km tour in Europe and would like to get some input from people who have maybe more experience.
Start date will be 1. of August ... so I have time till then to finish everything up.
Right now I already have a Bafang BBSHD on an converted Bike with Xtracycle Free Radical (witch I already own over 10 years) but the whole Frame has "to much" flex when I have a lot of cargo. On my bike tour I will be making a documentary so I will have some camera & audio stuff with me and not just the stuff you need on a normal tour. Will be traveling around 120-150km a day.
So for now that is what I would like to use:
Motor: Bafang BBSHD ... got that already
Battery: 30Ah 48V Samsung 3000mAh Battery Pack ... already on my Test bike ... works good and I can make the 150km in one charge
Gear: Rohloff 14 Speedhub (http://www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub/) ... is on it's way to me already
Front Breaks: I would use some disc brake ... any suggestions?
Back Breaks: 2016 Magura HS22 Hydraulic V-Brakes (http://www.magura.com/en/bike/products/katalog/produkte/detail/79-2014/speed-emobility-series-1/allgemein/hs22-fuer-e-bikes-und-pedelecs/allgemein.html) ... one reason is because the Rohloff I bought used doesn't have the disc break option ... but I could maybe get a disc break option if people say that a V-Brake is not an good option
Frame: Would like to go with a Long-tail ... right now my options that I'm down to:
Wooden DIY Frame (would love to make that happen) ... good idea or not?
Yuba Mundo Frame (http://yubabikes.com/mundo)
I also own a Kona UTE (my Girlfriend is using it) but I would like to have a longer Long-tail and I would love to have Sideloaders.
Rims: Andra30 (http://www.ryde.nl/andra-30)
Charger: Grin CYCLE SATIATOR (dream) ... will look if I can get a used one or maybe on sale ... right now I have a 2Ah Charger without Fan and a 4Ah Charger with Fan .. but that one with Fan is really loud ... will probably hack that one with a bigger fan and the ability to also have 80-90% Charge
Bike Computer: Cycle Analyst or DIY Arduino ... depends on budget and time ... is it easy to connect BBSHD with Cycle Analyst?
Handle Bar: Still looking for a good and flexible on ... I already did a 2400km tour and know that the Handle Bar needs to be flexible or have many different holding points
Bags: Will probably will use Ortlieb Rack-Pack (https://www.ortlieb.com/en/produkt-details/?produkt=rackpack&list=reisetasche&slug=reisetasche&clearname=Reisetaschen) ... have already 2 L (49L) and one XL (89L) maybe need just one more XL
Still working out the small parts.
What do you guys think?
Thanks for any input!
Chris
Start date will be 1. of August ... so I have time till then to finish everything up.
Right now I already have a Bafang BBSHD on an converted Bike with Xtracycle Free Radical (witch I already own over 10 years) but the whole Frame has "to much" flex when I have a lot of cargo. On my bike tour I will be making a documentary so I will have some camera & audio stuff with me and not just the stuff you need on a normal tour. Will be traveling around 120-150km a day.
So for now that is what I would like to use:
Motor: Bafang BBSHD ... got that already
Battery: 30Ah 48V Samsung 3000mAh Battery Pack ... already on my Test bike ... works good and I can make the 150km in one charge
Gear: Rohloff 14 Speedhub (http://www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub/) ... is on it's way to me already
Front Breaks: I would use some disc brake ... any suggestions?
Back Breaks: 2016 Magura HS22 Hydraulic V-Brakes (http://www.magura.com/en/bike/products/katalog/produkte/detail/79-2014/speed-emobility-series-1/allgemein/hs22-fuer-e-bikes-und-pedelecs/allgemein.html) ... one reason is because the Rohloff I bought used doesn't have the disc break option ... but I could maybe get a disc break option if people say that a V-Brake is not an good option
Frame: Would like to go with a Long-tail ... right now my options that I'm down to:
Wooden DIY Frame (would love to make that happen) ... good idea or not?
Yuba Mundo Frame (http://yubabikes.com/mundo)
I also own a Kona UTE (my Girlfriend is using it) but I would like to have a longer Long-tail and I would love to have Sideloaders.
Rims: Andra30 (http://www.ryde.nl/andra-30)
Charger: Grin CYCLE SATIATOR (dream) ... will look if I can get a used one or maybe on sale ... right now I have a 2Ah Charger without Fan and a 4Ah Charger with Fan .. but that one with Fan is really loud ... will probably hack that one with a bigger fan and the ability to also have 80-90% Charge
Bike Computer: Cycle Analyst or DIY Arduino ... depends on budget and time ... is it easy to connect BBSHD with Cycle Analyst?
Handle Bar: Still looking for a good and flexible on ... I already did a 2400km tour and know that the Handle Bar needs to be flexible or have many different holding points
Bags: Will probably will use Ortlieb Rack-Pack (https://www.ortlieb.com/en/produkt-details/?produkt=rackpack&list=reisetasche&slug=reisetasche&clearname=Reisetaschen) ... have already 2 L (49L) and one XL (89L) maybe need just one more XL
Still working out the small parts.
What do you guys think?
Thanks for any input!
Chris