elementary
10 W
This project was intended to be the ultimate full suspension CARBON e-mountain bike build
Having built 15 ebikes over 5 years this ebike needed to be special and solve the ground clearance problems experienced with the Bafang Mid-Drives. The Tangent was tried, but that did not work out. When the Cyclone 3000 is installed in the light carbon frame, it may be close to eBike Utopia we all seek. The 3000 mounted with custom brackets inside the frame provides excellent ground clearance with significantly more power than a BBS-HD... but still a little noisy for shared public trails.
Because the Cyclone 3000 is fairly loud, the BBS-HD in a fat bike is the main trail bike around here and the carbon bike is now an experimental platform and a good place to try a Mini-Cyclone. Using custom brackets the mini cyclone motor mounted very low in the frame and the light weight complimented the carbon bike... too bad the mini is not yet ready for primetime.
IMHO follows...
PRO:
Good Price
Nice small package
Lighter weight
More power than a BBS-HD
Can be installed with custom brackets inside the frame
Can take 52v and it is rated for 38 amps
Impressive performance at higher throttle settings...BUT ONLY for short burst
CONS:
Way too LOUD, for practical use
Overheats and shuts down unless ridden at low power and higher RPM
Very little information is available about fixes or modifications for this motor... AFT-ebikes in Australia seem to be the most knowledgeable
POSSIBLE FIXES
Install a heat sink from... http://www.sickbikeparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=209&osCsid=i7urggesar123ai76hiv47l247
Install plastic gears when/if they become available... http://www.aft-ebike.com/upgrades.html
Oil bath conversion for gearbox
Bottomline:
Would I buy another mini cyclone?
Not likely, the mini cyclone has been removed and the Cyclone 3000 is back in the carbon frame
Attached picture shows the installed mini cyclone
Having built 15 ebikes over 5 years this ebike needed to be special and solve the ground clearance problems experienced with the Bafang Mid-Drives. The Tangent was tried, but that did not work out. When the Cyclone 3000 is installed in the light carbon frame, it may be close to eBike Utopia we all seek. The 3000 mounted with custom brackets inside the frame provides excellent ground clearance with significantly more power than a BBS-HD... but still a little noisy for shared public trails.
Because the Cyclone 3000 is fairly loud, the BBS-HD in a fat bike is the main trail bike around here and the carbon bike is now an experimental platform and a good place to try a Mini-Cyclone. Using custom brackets the mini cyclone motor mounted very low in the frame and the light weight complimented the carbon bike... too bad the mini is not yet ready for primetime.
IMHO follows...
PRO:
Good Price
Nice small package
Lighter weight
More power than a BBS-HD
Can be installed with custom brackets inside the frame
Can take 52v and it is rated for 38 amps
Impressive performance at higher throttle settings...BUT ONLY for short burst
CONS:
Way too LOUD, for practical use
Overheats and shuts down unless ridden at low power and higher RPM
Very little information is available about fixes or modifications for this motor... AFT-ebikes in Australia seem to be the most knowledgeable
POSSIBLE FIXES
Install a heat sink from... http://www.sickbikeparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=209&osCsid=i7urggesar123ai76hiv47l247
Install plastic gears when/if they become available... http://www.aft-ebike.com/upgrades.html
Oil bath conversion for gearbox
Bottomline:
Would I buy another mini cyclone?
Not likely, the mini cyclone has been removed and the Cyclone 3000 is back in the carbon frame
Attached picture shows the installed mini cyclone