dialadrone
1 mW
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2021
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Hey y'all. I My usual ebike is an old mountain bike i threw together with 26in rear wheel drive. Considering how little I pedal an ebike I figured why not make a much smaller one so its easier to throw in the car for little trips. I slapped together a pretty odd little bike out of an old Schwinn bmx. I laced one of those banfang hubs from a decommissioned uber/jump bike into a front 20inch bmx wheel.
ts pretty fun to ride, but the small front wheel has so much torque that it wants to slide out when starting from a stop and giving any kind of throttle on a turn is a terrible idea.
Overall the build feels a bit too sketchy to ride regularly due to the front wheel skidding before it grabs. Is there anything I can do to lower the torque while maintaining my top speed? I'm running a 48v battery/controller and am wondering if downsizing to a 36v controller/battery would make the low end a little safer? Is this build doomed sine the hub was meant for a larger wheel? Should I just bite the bullet and try to convert the front wheel to a rear since its a single speed? Any tips are appreciated.
ts pretty fun to ride, but the small front wheel has so much torque that it wants to slide out when starting from a stop and giving any kind of throttle on a turn is a terrible idea.
Overall the build feels a bit too sketchy to ride regularly due to the front wheel skidding before it grabs. Is there anything I can do to lower the torque while maintaining my top speed? I'm running a 48v battery/controller and am wondering if downsizing to a 36v controller/battery would make the low end a little safer? Is this build doomed sine the hub was meant for a larger wheel? Should I just bite the bullet and try to convert the front wheel to a rear since its a single speed? Any tips are appreciated.