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California98Civic · 04-29-2018, 09:58 AM

Your proposed build is really similar to mine, except that I used a road bike. And your commute is very similar to mine. I do 12.5 miles each way to work and back, with a couple climbs a few hundred feet high--one just under five hundred. Here is what mine currently looks like, except that I have done some wiretucking to improve the look a little.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post542573

I have the front hub motor totally independent of the rear pedal hub, for simplicity, lower cost, and flexibility. Yesterday I took it 21 miles and did very little motor. Sometimes I am nearly all motor.

My battery was initially above the rear wheel too. Not a great location. I moved it to the triangle for less rattle and MUCH better manuverability.

Also seek puncture resistant tubes, tires. Necessary because of all the weight and miles and heavier use of roads dominated by cars and trucks with their sharp debris.

I LOVE IT. Nearly 4800 miles on it now.

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California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts	Your proposed build is really similar to mine, except that I used a road bike. And your commute is very similar to mine. I do 12.5 miles each way to work and back, with a couple climbs a few hundred feet high--one just under five hundred. Here is what mine currently looks like, except that I have done some wiretucking to improve the look a little. http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post542573 I have the front hub motor totally independent of the rear pedal hub, for simplicity, lower cost, and flexibility. Yesterday I took it 21 miles and did very little motor. Sometimes I am nearly all motor. My battery was initially above the rear wheel too. Not a great location. I moved it to the triangle for less rattle and MUCH better manuverability. Also seek puncture resistant tubes, tires. Necessary because of all the weight and miles and heavier use of roads dominated by cars and trucks with their sharp debris. I LOVE IT. Nearly 4800 miles on it now. __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.