So I picked up one of these for 25 bucks in ptetty good condition. I cleaned the sprockets, chain, adjusted the derailers, and put air in the tires.
I am thinking about 3 or 4 of
these
a charger,
and this
Or the $280 fleebay or amazon set + the cycle analysis.
What say yee oh electric type gurues.
My goal is to be able to take me (290lbs) about 25 (really it's 10 miles to town but a couple extra is a good idea) miles round trip with a few ups and down (200 feet down then back up on the return trip) I would like to haul my kid in a 2 place trailer. 38 volts and 4.5 amp hours per battery.
Batteries in a wooden or aluminum "box" mounted in the triangle mounted to the water bottle holder studs.
I am seriously considering replacing the front fork and adding a disk brake. I can lock the rear brake easily enough with the straight pull, and I will have regin (the hills are steep enough that braking especially with the kid in the trailer will be necessary).
my one worry if I go with front motor is the fork, and with the rear motor the suspension is getting forces it was not stressed for. Specifically at the upper mount and the smaller bushings just forward of the rear drop outs. Though I can lift the front tire and ride in a wheely by pedel power only so I may be worried for nothing, especialy as I am only going to go with a 25 amp controller and it will be mostly on road getting set of hybrid tires for it too (no off-road with the kid trailer)
I am kind of wondering about chargers for those packs, but I will sort that out when I order the batteries some time this winter so I can assemble before spring.