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Old 07-10-2008, 03:31 AM   #20 (permalink)
markw365
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Originally Posted by dremd View Post
My E-bike weighs 55 lbs and it is Aluminum.
So 81 wit packaging is not un-reasonable.

18 mph on 450 watts would be optomistic in my book, especially with a 24 volt permanent magnet set up.

Oh, wait a minute I'm just Fat.

For reference 450 watts can hold me around 16 mph without assist, but I weight 250 lbs. I'm 800 peak watts 36 volt. I want to put the whatts up on my dad's bike to see how it does.

EDIT: and NIMH
hehe, use a little less battery and more of your own power and you can change that. I'm back up to 230 and am getting back on the bike after a year hiatus. I'm running a power meter and average around 200 watts from my legs on a ride. This ebike thing has got me thinking electric assist velomobile? Those things need about 75w on level ground to do 25mph, and joe average can easily maintain 30+ on level ground. It's the weight/hills that kills them.
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