will you buy an e bike to use
Posted by: daddz2
27th Jul 2010 10:36am
bear in mind that with the batteries able to supply up to 60 kilometers of assistance or 20-30 kilometers with none or very little pedaling. they can be recharged over 1000 times and can be recharged in a few hours.
you could build your own from scratch from around $200 even less if you have bits and pieces already, you can buy a kit from, i have seen them as low as $200 and up to around the $2k mark, for the very best of them. complete bikes can be brought new from around $600 and again up to what ever you wish to spend. the batteries are the same, you get what you pay for, a cheap battery arrangement could be done for around $150 even less on ebay, or the better quality starts at around the $300 mark up to $1500.
a link to a cheaper wheel
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/200watt-motor-kit-convert-bicycle-electric-bicycle-/370168385744?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Sport_Cycling_Bikes&hash=item562fc150d0
add$3-400 worth of batteries and its a good setup
and a link to what is regarded as one of the best
http://www.elationebikes.com.au/200%20Watt.htm
add a bike and batteries and its moving for about $1700 a bit more if you buy the bike from them. it also uses the bikes own gearing which means hills slow it very little.
so would you use one?
daddz2
- 17th Oct 2010 12:24pm
you get what you pay for. check out the elation link, its a really well designed unit. there are other that cost more, just google electric bike and check out images. do a lot of research before you buy chinese, some are good, but many are cheaper copies of the better ones. i have a cyclone motor setup. http://www.cyclone-tw.com/newkits.htm
not the best and not the worst, but it has worked well for me so far. and have a look at the batteries on that site, you will see they are not laptop batteries, although they can be used.
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