Hello everybody
On the Italian forum we had recently a couple of experiences with the Panasonic unit that I think deserve your skilled attention (hi flecc ).
The first is a full suspension Specialized transformed to accommodate the Panasonic central motor and equipped with two batteries and a Rohloff hub gear. It is not the most beautiful bike in the world, in my opinion, but it seems to behave very well on our Apennines and I don't remember other transformations of this kind. Story & pictures here.
The second news (the bad one) is the first case to my knowledge of "explosion" of a Panasonic battery. It is an 8Ah battery over two years old, quite roughly treated by an owner that used it to test other motors as well. It seems to be victim of an infiltration of water during a transport. Quite impressive anyway. Here.
On the Italian forum we had recently a couple of experiences with the Panasonic unit that I think deserve your skilled attention (hi flecc ).
The first is a full suspension Specialized transformed to accommodate the Panasonic central motor and equipped with two batteries and a Rohloff hub gear. It is not the most beautiful bike in the world, in my opinion, but it seems to behave very well on our Apennines and I don't remember other transformations of this kind. Story & pictures here.
The second news (the bad one) is the first case to my knowledge of "explosion" of a Panasonic battery. It is an 8Ah battery over two years old, quite roughly treated by an owner that used it to test other motors as well. It seems to be victim of an infiltration of water during a transport. Quite impressive anyway. Here.