Building my new bike the last 2 months, I am taliking about pedelecs, ebikes and bikes all the time.. AS a result my Girlfriend started to like the idea of her driving a bike so she decided on grabbing a used Dahon D3 curve that I found on a bargain...
So, being a nice boyfriend and also one who wanted to test his DIY skills (not that high I must tell) I decided to get her the electric conversion as a gift. Giiven my current build though, my budget is EXTREAMELY limited.
The D3 is a hefty bike to convert, looks like a brompton in a lot of aspects, low weight, hub gears, 16in wheels... I am concerened about the fork size and if I will be able to find a motor to fit, I am currently waiting for an answer from dahon for the exact fork dropout..
Because of the light weight of the bike and my GF beeing roughly 48kgs (!) and not so strong, I want to keep the weight low to ensure the bikes portability and preformance with not so expencive equipment..
Because I am on a budget I frist thought of BMS battery, eventhough I am dissapointed by their service...
I was thinging about this combination:
motor:
Q100 24V350W Front Driving E-Bike Kit - BMSBATTERY
Battery:
24V8Ah Li-Ion EBike Battery Pack - BMSBATTERY
So I have the following questions:
1) What do you think about my selections? Can you think of anything else for this bike given my tight budget?
2) Proveded I ll find a motor to fit the fork, can this fork handle the pressure?
3)this motor is a cute one right? Those are geared, am I correct? Anyone ever tried one?
4) What preformance should I expect from this combination for a 48kg rider?
5) Is it hard to fit an on of swich for the battery? I was hopping to find a nice waterproof bag to put the battery and the controller on do you have anything tested on your mind that would look nice on this bike?
Thanks in advance...
So, being a nice boyfriend and also one who wanted to test his DIY skills (not that high I must tell) I decided to get her the electric conversion as a gift. Giiven my current build though, my budget is EXTREAMELY limited.
The D3 is a hefty bike to convert, looks like a brompton in a lot of aspects, low weight, hub gears, 16in wheels... I am concerened about the fork size and if I will be able to find a motor to fit, I am currently waiting for an answer from dahon for the exact fork dropout..
Because of the light weight of the bike and my GF beeing roughly 48kgs (!) and not so strong, I want to keep the weight low to ensure the bikes portability and preformance with not so expencive equipment..
Because I am on a budget I frist thought of BMS battery, eventhough I am dissapointed by their service...
I was thinging about this combination:
motor:
Q100 24V350W Front Driving E-Bike Kit - BMSBATTERY
Battery:
24V8Ah Li-Ion EBike Battery Pack - BMSBATTERY
So I have the following questions:
1) What do you think about my selections? Can you think of anything else for this bike given my tight budget?
2) Proveded I ll find a motor to fit the fork, can this fork handle the pressure?
3)this motor is a cute one right? Those are geared, am I correct? Anyone ever tried one?
4) What preformance should I expect from this combination for a 48kg rider?
5) Is it hard to fit an on of swich for the battery? I was hopping to find a nice waterproof bag to put the battery and the controller on do you have anything tested on your mind that would look nice on this bike?
Thanks in advance...