add-e

[farmer]

What do we think of it? noise seems to be the down side

 

[trex]

why do you swing from one end of the spectrum to the other?
the add-e is a very interesting solution but it is unproven and will not transform your donor bike into an equivalent of a Bosch or a Kalkhoff. Just ask them how much torque it has.

 

[farmer]

why do you swing from one end of the spectrum to the other?
the add-e is a very interesting solution but it is unproven and will not transform your donor bike into an equivalent of a Bosch or a Kalkhoff. Just ask them how much torque it has.

I'm not swinging,i'm just interested in a system that seems impressive on their video and enables a light weight bike.

 

[trex]

The e-bike market is a a mature market worth more than £1 billion a year with thousands of models to choose from. A competent lightweight front hub motor weighs only 1.9kg and costs $90, the add-e motor weighs 800 grs and costs $800. You pay $710 to save 1.1kgs.
There will always be room for something like the add-e but it does not have the same wide appeal of German e-bikes.

 

[farmer]

The e-bike market is a a mature market worth more than £1 billion a year with thousands of models to choose from. A competent lightweight front hub motor weighs only 1.9kg and costs $90, the add-e motor weighs 800 grs and costs $800. You pay $710 to save 1.1kgs.
There will always be room for something like the add-e but it does not have the same wide appeal of German e-bikes.

Where do i get said front hub motor and how easy is it to fit?

 

[trex]

The Aikema 85F weighs 1.6kgs, available from a number of vendors as Q85 e-bike kits with your chosen rim. From bmsbattery.com for $330.

https://bmsbattery.com/ebike-kit/575-q85-36v250w-front-v-brake-e-bike-whole-kit-ebike-kit.html?search_query=q85&results=13



http://www.aikema.com.cn/En_ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=278

 

[farmer]

Thanks trex,
Has anybody on this forum purchased one?

 

[trex]

that kit has been on bmsbattery website for more than a year. I haven't bought from them but d8veh and cwah are fans of bmsbattery, they may have done.