Hiyas!
So since my baptism of stress into the E-bike world (bought a Powabyke Euro which quickly died in the rain), it's given me the opportunity to mess about with the bike with not much concern whether it'll work out or not. I never would have had the guts to open the controller casing if it hadn't gone wrong, and I'm so glad it did!!
I must say, the help I received on here from the start was invaluable. Also Frank Curran was more than accommodating. Committing to a hobby where you spend is always daunting, but thanks to e-bay, hasn't really been very expensive.
I could afford a more modern bike, and still have a 28" brushless wheel in the shed from my first bike, but I love the powabyke. I love the look, sturdiness, simplicity, and cusomisability. Plus, you can tell it was made to be an e-bike to look at it which should keep the feds off my back!
As it stands, I'm still running the brushed front wheel alone, with a controller and a throttle. No sticky ignition switch, no assist (I'm not going to get stopped for speeding anyway) and a Chinese twist throttle.
Also installed a li-ion pannier rack from my first bike to squeeze the last bit of juice out of that battery and a 36V front lamp with its own switch, separate from the controller.
Next thing I'm planning, and I'm sure this isn't advisable, is installing a rear motor with its own separate controller,battery, and thumb throttle on the other side to the twist. Not to go speeding, but to help me keep my 15MPH against Brighton's horrible headwinds, and give a backup for long journeys.
Also going to replace the sprocket for a bigger one to get more purchase when I pedal.
Also ordered a bottle battery with a broken BMS I plan to fix. If I fail, I fail, but it's worth a try for how much I might save. And I like something to do!
Not sure if of interest to old hands here, but thought I'd share!
So since my baptism of stress into the E-bike world (bought a Powabyke Euro which quickly died in the rain), it's given me the opportunity to mess about with the bike with not much concern whether it'll work out or not. I never would have had the guts to open the controller casing if it hadn't gone wrong, and I'm so glad it did!!
I must say, the help I received on here from the start was invaluable. Also Frank Curran was more than accommodating. Committing to a hobby where you spend is always daunting, but thanks to e-bay, hasn't really been very expensive.
I could afford a more modern bike, and still have a 28" brushless wheel in the shed from my first bike, but I love the powabyke. I love the look, sturdiness, simplicity, and cusomisability. Plus, you can tell it was made to be an e-bike to look at it which should keep the feds off my back!
As it stands, I'm still running the brushed front wheel alone, with a controller and a throttle. No sticky ignition switch, no assist (I'm not going to get stopped for speeding anyway) and a Chinese twist throttle.
Also installed a li-ion pannier rack from my first bike to squeeze the last bit of juice out of that battery and a 36V front lamp with its own switch, separate from the controller.
Next thing I'm planning, and I'm sure this isn't advisable, is installing a rear motor with its own separate controller,battery, and thumb throttle on the other side to the twist. Not to go speeding, but to help me keep my 15MPH against Brighton's horrible headwinds, and give a backup for long journeys.
Also going to replace the sprocket for a bigger one to get more purchase when I pedal.
Also ordered a bottle battery with a broken BMS I plan to fix. If I fail, I fail, but it's worth a try for how much I might save. And I like something to do!
Not sure if of interest to old hands here, but thought I'd share!
