MEZZO D9 Electrification

fatts

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Hi any ideas on any available motors I can lace a 16" rim onto and a 9 speed free wheel / casette set up, not that I heard of a casette system on a rear hub.I cant use front as the front wheel folds in.
any help welcome

regards
Fatts
 

cwah

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Hello Fatts,

I also investigated about the mezzo electrification.

You're lucky because the rear dropout width is 135mm.. so you can decide between several motors. :)

What speed are you aiming at?

For geared motor, you can have the BPM, Ezee motor, the mac motor or even the cute100. I recommend you the cute100 and aim at 20mph max speed if you look at geared motor.
Because it's a small wheel, you'll need much higher RPM than the motors are made for. And if the speed is higher than 20mph, the gears may not be able to handle the speed.

I may try to get a geared motor at 25-30 mph but I'm not sure yet because it's very experimental and may kill the gears.


If you look for higher speed than 20mph safely, you have to go for direct drive motor. Except for the crystalyte G209 (around 4 kg), all motors weight at least 6kg and may be way too eavy for your purpose. (golden motor, crystalyte HS, etc...)


Also, you'll probably have gear but not 9 speed; I think you'll have the standard 7 speed associated with the motor to remain at 135mm
 

neptune

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Can anyone tell me what is meant by a direct drive motor please. I assume this is a hub motor, and not a crank drive motor?
 

cwah

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A direct drive motor doesn't have any gear, so it's stronger because it doesn't have gears to damage. It's a hub motor and sits inside the wheel.
A geared motor has gear inside and have better efficiency than direct drive, better torque because of its gears. But it's also not as strong and gears can break easily.
A crank drive motor is different to a geared or direct drive hub because it's located in another position. It works similarly to the RC motors.

Hope it helps :)
 

fatts

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Dec 29, 2009
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Hi all,
I want to stick to a legal 250w and 15mph motor but am having fun finding uk/ europe suppliers and prices
regards
Fatts