Modifying e-bike

[flecc]

Thanks to all posters, Does anyone know if it is possible to derestrict milan2 powacycle please?

Maybe unplug some cable in the controller??

Thanks
motion

It's the same one that the Salisbury and Windsor models use, and it's not a restricted motor. The battery voltage controls the speed, running out of speed gain as it approaches about 15 mph. You've probably noticed that as the battery runs down, the cruising speed tends to drop, that's due to the falling voltage.

With a higher voltage controller and a larger 48 volt battery it could run to about 20 mph. Probably not worth it with battery prices as they are.
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[my.motion]

Flecc, yes indeed not worth it for the extra 5mph, battery costs close to £400

thanks again for the prompt reply .

 

[my.motion]

It's the same one that the Salisbury and Windsor models use, and it's not a restricted motor. The battery voltage controls the speed, running out of speed gain as it approaches about 15 mph. You've probably noticed that as the battery runs down, the cruising speed tends to drop, that's due to the falling voltage.

With a higher voltage controller and a larger 48 volt battery it could run to about 20 mph. Probably not worth it with battery prices as they are.
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If I had another £350 to spend will this battery 48V 10AH LiFePO4 from ping battery give the extra 5mph. Will the range still be 12miles? Anyone with experience of this battery is it easy to mount and connect to the milan2 bikes? This comes BMS so I imagine I will not need another controller for the motor??

I really need the extra mph as the bike is only doing 12/13 mph now. Anyone using the XIPI 1000w kit? Their batteries are quite heavy (18Kg total)
They have 1000w kit for off road use costing 499, if I was to use this kit as well the milan2 built in total bike weight will be 40kg!!! I guess with both motors running (on private road ofcourse) it will not pull 40kg + me 75kg!!

 

[flecc]

No, you would have to have another controller, the BMS only concerns itself with managing the battery charging and cells balance. With 48 volts your speed would only increase to about 16.5 mph if your usual speed is only about 12/13 mph, little reward for so much money

I don't think it's worth doing too much to the Milan by way of a large Ping battery and second motor, since you'd be spending as much as twice what the Milan cost in addition, but you wouldn't have anything like a well over £1000 bike afterwards, just a messy "bitsa" which no-one would want to buy.
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[my.motion]

No, you would have to have another controller, the BMS only concerns itself with managing the battery charging and cells balance. With 48 volts your speed would only increase to about 16.5 mph if your usual speed is only about 12/13 mph, little reward for so much money

I don't think it's worth doing too much to the Milan by way of a large Ping battery and second motor, since you'd be spending as much as twice what the Milan cost in addition, but you wouldn't have anything like a well over £1000 bike afterwards, just a messy "bitsa" which no-one would want to buy.
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Thanks flecc, the slow speed was caused by the breaks touching the wheels, I re-aligned the breaks and am now cruising at 14.6 mph.

 

[flecc]

Thanks flecc, the slow speed was caused by the breaks touching the wheels, I re-aligned the breaks and am now cruising at 14.6 mph.

That's more like what I'd expect from that Powacycle motor, very close to the legal assist limit.

It's a strange fact that if we cycle at 15 mph entirely under our own steam, we feel we are doing fine and travelling quite fast, but if we sit back and let the motor do the work for that same speed, it seems quite slow.

I'm sure that's what's behind most of the desires for a bit more speed from e-bikes.
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