Listly by Paul Volder
This is a list of electric bike motor kit resources for environmentally conscious cycling nuts... like me.
Here is the kit used in the conversions. You have a rear wheel motor, controller, thumb operated throttle, on/off switch, brake levers with kill switches (not used), and battery to control cable. The motor in this kit is a 500 watt continuous, 1200 watt peak power geared motor especially suited for hills.
Edit Article Edited by Fitek, DifuWu, Teresa, Emmie and 12 others An electric bicycle can easily be built by taking an existing bicycle and adding five parts: 1) a motor, 2) a linkage from the motor to a wheel or pedals, 3) batteries, 4) a throttle and 5) a motor controller (the brain that regulates how much battery power to send to the motor based on the position of the throttle).
So you want to build an electric hot rod the fast, easy and cheap way? Hub motor hod rodding is for you. Inevitably, new electric bike owners decide they want more power and speed out of their hub motor bikes. Hub motor power is such an entrancing thrill because its so quiet and intimidatingly smooth.
Next E-Bike video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWT1wCUX0ws Previous E-Bike video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGdElRXcbhI i have rebuilt my old design 3 times now and none of them worked too well, so i have purchased a wheel with a motor in the hub from ebay. size 26" power 1000W voltage 48v this video is a compilation of 5 days of tinkering.
Souping up your old steel frame to add a little extra speed and power in the form of an eBike isn't as difficult as you might think. Search Google and you'll quickly find at least 15 kits that come with the essentials: a motor, a motor controller, a throttle, and an e-brake, which start at [...]
Fast custom built 2 wheel drive electric bicycle by CORBINFIBER electric cycles. capable of high speeds on level roads with 37 mile range. Charge time is 2 hours. He's not selling the fast ones, only street legal ones. His contact info is below.
by Jonny O'Callaghan, 19 July 2011 Tired of turning up to work out of breath after a long bike ride? Why not let a motor do some of the legwork for you... Anyone who's ever ridden a bicycle with a dynamo light should get an idea of how electric bikes work.
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