Thread: Electric bikes.
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Old January 31st 11, 02:36 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Default Electric bikes.

On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:41:43 -0700, Daryl Hunt
wrote:

On 1/29/2011 12:37 AM, Wes Newell wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:35:18 -0700, Daryl Hunt wrote:

On 1/11/2011 11:57 PM, Wes Newell wrote:
They make a chain drive geared motor that let's you use the bike gears
(rear) also, but it's a little more expensive and requires changing the
chainring to a freewheel style. It's supposed to give better
performance than hub driven of same motor size but looks more difficult
to install.

And the geared drive isn't nearly as dependable. The worst of the lot
is the Currie Drive. Pot Aluminum for some of the parts and it wears
out fast.


Curries are cheap and don't use the bikes gears. You can buy a complete
ebike with batteries for $398 (was on sale for $320) at Walmart. I was
thinking more along the line of the Cyclone kits.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/eZip-Trail...cycle/11988713

http://www.cyclone-usa.com/store.php?crn=199


Or you can do something decent to your own ride that you like this.


http://i70west.com/cart/index.php?ma...du cts_id=243


60 lbs shipping weight! Yikes. 600 watts is a lot for a bike kit and
will never be street legal - those tend to be 20 mph max. Also, it's
front wheel so don't mount anything like this on an aluminum fork.
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