The trials and highlights of building and using E-Bikes
With the build finished Lynn and I should start getting some serious riding in, starting this weekend hopefully. Besides getting used to riding the bikes and their capabilities, we will also be looking at range. I got these batteries in …
I have had a hard week, but a good week, finishing off the bikes. Firstly, while I was waiting for Lynn’s replacement controller to arrive, I decided to convert the second battery to a “saddle pack”. This was more straightforward …
Just a quick photo of the first “saddle pack” battery, on a bike, being used. I stopped for a coffee at Aotea Lagoon and took this against a reasonable backdrop for a change!
I swapped the controller from Lynn’s bike to mine, strapped on the “safe case” battery, and went for my first ride. Then quickly back to the shop to turn the PAS sensor round on the cranks as pedal assistance when …
Well, it has been a long slow learning process but the end is in sight. In fact Lynn’s bike is fully built and ready for the road with the exception of an acceptable battery configuration. As mentioned before, Lynn is …
I had a few hours to spare so I put together the second bike for my wife. Lynn is only 1.53m tall, and has a comfort bike with 700C wheels like mine. This has thrown up all sorts of problems. …
I have been a bit slow blogging about these bikes, mainly due to the frustrating build, but last night I got my first ride on my electric bike under its own power! It’s not a perfect build yet, but it …
I spent last weekend building the batteries for the two electric bikes we are building, which took a lot longer than I thought it would. Firstly the packaging. Sending LiFePO4 cells by air demands very special packaging. No more than …
In fact, all the expected parcels are here, and I can start to see what is missing! The battery racks arrived yesterday, and one went straight onto my bike, but the one for Lynn’s bike is taking a little sorting. …
The battery packs arrived a week or so ago, which was a real surprise. Just the cells though, no bus bars or holders, so I can’t actually get on with building the batteries. They were repackaged to conform with the …