Hi,
I'm thinking hard about building an electric motor bicycle. I had wanted to build a gas model, but with a DUI revocation coming in a month my attorney advises me I cannot have any motor of any kind; even though the state of IL does not require any licensing on bikes (gas or electric) that are under 1 HP and do not exceed 20 mph on level ground with a 170 lb rider. My neighbor is a recently retired police lieutenant and he doesn't think any officer will stop me or trouble me with an electric bike up to the 20 MPH.
As with many guys, I can't afford to go the LiFePO4 battery route, so I would be using SLA or nimh batteries. I need to build something as discreet as possible. I have lots of questions, but I'll try not to ask to many at one time.
I don't see any brand names in the motors advertised on *bay and on web sites. All the motors seem to be made in, and probably drop shipped from China. So I really don't know how to pick one motor over another. Here is a page I've been looking at.
Bicycle Motor*::*TheLaShop
Is anyone familiar with this shop, or this motor setup? Are there name brands or better vendors to consider?
How should I choose between 24 - 36 - 48 volts?
I'm going to need to go 15 to 20 miles round trip each day, but I believe I could do recharging for close to 8 hours during the workday, plus recharge time back at home.
Any suggestions, general advice and better links are appreciated.
Thanks A bunch!
I'm thinking hard about building an electric motor bicycle. I had wanted to build a gas model, but with a DUI revocation coming in a month my attorney advises me I cannot have any motor of any kind; even though the state of IL does not require any licensing on bikes (gas or electric) that are under 1 HP and do not exceed 20 mph on level ground with a 170 lb rider. My neighbor is a recently retired police lieutenant and he doesn't think any officer will stop me or trouble me with an electric bike up to the 20 MPH.
As with many guys, I can't afford to go the LiFePO4 battery route, so I would be using SLA or nimh batteries. I need to build something as discreet as possible. I have lots of questions, but I'll try not to ask to many at one time.
I don't see any brand names in the motors advertised on *bay and on web sites. All the motors seem to be made in, and probably drop shipped from China. So I really don't know how to pick one motor over another. Here is a page I've been looking at.
Bicycle Motor*::*TheLaShop
Is anyone familiar with this shop, or this motor setup? Are there name brands or better vendors to consider?
How should I choose between 24 - 36 - 48 volts?
I'm going to need to go 15 to 20 miles round trip each day, but I believe I could do recharging for close to 8 hours during the workday, plus recharge time back at home.
Any suggestions, general advice and better links are appreciated.
Thanks A bunch!