Hi all,
I know the electric section on here gets a lot less traffic, so figured I would post here too. I recently built an electric hub motored bicycle using a 1999 Schwinn Cruiser Supreme. I think it turned out great! I still need to do some cosmetic work and fab a protective housing for the batteries, thinking a faux tank over the upper batteries, etc...
This is a link to the build thread over in the DIY electric section: Schwinn Cruiser Supreme with GM 901 rear hub
Here is a picture of the bike before electrifying, along with a larger Schwinn Heavy Duti that I was originally going to use. I found that the Heavy Duti had cracks in the frame, needed the chainstays spread, etc, so went with the smaller geared Cruiser Supreme.
And some after pictures:
Definitely a different world than gas bikes. I worry less about the bike shaking itself apart and more about range, LOL. As is, my longest errand run is 6 miles roundtrip, so I just went with 10AH of battery. As is, if I peddle comfortably and motor at the same time, keeping the speed to around 20 MPH I can get 30 - 40 miles. But since I am lazy, rarely pedal, and like speed, keeping closer to 30 - 35 I get closer to 15 miles.
The fastest I have gone so far is 47 MPH, but the motor would melt down pretty quickly if I tried to sustain that speed since it is a not a truly heavy duty motor (rated for 1,000W and at top speed I was pulling 3,900W!).
I know the electric section on here gets a lot less traffic, so figured I would post here too. I recently built an electric hub motored bicycle using a 1999 Schwinn Cruiser Supreme. I think it turned out great! I still need to do some cosmetic work and fab a protective housing for the batteries, thinking a faux tank over the upper batteries, etc...
This is a link to the build thread over in the DIY electric section: Schwinn Cruiser Supreme with GM 901 rear hub
Here is a picture of the bike before electrifying, along with a larger Schwinn Heavy Duti that I was originally going to use. I found that the Heavy Duti had cracks in the frame, needed the chainstays spread, etc, so went with the smaller geared Cruiser Supreme.
And some after pictures:
Definitely a different world than gas bikes. I worry less about the bike shaking itself apart and more about range, LOL. As is, my longest errand run is 6 miles roundtrip, so I just went with 10AH of battery. As is, if I peddle comfortably and motor at the same time, keeping the speed to around 20 MPH I can get 30 - 40 miles. But since I am lazy, rarely pedal, and like speed, keeping closer to 30 - 35 I get closer to 15 miles.
The fastest I have gone so far is 47 MPH, but the motor would melt down pretty quickly if I tried to sustain that speed since it is a not a truly heavy duty motor (rated for 1,000W and at top speed I was pulling 3,900W!).
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