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  1. JASmith

    Fastest eBike for 6'2" rider <$2K

    I was reading some bikes ship as class 2 but let you unlock them. Hardly anyone rides bicycles in Houston, so I don't think it'd be enforced especially in our suburban setting where we virtually never see police. That makes sense, yeah we'll focus on 750+ watt options, and pursue the...
  2. JASmith

    Fastest eBike for 6'2" rider <$2K

    Thanks, I know what watt hours is, I was confused about the math because 82v x 2ah = 164 watt hours, but its advertised 144 watt hours which would be 72v which I'm guessing is the nominal voltage, so a 72v controller would work. I had updated my post above that we could pick up a 4AH which...
  3. JASmith

    Fastest eBike for 6'2" rider <$2K

    It has 20 cells inside, 1500 watt max, and capacity is 144 watt hours from what I've read (don't quite understand the math on that, assume its advertised 82V but maybe that's just peak) and it runs the 21" lawnmower for about 45min if grass is tall before it dies. I think the blower runs it...
  4. JASmith

    Fastest eBike for 6'2" rider <$2K

    Hmm, speaking of conversions, I did just find youtube videos about using a lawn mower battery to jerry-rig a e-bike on the cheap, but just using a rear hub motor. We do have three 82V 2AH batteries already for our landscaping equipment, and it runs our chainsaw and lawnmower with plenty of...
  5. JASmith

    Will EBikeshare Replace EBike Ownership For Most People in Cities?

    Having lived in Madrid, like most of the old world, things are much closer together than in the US. The per capita GDP in Spain is also a quarter that of the US with very high taxes, meaning they don't have a huge amount of disposable income and will pick the cheapest option like simple bikes...
  6. JASmith

    Fastest eBike for 6'2" rider <$2K

    Conversions didn't seem that cheap, and the bikes are old. Mine is a Diamondback Wildwood Deluxe step through if I recall right, and I can't recall his. I was expecting to put mine up for $100 or so on craigslist and see if anyone bites.
  7. JASmith

    Fastest eBike for 6'2" rider <$2K

    We are both experienced motorcyclists, I have a Yamaha WR250X and he has a Honda 954RR, but with how dangerous Houston traffic is getting we don't really ride the motorcycles much anymore. We do know how to handle the speed and have taken advanced safety courses. The idea with having speed...
  8. JASmith

    Fastest eBike for 6'2" rider <$2K

    Under $2K each, sorry for the confusion.
  9. JASmith

    Fastest eBike for 6'2" rider <$2K

    Hi, all, first post! We are looking to sell our bicycles and upgrade to e-bikes, but as I'm the more motivated partner (with ebikes we could actually have the same cruise speed without me dying as the straggler always) so I'm trying to do the research so we can just buy a pair of matching bikes...
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