Best budget rear wheel electric motor?
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harryS
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I wanted a 500W rear geared hub motor, because we already had a factory EG bike with that power system. Earlier this summer, I found a 36V 500W geared wheel kit from ebay seller ebikeling for $199 with free shipping. I bought a 36V10AH battery from ebay seller diyebike for $208 plus $80 shipping from China that came in a week. The kit was pretty much plug and play and has been run about 200 miles. That's about 8 charge cycles and nothing has gone wrong yet, but I was probably unwise to buy a no name battery.
The geared drives we have are pretty good on small hills, and with pedaling I can can get my kit bike up a hill I used to walk. My top speed is around 20 mph with throttle.
With doodads like new tires, new front wheel, speedometer, brake upgrade, luggage rack, and lights, I have about $650 in my old steel frame bike. I can buy a new bike like an XB 300-LI Trail Runner for $749 shipped, although it is less power at 300W and 24 volts. Cheaper to buy? Probably.
Still, I am having fun with it. Maybe another three weeks of riding. Winter is coming so we won't be riding any bikes for six months.
The geared drives we have are pretty good on small hills, and with pedaling I can can get my kit bike up a hill I used to walk. My top speed is around 20 mph with throttle.
With doodads like new tires, new front wheel, speedometer, brake upgrade, luggage rack, and lights, I have about $650 in my old steel frame bike. I can buy a new bike like an XB 300-LI Trail Runner for $749 shipped, although it is less power at 300W and 24 volts. Cheaper to buy? Probably.
Still, I am having fun with it. Maybe another three weeks of riding. Winter is coming so we won't be riding any bikes for six months.
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