Hey guys! So lucky to have access to such a great website and community. I'm a bike messenger based out of New York and thought it was a good idea to invest in an electric bike/system. Weekend days, I ride upwards of 50 miles in a single day. After a while, it began to take a toll on my back, I ultimately ride 200 miles a week. Initially I was looking for an entire bike for $3,000 but haven't found a single one that can manage a 50 mile range. If you know a bike that fits my budget and has 50 miles or range, please comment. I've stumbled upon the BionX D-500 and it seems to be the choice to go with. I figured I'll most likely be converting my bike. Should I go with the BionX D-500? Based on the reads, BionX seems to be the industry leader. Will it be able to handle 10,000 miles in a course of a year? How much would I have to spend on maintenance? There are other conversion kits that cost significantly less, around $700 for 25 miles. I was thinking on installing two slots for batteries, like the Riese & Müller bike https://electricbikereview.com/riese-muller/delite-gt-nuvinci-hs/ and make it more affordable. Are their other routes I can take? Thanks for reading. Please feel free to share.
Need a bike with a high range capacity!
- Thread starter Maks
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Eric Kuyper
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Maks, just a quick question, for that 50 mile range, how much effort are you looking to contribute? My bike (Electric Bike Company Model S w/18ah battery) would easily do that in pedal assist mode, figure 17-20mph with the rider contributing ~25% of the effort. $1800 direct from the manufacturer. And that's without much "hypermiling" effort, pretty much plug and go.
Do you have a link to it? Thanks
harryS
Well-Known Member
A direct drive motor has no moving parts except for the bearings. They range from $200-500 and will go 25 mph on the flats on 48V. Get two batteries. Switch them when one goes flat. Probably under $1600 if you convert your old bike. You're talking about 14-16 pounds for the motor/wheel and 15 pounds for two batteries. Bike will be no fun to pedal if batteries go flat. Might not be any fun to pedal even with power. Also illegal per NYC laws. Forget it,
Deafcat
Active Member
I bet the Monte 1000 w/ 20Ah would be another good Biktrix long-range option, if there's any of those left
Rooster
Active Member
It doesn't have to be illegal, you can put a cycle analyst on it and limit anything you need plus that would help limit the amps/watts for better range and you can always add a torque or cadence sensor and peddle along to get more range. I easily get 50 miles with my dd and 24 ah battery with cycle analyst.
E Stein
New Member
Try the Jetson. It has 40 mile only throttle range and more with assist. It cost 1.8k.
Trail Cruiser
Well-Known Member
Just to give you a general idea , battery mileage depends on the actual size of your battery, your speed, frequency of stops, hills, overall weight, aerodynamics, to name a few. Here is a tabulation from Juicedbikes of battery consumption both throttle only and active pedaling at different speeds using different battery capacities.
https://www.juicedbikes.com/products/battery-pack-for-crosscurrent-oceancurrent
Totalresults
New Member
Thanks for posting the chart, it helped!
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