Stealthy Cruiser EBike

[mikeschn]

I finished the bike this morning, and went for a ride to test the range of the battery. There's no tricking the laws of physics. I got a 7ah battery, and I used up 60% of it in turbo mode. I was riding fairly fast so there was a bit of wind resistance, and I went about 7.4 miles. So I'll plan accordingly, and take a 2nd battery if necessary. Didn't do any fancy wiring yet... does it look stealthy?

 

[MWRider]

Looks Really Good! Nice work!

 

[Taylor57]

I finished the bike this morning, and went for a ride to test the range of the battery. There's no tricking the laws of physics. I got a 7ah battery, and I used up 60% of it in turbo mode. I was riding fairly fast so there was a bit of wind resistance, and I went about 7.4 miles. So I'll plan accordingly, and take a 2nd battery if necessary. Didn't do any fancy wiring yet... does it look stealthy?

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Thats a beauty. Wonder what she weighs? 45lbs?

 

[PedalUma]

For ideas and inspiration, I am going to show two bikes. The first is a chopper like a Sting Ray but large enough for a big man. The second is red with painted zip ties for stealth. It is not just the Ah, the grade of batteries makes a big difference in the shape of the decline curve. Premium cells hold onto the plateau longer.

 

[mikeschn]

I saw some red cable ties on Amazon. I'll probably pick up some of those. Additionally I am thinking about redoing the top bracket to get the bottle further away from the downtube.

The weight is currently 46.6 lbs. 21.1Kg

@PedalUma The PublicV7 is especially nice and clean! I'll need to get some of that invisible paint that you've been using!

 

[Taylor57]

I saw some red cable ties on Amazon. I'll probably pick up some of those. Additionally I am thinking about redoing the top bracket to get the bottle further away from the downtube.

The weight is currently 46.6 lbs. 21.1Kg

@PedalUma The PublicV7 is especially nice and clean! I'll need to get some of that invisible paint that you've been using!

That's the ultimate beach cruiser mike. Now we just need pics from the strand or boardwalk...

 

[PedalUma]

I love the Cruiser! Great work. You can see a zip tie if you know where to look on that Public V7. Zoom the right chain stay at its mid-point, then move an inch forward and see where its view crosses the red painted rim. That is a zip tie! The owner is a stoner and crashed that bike at 2 AM in San Francisco. He also ran it in Turbo in the highest gear all the time without shifting in San Francisco. Now he does not have the money to fix it.

 

[UnCamplicated]

I finished the bike this morning, and went for a ride to test the range of the battery. There's no tricking the laws of physics. I got a 7ah battery, and I used up 60% of it in turbo mode. I was riding fairly fast so there was a bit of wind resistance, and I went about 7.4 miles. So I'll plan accordingly, and take a 2nd battery if necessary. Didn't do any fancy wiring yet... does it look stealthy?

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where did you get the bottle battery?

 

[tomjasz]

I’ve got a little Q100 hub motor in the wings that is stealth to me. It’s smaller than band brakes assembles. But I have noticed people look at myBBS01 and don’t “see” the motor

i do like the build!

 

[tomjasz]

where did you get the bottle battery?

Google,
eBike bottle battery

 

[Jimmy666]

I finished the bike this morning, and went for a ride to test the range of the battery. There's no tricking the laws of physics. I got a 7ah battery, and I used up 60% of it in turbo mode. I was riding fairly fast so there was a bit of wind resistance, and I went about 7.4 miles. So I'll plan accordingly, and take a 2nd battery if necessary. Didn't do any fancy wiring yet... does it look stealthy?

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Slick build, some red zip ties and that is about as stealth as you can get.
was your whole ride on turbo? Terrain? I am guessing on lower levels you could probably squeeze 20 miles or so out of one of those batteries.

 

[mikeschn]

I rode the same 7 or so miles today, but down one powerlevel... (4 out of 5) I only used 20% of the battery. And power level 4 felt plenty strong.

 

[EMGX]

what display do you have with 5 levels? I have a C3 display that has 5 levels but my other displays (LCD5 and XH18) have 4 levels of assist. The C3 is a nice display with good functionality but I don't see it listed for sale anymore.

 

[mikeschn]

@EMGX

It's called 860C display... I ordered it with the TDSZ2 from EcoCycles!

 

[tomjasz]

Any company can have the displays created with a company name FWIW

 

[UnCamplicated]

Google,
eBike bottle battery

I tried, but nothing said... "this is where @mikeschn got his battery"

 

[mikeschn]

@UnCamplicated ,

try Aliexpress!

 

[tomjasz]

UPP for cheap and USA stock

 

[UnCamplicated]

@UnCamplicated ,

try Aliexpress!

I tried, but nothing said this is where @mikeschn got his batt. And Alieexpress is a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE place

 

[tomjasz]

I tried, but nothing said this is where @mikeschn got his batt. And Alieexpress is a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE place

OK I'll hold your hand. UPP Unit Pack Power USA stock.