The Omni Wheel
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Matthew Kreger
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I've been keeping an eye peeled for a review of that one too. There is a lot I like about it.
George S.
Well-Known Member
Pete at Electric Bike Report has been giving these wheels some attention. The Flykly weighs a lot less than the Omni, but neither has much of a battery. You could compare either to a value bike, something like the basic Prodecos, or the EG series, for a similar price. Crazy Len carries some basic bikes.
These wheels were supposed to be cheap. They started out that way. Evelo may be using their wheel as a teaser to get you to look at their bikes. If you hang around their site for a minute or two, a $200 coupon pops up. The fact is you can get a good hub motor on a wheel, with a battery, controller, and accessories, for less. It's not that hard to build a real bike. This is a fairly premium conversion:
http://electricbikereview.com/community/threads/mac-500w-8t-conversion.1224/
A front wheel conversion with a bottle battery is simpler.
JoePah is right, no one has much real world experience with any of them.
These wheels were supposed to be cheap. They started out that way. Evelo may be using their wheel as a teaser to get you to look at their bikes. If you hang around their site for a minute or two, a $200 coupon pops up. The fact is you can get a good hub motor on a wheel, with a battery, controller, and accessories, for less. It's not that hard to build a real bike. This is a fairly premium conversion:
http://electricbikereview.com/community/threads/mac-500w-8t-conversion.1224/
A front wheel conversion with a bottle battery is simpler.
JoePah is right, no one has much real world experience with any of them.
