Where is everyone getting their Rear Hub Direct Drive Kits ?

[kmccune]

Your worries are over.......
Sending you my address to "get rid" of it

Hey, these deals work.

 

[kmccune]

I sent a "Kid" a Bafang hub motor, He never bothered to send me the 20% of retail I asked Him for( claims He had trouble with the PO) At least His Girlfriend setup the postage for the motor, Hope He enjoys it, so it goes.

 

[kmccune]

Never had any trouble with Violmart or any of the other vendors I purchased from, the geared motors worked a bit better on the Hills, the problem usually rests with the other parts, sold a Friend a front drive 1000 watter and He converted it to RWD( someway,I forget now) That kit had everything, brake discs,calipers, etc, don't think it had LCD display,Tried to convert an old "Raleigh" gave up in frustration.
The big thing on these kits seems to be the quality of the controller( really makes a difference), to get a DD motor to pull well you need to feed it plenty of Amps, the only weakspot on the DD motors would probably be the sealed bearings( not that hard to replace), you get what you pay for, on the other hand you can over pay.
Justin seems to be a leader in this Field( His prices reflect this) and Kyle Chittuck of "Bolten ebikes", seems to be a good alternative in the USA.
DD motors are a bit quieter and the capacity for regen ( saves the brakes on your Hills) is icing on the cake,I think Justin has developed geared motors with regen capacity built in, expensive, but( big but, no not that kind) well worth it in the long run if you are a serious many Kilo rider.

 

[AHicks]

Leafbike.com has been around a while and has a pretty good reputation. His "kits" are based on KT controllers so it's easy to service his kit after the fact too. Decent support via email.

 

[kmccune]

Leafbike.com has been around a while and has a pretty good reputation. His "kits" are based on KT controllers so it's easy to service his kit after the fact too. Decent support via email.

Going to check that vendor out, what we need is some standardization. I do not necessarily need to understand how it works just how the black boxes are compatible and function with each other.

 

[AHicks]

Going to check that vendor out, what we need is some standardization. I do not necessarily need to understand how it works just how the black boxes are compatible and function with each other.

His "kits" are pretty much plug and play if bought complete. Set up so a minimum amount of knowledge will get you through it. The first couple of bikes I built used his kits, and they taught me a TON!

 

[PedalUma]

Your worries are over.......
Sending you my address to "get rid" of it

It came with a 36V controller and a display built into a twist throttle. It can take a six-bolt disc.

 

[HansTrio]

Hey, these deals work.

Says you