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General Category => General Discussions => Topic started by: ElectricBikerland on September 16, 2008, 01:58:10 PM
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I purchased a 36v 600 watt wheel
conversion kit w/ 12v 12ah SLA
batteries from We R Electrfied.
I rode it 2 & from work (18 miles one way)
3 times and the hub stopped working >:(
the commute is 90% flat and on a bike path
w/ one moderate climb going 2 work.
and a harder one coming home
(that I usually walk, cause I ain't in shape yet ::))
I have a new wheel now ( due 2 the warranty),
but was wondering about the longevity
& durablility.
Now one factor may Be weight,
the combined bike/rider weight
is at the 300 lb limit and I was
hammering the ride 2 work,
(AVS 17 mph) would this be
a factor in the hub failing afer
only 120 miles?
Or do I just have 2 be delicate with it :-\
& maybe losing 20lbs would help also ;D
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The wheel should last as long as the bearings last or until you get hit by a bus (no jinx) or it locks up with age and you try make it run for 50 seconds or more. In kind the brushless design should love you a long long time. Sensors are a little wack, but IMO they seem to last fine..... Unless you have a catastrophic failure don't worry man.
Remember! If it stops turning find out whats up before you burn out coils or controllers and stuff.
Enjoy.
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It doesn't sound like you're stressing the motor much at all, so I'd doubt that's the issue. My rider/bike weight is about the same, and I think it's got around 500 miles on it this year (my speedometer quit working and I'm too cheap to buy another just yet). Your commute even sounds like mine; I go about 6 miles each way, and a set of 7ah batteries get me one way pretty easily at about 20mph with a little help from me.
That said, losing the 20lbs isn't a bad idea! ;) I've lost about 25 this summer, and it's nice not lugging that extra poundage around. Earlier this summer I gave myself a good lesson in why I ought to make more of an effort to lose some weight, quite by accident; I bought a 60lb bag of sand for a project at home, and carrying that bag was not easy. On the way home my son and I were talking about something that brought up the subject of weight, and it suddenly dawned on me that my weight at that time -- 245lbs -- was exactly 60lbs higher than when my wife & I were married in 1986. If putting that bag down was a big relief, how much more of a relief would dropping my extra weight?
Trouble is, losing weight is a lot harder and a lot less fun than gaining it.
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Trouble is, losing weight is a lot harder and a lot less fun than gaining it.
Oh dear this thread :D...
I was getting fat, 87 kg 191lbs. I gave up the pain killers I got hooked on trying to manage a rare arthritic psoriasis condition, I still get the bone aches and migranes now but I use NSAIDS instead of opioids. I dropped about 22kg 48lbs and now weigh a total of 65kg 143 lbs in about 3 mths. No fun at all really. But I feel nimble once again.
NEVER AGAIN!
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It doesn't sound like you're stressing the motor much at all, so I'd doubt that's the issue. My rider/bike weight is about the same, and I think it's got around 500 miles on it this year (my speedometer quit working and I'm too cheap to buy another just yet). Your commute even sounds like mine; I go about 6 miles each way, and a set of 7ah batteries get me one way pretty easily at about 20mph with a little help from me.
That said, losing the 20lbs isn't a bad idea! ;) I've lost about 25 this summer, and it's nice not lugging that extra poundage around. Earlier this summer I gave myself a good lesson in why I ought to make more of an effort to lose some weight, quite by accident; I bought a 60lb bag of sand for a project at home, and carrying that bag was not easy. On the way home my son and I were talking about something that brought up the subject of weight, and it suddenly dawned on me that my weight at that time -- 245lbs -- was exactly 60lbs higher than when my wife & I were married in 1986. If putting that bag down was a big relief, how much more of a relief would dropping my extra weight?
Trouble is, losing weight is a lot harder and a lot less fun than gaining it.
Thanx for the response :)
Yeah, the one reason I
got this hub was so I could
commute 2 work more.
The 40 mile roundtrip on
a regular bike fried my legs
and I was only good 4
one ride a week ::)
But with this kit I hope 2
up it to 2 or 3 times a week.
I should melt off some
Lbs then ;D