Electric Bicycle Conversion, phase 1
I’ve been planning for a long time to convert my bicycle to electric power, and I’ve finally cracked. After looking at several online sellers, I settled on ‘AmpedBikes.com‘ for their front wheel kit. And since this is the first time doing it, I figured I’d settle on some sealed lead-acid batteries rather than fancier (lighter, but much more expensive) ones, so I picked up three 12v-10ah bricks from Gruber Power Services.
My current ride is a 14 year old Scott Magnum MK 1.0 that has served me faithfully over the years. Only problem was, it had an aluminum front fork with suspension. According to AmpedBikes, the electric motors can snap aluminum forks because of the high torque. So recently my son and I went out and picked up a new shiny, chromed out steel front fork for it (plus new brakes), and did the install.
Now, all we have to do is wait for the components to show up. Looking forward to commuting to work on my new ride!
Very interesting read. i still love to read bicycle articles even though i cannot ride anymore following my accident. thats why now i spend most my time now promoting bicycle safety. Thanks for the great post.
Thanks. Sorry to hear about your injury. I presume you saw my follow-up post here as well:
http://www.akeric.com/blog/?p=610