Hi Bob

 

Just wanted to let you know how my bike was going with the 36 volt kit on it.

 

It fitted up very nicely with no problems at all. I have done about 125 miles on it now back and forth to work, ,my speedo shows that I am averaging 16.5 miles an hour on a 16 mile round trip with some moderate pedaling with a few hills along the way. It does the 16 mile trip on a single charge and still shows full on the battery meter. So all in all I'm really pleased bit more speed would be nice at times but that would be illegal. Thinking about building a full suspension bike for off road use and having some fun on so that I have one for commuting and one for messing around on.

 

I see that on ebay your number of products are increasing I really like the little folding bike you now have, interesting that it has a rear wheel hub motor, will there be any other rear wheel kits in different wheel sizes in the future on my off road project I was thinking about a dual motor system for lots of torque. Do you access to any bigger motors say 500watts. Sorry for all the questions but I am really into this now its the best thing I have ever done with a bike and best of all I haven't driven a car for two weeks.

 

I have attached some pictures for you to have a look at my bike Please feel free to show them to customers if you want.

 

Many thanks

 

Richard Palmer

 

 

Barry,'s Ridgeback

36v Electric Bike Review

After surfing the net for an affordable conversion kit I found a seller AlienOcean on eBay and decided to give this 36v 10Ah 26" Kit a try.  I made an order in the afternoon and it arrived the following day. When it arrived it was all nice and snug in a well packed box, the kit was very easy to put together you could train a monkey to do it. But I did put the hub motor wheel the wrong way around after realising I was going backwards rather than forwards!

The bike I used for the conversion is a Ridgeback MX45.  I only came across one problem when installing the rear rack in there was no mounting fixtures on my bike so I had to improvise with a bit of DIY. When I put it all together and took it out for its first test ride I was impressed with the acceleration and speed, I wanted to put the motor through its passes and ride up a few hills and I wasn't let down as it has nice bit of Torque then if you find yourself slowing down, shift through your gears and just pedal a bit.

What I love doing is riding up close to other bike riders and then pull back my thumb throttle then zoom past and watch as they try to keep up with me hehe

If you are thinking of converting your bike I would definitely recommend this kit but I should have gone for the 24v version as it has the fixtures for the battery to be mounted on the seat post.

Review by Barry McQuillin

 

Stephen Ellwood wrote (18/07/2008 11:50:35):

I just wanted to share my joy at having my new 36V kit installed on my bike.  It is perfect!!!

I fitted the kit in just over two hours including several attempts to make the wires tidy. The supplied wheel is of very high qaulity and all components except the battery mount were simple to fit.  A little additional bending of the fittings for the battery mount was all that was needed to make it fit. 

Once built I tried it unmodified (no change to the pot) and was unfortunately less than impressed with the top speed.  Luckily I live in Belgium where they have slightly different rules for e-bikes.  Here, I'm told, the electric motor is allowed to match the power of the rider.  From the use of excercise bikes I know I can train at 650W, so I felt justified in turning the pot all the way around :o). This completely transformed the bike!!!

My commute to work is around 12km with almost none of it flat.  My journey starts downhill, then up, then down then up and on the way back (of course) its the same.  On the hills under my own steam I had to drop a cog and 4 gears with a resulting speed of around 12km/hr.  Now I simply drop 2 gears and let the motor take up the slack. I've  verified the speed using Tom Tom as 22km/hr dropping to 20km/hr on the steepest part.  On level surfaces (30km/hr) I can just feel the difference between motor on and motor off, perhaps adding 1km/h to my top speed.  Down hills of course I simply cannot pedal fast enough (35-40km/hr) and the motor is completely out of circuit.

My commute time has dropped a full 5 minutes each way from 32 minutes to 27 minutes. On top of that I no longer need to shower when I get to work, saving an additional 15 minutes on hot days.  Being Brussels one alternative is to use the tram - this takes 50 minutes including the 8 minute ride to the tram stop.  In a car the journey is normally around 25 minutes (higher top speed but more time stopped), 30 minutes including finding a parking space, but upto 50 minutes on bad commute days.  Variability in cycling is much less, around 5 minutes.

I would recommend this kit to anyone and would be happy to post some photos (if you tell me how its done) :o)

Thanks!!

Steve Ellwood, Belgium

 

Hi Bob

Kit arrived yesterday afternoon and my mechanic/bike nut son in-law fitted it in the evening. Apart from one small problem getting the front wheel to fit the suspension forks on my Marin Stinson bike (needed a touch with a

file) it was a breeze to fit. Thanks for the prompt service and a great conversion kit.

 

All the best Roger Pope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Hello Bob

Just a line to let you know that I received the bike (Gents Special) on Wednesday morning at 10.30am (yesterday). Excellent delivery considering I only ordered it the morning before.

All unpacked and asssembled and in apparent perfect working order.

I actually purchased it for my 34yr old son who has a leg disability which affects his walking ability. He does have a bike and can pedal but does get tired easily with his disability. I have spent a  lot of time studying electric bike son the internet and in shops to find the best one for him. Yours appeared to stick out far ahead of the rest. Its a very smart looking machine and I liked the fact that you have gone to the trouble to show all the technical spec etc which of course helps you to make an informed decision on the purchase. This machine has proved its worth already saving him having to pedal all the time. Both he and I are highly satisfied. Many thanks on that score. I would have no hesitation in recommending this machine to anyone. Feel free to use this mail has a testimonial.

Regards to all

Brian Taylor"

 

 

Michael Davey's "Winter Bike":-

 

 

 

 

 "Kit installed on ' winter bike', a 25 inch frame, the carrier only just made it with all adjustments taken up. Going to ' modify ' it today, as I will be doing more pedalling than most, the controller bag will rub my legs, so will mount on the carrier. 

Will send a pic in a couple of days, you can show people how illegal it can be. No ( microswitch ) brakes, no pedelec, and I haven't tweaked the pot. yet,  want to try it first. Didn't like the idea of having to push the thumb throttle, so rummaged in my boxes of countless years of bits and bobs, and found a tandem rear handlebar extension. That's now mounted under my RH brake, so that I can pull with thumb, when needed, also can 'kill' motor and apply brakes at same time. 98% of my riding is in open country and lanes, so should work well."

 

My Raleigh Daytona MTB - Add one large box sent by Bob at AlienOcean

Just to let you know it all turned up today and is now fitted and working perfectly

The new front wheel really was a close fit with the center motorised wheel hub almost touching the bottom of the forks before they go into the lugs for the center spindle. Using the washers supplied, I managed to get it all good with no binding or touching on the bottom of the forks before lugs. Only about 2-3mm to spare though

Overall I am really pleased with the kit. I had to go slow and methodically but everything fitted well in the end after a couple of hours. The back tray is genius and fitted well. Being able to slide the battery in and out is great.

The real treat was after I charged it all up and went out. Its perfect and everything I expected it to be

I took it on a good 8-10 mile run to my work and back. I need to get a one of those meters to measure milage etc. Its mostly flat in cambridge where I live but there are few slight inclines. I hit the throttle on the inclines and just pedaled a little and I never broke a sweat. Also its great to assist when you starting off from a junction or after stopping. Just give the throttle a tweak and turn the pedals and your away without much efftort to start. When I got very lazy I just gave it some throttle and pedaled lightly/free wheeled. I think could throttle all the way to work and back on the battery, but its nice to pedal a little and get some exercise. In a while who knows maybe I can pedal all the way. For now its nice to have assistance when I need it and this will get me cycling to work without being all sticky and knackered when I arrive. A couple of times I sat behind someone who was pedaling away, whilst I gently pedaled and assisted with the throttle that was really cool.

The whole kit is very discrete. The hub in the front wheel is not that big either. Apart from the slight whir when you put on power or when people wonder how you can move so easily or freewheel so long, no one would really know its an electric bike

Looking at the lights I reckon on the 10 mile trip I used about a 1/3 of the battery i.e. two of the power indicator lights went out by the time I got home.

I have taken lots of pics and will post them tomorrow with a break down of how I fitted it all. Battery technology certainly has come a long way in the last 5 years or so.

Overall Bob's kit seems great. He answered all my initial emails promptly. I ordered it yesterday before 12 noon and it arrived today at 10:00am. So great service so far.

Regards

Jerry

(Posted originally on the Pedelec Forum)