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Hi all, I'm a recent pedal-electric convert, looking to do some mods to my bike. The information I've found here already was awesome, so I figured I should say so.
My vehicle is a Dyna - a basic chinese heavy 12V 200W brushed DC commuter using SLAs, but in a mountain bike frame. I'm pretty happy with the power performance, as I need the exercise and I know if I had more grunt I probably wouldn't bother to pedal at all. What I do want is more range, and preferably without increasing the weight - it's already a heavy bike with a heavy guy on it. My goal is the ability to ride it over the Waitakere mountain range to my favourite beach (I'm in Auckland), and back again. I managed to ride to the top of the range a few days ago, but the batteries were pretty much completely flat at the end, so I headed home, both pleased and disappointed at the same time. I need about double the battery life.
I know this means more Wh in my batteries - so I'm experimenting with setting up a NiMH pack. I'll be grateful for any pointers from anyone who has successfully done this, but really I'm just here to say cheers for the information I've already gleaned, and the inspiration provided by the dedicated resident 2 wheeled nuts.
My vehicle is a Dyna - a basic chinese heavy 12V 200W brushed DC commuter using SLAs, but in a mountain bike frame. I'm pretty happy with the power performance, as I need the exercise and I know if I had more grunt I probably wouldn't bother to pedal at all. What I do want is more range, and preferably without increasing the weight - it's already a heavy bike with a heavy guy on it. My goal is the ability to ride it over the Waitakere mountain range to my favourite beach (I'm in Auckland), and back again. I managed to ride to the top of the range a few days ago, but the batteries were pretty much completely flat at the end, so I headed home, both pleased and disappointed at the same time. I need about double the battery life.
I know this means more Wh in my batteries - so I'm experimenting with setting up a NiMH pack. I'll be grateful for any pointers from anyone who has successfully done this, but really I'm just here to say cheers for the information I've already gleaned, and the inspiration provided by the dedicated resident 2 wheeled nuts.