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Re: [ebikebuilders] combining 2 e motors or gas conversion?

Cheese Jerry, where did you come up with 700 lbs?.  even the SLAs on my Currie USPD comes in at 19 lbs, heavy enough but far from 700!  If I go to relatively low cost, low tech NiCads it will go down to about 12-14 lbs battery pack and increased range...NiMh is LOWER weight but higher cost.  I too would LOVE to hook my Currie to the drive system rather than through the wheel, it would make it much more versatile.  Right now with even the SLA pack it gives e a range of about 20 miles at least using power as I NEED it, (not constant) and I am certainly not a HUGE rider.  I have to admit that the battery pack and motor are nearly as heavy as the trike however!

mark

On 12/21/06, winnieddog1 <winnieddog1@...> wrote:

Hi, My name is Jerry. I commute to my dealership on a Currie USPD 21
speed bicycle with a 600w Lashout electric motor. That replaced the
original 400w. I've given some thought to re-installing the 400w motor
in a position to drive the small chainring so as to take advantage of
the 7 gears and combine the wattage of the two motors. The biggest
problem would be the required "700 lb" battery package.

I've thought about replacing the electric drive system with a new gas
engine, either a belt drive or a chain drive (driving the original
Currie rear sprocket). I might install the two electric motors on an
old SchwinnTwinn I'm rebuilding. I'd appreciate some input on the
subject of gas vs. electric. etc.

Thanks, Jerry




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Hi, My name is Jerry. I commute to my dealership on a Currie USPD 21 speed bicycle with a 600w Lashout electric motor. That replaced the original 400w. I've... 		winnieddog1
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Cheese Jerry, where did you come up with 700 lbs?. even the SLAs on my Currie USPD comes in at 19 lbs, heavy enough but far from 700! If I go to relatively...
Mark Garvey
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Hi Mark, Thanks for the input. So it isn't 700 lbs, or even 200 lbs. When I said "700 lbs" I was facetiously referring to the "total battery" weight if I run...
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