Jim, I have the 500 cyclone kit,, what kit did you buy , I was
thinking about ordering one of the 1000 watt kits from Tiawan

Did it take 2 months to arive ?

I looked at the 1000 watt kit and it does not have a gear
reduction on it , does anyone else have a 1000 watt kit on this form ?
> Anyone have a user report on the 1000 watt kit ??



--- In ebikebuilders@yahoogroups.com, "jim58ba2000" <jim58ba@...>
wrote:
>
> Almost 2 months since my last post but my cyclone kit finally
arrived
> from overseas. Looks simple enough but didn't come with battries. I
> know that I will need to start with SLA because of the cost, may be
> able to upgrade after the gas savings start to add up but for now
> can't go another several hundred dollars for battries. Any
> recomendations on good SLA batteries to use? I have the 500 Watt
kit
> so I am thinking I will need to run at least a 20AH pack?
>
> Thanks
> Jim
>
> --- In ebikebuilders@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Garvey" <lazybee45@>
> wrote:
> >
> > hi Jim!
> >
> > I have not had much experience with internal hubs as such, but
the
> newer
> > ones seem to have the same sturdy qualities as the older ones
did.
> I had a
> > 7 speed hub for a while and it seemed to be OK and the same with
a
> 3 speed
> > with an 8 speed cassette on it. THAT was an interesting wheel!
> Actually I
> > had a pair of them! a 26 inch and a 20 inch. Both were quite
> sturdy.
> >
> > Mostly I have used multi speed bikes myself because I have found
> them pretty
> > bulletproof most of the time. also easy to fix if things do go
> Wahoonie
> > shaped. the biggest problem with the "10 speed racers" is that
> they were
> > 10 speed racers! Two things to remember arre that MOST "racing"
> bikes are
> > built lighter and hence more fragile, and that racers are often
> relatively
> > experimental bikes. a mountain bike will be a much sturdier set
up
> as will
> > a bike intended for more utilitarian use. I happen to prefer
> sturdy over
> > fast mostly too.
> >
> > Personally my Currie works quite well. It is off the bike at the
> moment
> > because the charger went TU on me and a friend is fixing it. but
I
> would
> > suggest looking at the Cyclone motor the 360 or 500 either one
> would be fine
> > I think unless you are more portly than I am! (I weigh 240 more
or
> less!)
> > It is placed in the chain line of a bike or trike and drives the
> chain. The
> > Stokemonkey does the same thing. This means that you MUST pedal
> with the
> > motor unless you have a freewheeling crank, and there seems to
have
> been a
> > bit of difficulty with those recently.
> >
> > I have never had difficulty with pedaling when the motor is
running
> honestly
> > though my motor freewheels well so that I don't have to worry
about
> it. If
> > you can find a used Currie, they are a nice unit too, but they
are
> getting
> > hard to find!
> >
> > mark
> >
> > On 7/4/07, jim58ba2000 <jim58ba@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In ebikebuilders@yahoogroups.com <ebikebuilders%
> 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > "Mark Garvey" <lazybee45@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On 7/1/07, jim58ba2000 <jim58ba@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Mark: Thanks for the quick response, any recomendations for
> the
> > > best
> > > > > set up? The Currie drive is not one of those hub motors
right?
> > > Have
> > > > > you had any problems riding in the rain?
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Jim: I have not really ridden in the rain in all honesty,
at
> > > least not
> > > > the way you might think. I have ridden the trike with a
Velokit
> on
> > > it in
> > > > the rain but that hardly counts! the Velokit keeps the rider
dry
> > > and the
> > > > motor only gets a bit of mist from splashing and stuff. the
> > > mountain bike
> > > > is unpleasant to ride in the rain!
> > > >
> > > > The Currie is a motor that bolts onto a 36 spoke X3 wheel so
it
> not
> > > exactly
> > > > a "hub motor" it is a chain drive to an attachment on the
hub. I
> > > have been
> > > > very satisfied with mine. But Currie is no longer importing e-
> > > bike "kits"
> > > > to the USA. EV Deals may have them still, but I don't think
so.
> > > The best
> > > > bet these days in my opinion is the Cyclone which puts the
> motor in
> > > the
> > > > chainline so that you have all the rear wheel gears. Making
the
> > > motor much
> > > > more efficient. That extends the range as well.
> > > >
> > > > mark
> > > >
> > > > .
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > "Human Misery is caused by human expectations." Buddha
> > > >
> > > > Mark Garvey
> > > > Cedar Rapids, Iowa free state!
> > > >
> > > > Check out the web site at:
> > > > http://www.vine-ave.com
> > > >
> > > > contact us to have INVISIBLE INC! appear at your next program!
> > > Details at
> > > > www.vine-ave.com
> > > >
> > > > I am a bicycling lifestylist!
> > >
> > > Hi Mark: Riding in the rain didn't seem to bother me much last
> year,
> > > ok I wasn't too excited about slipping & sliding on wet leaves
> last
> > > fall but the rain itself was never a big problem, I was just
> > > wondering if e-bikes have a potential problem with anything
> shorting
> > > out if it gets wet or if the set up is pretty well sealed.
> > >
> > > Powering it through the gears sounds like it would give me a
lot
> more
> > > flexability than a hub motor and if I can peddle along with the
> motor
> > > and not have to choose the motor or me that would be way cool!
I
> may
> > > be dating myself here but when I was a kid I rode an "english
> racer"
> > > with a sturmey-archer 3 speed hub. While my buddies and I were
> hard
> > > on our bikes, with lots of flat tires and bent spokes, that hub
> was
> > > bullit proof. When I got a little older and had "10-speeds" they
> > > didn't seem to hold up as well as the internally geared hubs and
> > > always needed to be fussed with to keep the chain tension right
> and
> > > drivetrain components bent back into alingment. So now I am
> wondering
> > > if a sturmy-archer hub could stand up to the motor. Any
experince
> > > with these?
> > >
> > > Jim
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > "Human Misery is caused by human expectations." Buddah
> >
> > Mark Garvey
> > Cedar Rapids, Iowa free state!
> >
> > Check out the web site at:
> > http://www.vine-ave.com
> >
> > contact us to have INVISIBLE INC! appear at your next program!
> Details at
> > www.vine-ave.com
> >
> > I am a bicycling lifestylist!
> >
>