Long Range E-Bike
Hardware
electric bicycle
SHOW HN2021
876points
615comments
#15of 2,533 in 2021
Top 1%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
30 positive, 61 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 38 critical, out of 135 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Design: 6 for, 9 againstIdea: 7 for, 7 againstPerformance: 5 for, 5 againstExecution: 1 for, 7 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
Objections
Homemade battery packs are a fire and safety risk
From 1 comment
I'll take your word for it because I'm on the other side of the planet but it just seems incongruent and illogical that replacing a component with another compatible part, mass…
bob29 on HN
Questions
Whether the modified bike is legal and insured
From 2 comments
Because that would invalidate the type approval and that in turn would invalidate my insurance.
jacquesm on HNThe police here is pretty good at accident mechanics, the insurance will insist and if your bike has been modded you are in pretty hot water. My 'legalistic outlook' is mostly…
jacquesm on HN
Alternatives named
Stromer s-pedelec
From 2 comments
Something like 50/55km on the 800Wh battery.
gglanzani on HNI'm sure there are other e-bikes, but those are not available where I live. The fastest here are the Stromers, they are a little bit faster but not exceptionally so and they also…
jacquesm on HN
Bosch e-bike system
From 2 comments
That's a very neat bike and that motor is twice as strong as the one on the Bosch models. What kind of range do you get out of it at 45 kph?
jacquesm on HN45 kph flat out, if you try to go faster you are fighting the motor. But practically you're going to top out at about 40 kph on the Bosch system, using a Stromer or a Klever…
jacquesm on HN