Not model specific.
Convert Q45 to ebike
- Thread starter Black Hawk Down
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Awesome - so a no-model specific addon
love it! Can't wait to hear news!Flying Dutchman
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Further update on my Skarper experience after I've done a couple of 20-mile commutes.
My commute is mostly flat with a couple of relatively easy hills. For the hills the Skarper does exactly what's expected - it gives that bit of help to get up them more easily. I find I go uphill doing 10mph very easily. Now here in the UK, e-bike motors are restricted to provide support to 25kph (about 15.5mph). This appears to be my typical speed on the Q45 though so I tend not to get any or hardly any support from the engine. The funny bit is that if I stay just under the 25kph I get support and it runs very easily, so much so that I want to change gear. However when I do that, I go past the 25kph at which point the motor cuts out, so I have to shift down again.
But apart from that I am very happy with this solution. I still get a good workout (some 2 1/5 hour on the bike) and I am not totally shattered by the time I get to work. Win-win. As for battery usage, I use about 50% each way so I can make it there and back on one charge - just about. It might be different if I have strong headwinds in one direction though - I haven't had that as yet.
To answer @llavalle - the solution that I got from Skarper is not the standard solution but it is basically doubling up on the strap that comes as standard.
@Robert Holler Skarper will come to the Taipei Cycle where they will try to link up with you.
My commute is mostly flat with a couple of relatively easy hills. For the hills the Skarper does exactly what's expected - it gives that bit of help to get up them more easily. I find I go uphill doing 10mph very easily. Now here in the UK, e-bike motors are restricted to provide support to 25kph (about 15.5mph). This appears to be my typical speed on the Q45 though so I tend not to get any or hardly any support from the engine. The funny bit is that if I stay just under the 25kph I get support and it runs very easily, so much so that I want to change gear. However when I do that, I go past the 25kph at which point the motor cuts out, so I have to shift down again.
But apart from that I am very happy with this solution. I still get a good workout (some 2 1/5 hour on the bike) and I am not totally shattered by the time I get to work. Win-win. As for battery usage, I use about 50% each way so I can make it there and back on one charge - just about. It might be different if I have strong headwinds in one direction though - I haven't had that as yet.
To answer @llavalle - the solution that I got from Skarper is not the standard solution but it is basically doubling up on the strap that comes as standard.
@Robert Holler Skarper will come to the Taipei Cycle where they will try to link up with you.
Interesting. I would definitely prefer their solution over the BiMotal one. I feel like pulling on the 2 small M5 screws of the flatmount caliper is just asking for trouble.... (and not officially supported anyway)
So I reached out to BiMotal.
Their answer :
I'm already have FM 140mm to PM 160MM adapters on the way to put MTB hydraulic disk brakes on my A4X (was planning on cheap MT-200 with the longer reach handles but I guess I could get a set of MT420 instead)
Interesting to say the least.
bhave
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I have the 2019 Q45 with the QR axles. Have put a 1500W front wheel motor with a 52v 20ah battery on the rear. The bike became a recumbent motorcycle.
Update on Bimotal : it doesn't fit on the A4X. Might be super tight fit on a Q45 or other frame but the A4X rear end does not fit a 180mm rotor (and the others are awfully close too...).
llavalle's A4X Build
Posting here (the Adventure series forum) since this is likely where the A4X will end up :) I'll document my build and try to get it updated. The plan : Get a A4X Frameset in order to avoid paying 13% tariffs into Canada (bike parts are 5% instead) this gives me roughly $2700 CAD to pay for...
forum.cruzbike.com
Looking forward to this - I'm almost tempted to get a Grin All Axle kit but holding off for now! (well, not doing nothing, 3d printing different batteries to see what they would look like and where I can put them)
I also discovered this company : https://bikeebike.it/en/
They make an odd contraption called the "Lightest" but it clearly can't have a throttle. Their "Best" system might have one but it's ... humm.. fugly?
