It's VERY difficult to pedal a Golden. Decent torque out of the thing, which takes strong magnets and a small airgap. Tends to make a motor have more cogging. I can't hold more than about 12mph on mine without getting exhausted. Definitely not the best motor to have if the batteries die.
Sure. But you'll want to use something called torque arms. Google it. There's a tremendous amount of force on the dropouts when just powering the motor. A regenerative controller will put even more than that, and it might be enough to make the axle spin in the drops and screw up the wiring and controller.
Cool thankyou for your insight.
I thought it may have been because of something like you said,magnets and so on.
Same here, it is hard to hold more that 8mph on mine without burning out.
In an emergency if the batts dies, I would still be able to make it home, it would just be a long slow ride lol.
Enjoying mine lately. I get around 20kms distance at an average speed of 40kph if I assist it.
Thanks for you help Delta.
bobbailey111 2 years ago
Do you find your wheel spins nice and free without much resistance?
I find mine is pretty hard to pedal because of the resistance in the hub motor. Am thinking about attempting to change bearings or something.
bobbailey111 2 years ago
It's VERY difficult to pedal a Golden. Decent torque out of the thing, which takes strong magnets and a small airgap. Tends to make a motor have more cogging. I can't hold more than about 12mph on mine without getting exhausted. Definitely not the best motor to have if the batteries die.
DeltaWound 2 years ago
hi
did u add a Torque arm to the motor im thinking of adding one ?
i have the 1000w motor
to save my drop outs a bit
rainstormaeroponics 3 years ago
Yeah, I did. One of the Ampedbikes ones. The rear drops on this bike are 6mm thick, but aluminum. I'd rather not chance it.
DeltaWound 3 years ago
Hi.
Could you tell me if that is a 500w motor, or a 1000w motor?
I have a 500w 36volt GM motor, but it is way slower than yours!.
As a guess it does around 16mph on flat ground without helping it.
bobbailey111 3 years ago
It's the same one, but running on 48V. It takes some minor modding to the controller, but nothing else needs to changed to run 48V.
DeltaWound 3 years ago
Awesome. Thanks for the info and fast reply.
bobbailey111 3 years ago
It's 'cause I have no life and check my email 50 times a day. :/
Also: I'll add a link to the bike's build history in the description.
DeltaWound 3 years ago
I was thinking of getting this exact set-up have you run into any problems using it? What is the top speed?
HoundsofHellpaintbal 3 years ago
No issues so far. I'm running it on lithium now.
Top speed is about 27mph.
DeltaWound 3 years ago
Thanks for the info video.
Question: Is it safe to use a regeneration controller for front wheel drive? I am concerned about flipping over the handle bars.
clariona 3 years ago
Sure. But you'll want to use something called torque arms. Google it. There's a tremendous amount of force on the dropouts when just powering the motor. A regenerative controller will put even more than that, and it might be enough to make the axle spin in the drops and screw up the wiring and controller.
DeltaWound 3 years ago
is that motor geared?
trdfreak03 3 years ago
Nope. Quite torquey, though.
DeltaWound 3 years ago