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mdweezer
04-23-08, 09:30 AM
I'm 6'2ish, 215lbs and I have a 10 mile, completely flat commute (I live in Florida).

I'm looking at one of the Citizen folding bikes (so I can easily fold it up and bring it to my desk, plus toss it in my car and for many other reasons).

Specifically: http://www.citizenbike.com/catalog.asp?product_category_id=1&product_id=1

Would this be a good choice for a 20" front hub brushless motor kit? It has a nice rear-rack for battery placement and nice fenders.

http://www.citizenbike.com/images/citizen_bike_folding_bike_miami_black.jpg

The price is right and I don't see anything that immediately stands out at me that would make the conversion process difficult.

Any thoughts? I'm just getting into the electric conversion community so I've been picking up a lot here and there but I would love to hear from pro's and con's.

Thanks!

TogetherinParis
04-23-08, 11:07 AM
Check the width of your fork. Nano has a motor for narrow forks they use on Bromptons in England.

arni0202
04-25-08, 05:31 AM
I've seen similar bikes like the ezip or izip something like that. Looks cool, let us know how it looks how the conversion goes :) what kind of batteries were you looking at? SLAs may be too heavy for the rear rack, they weigh about 7 pounds or more per 12v battery.