Build an electric bike or buy a factory made one?
05-11-15, 11:52 PM
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Build an electric bike or buy a factory made one?
Hi there guys i am wanting a bit of advise about electric bikes,i am wanting a electric bike for hunting in nz as you are not allowed motorbikes and i need to cover some miles.
i went for a test ride on a pedego trail tracker the other week,they want $3800 nz
the other option i am thinkin i have a new mountain bike with front suspension forks,would i be better off to build a bike up out of a bike hub kit or buy the trail tracker?
i found the trail tracker hard to ride on the flat with no motor helping would skinny tyres be better for me to get more miles out of the bike?
Any info or links to sites would be fantastic
cheers kim
i went for a test ride on a pedego trail tracker the other week,they want $3800 nz
the other option i am thinkin i have a new mountain bike with front suspension forks,would i be better off to build a bike up out of a bike hub kit or buy the trail tracker?
i found the trail tracker hard to ride on the flat with no motor helping would skinny tyres be better for me to get more miles out of the bike?
Any info or links to sites would be fantastic
cheers kim
05-12-15, 10:13 AM
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Daymak Beast I don't know nothing about them but they look interesting for off road...
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Like many other things, home-made is always going to be cheaper, and for most applications, most satisfactory, if not better.
The skinny tires can/will make it roll more easily; but they are generally more susceptible to puncture, and thus can really slow you down. "Hunting in NZ" sounds like terrain where I'd hedge toward puncture resistance, and this preference would apply to motor and motor-less bikes. Thinner tires are also less comfortable with lesser air cushioning on most any ride, and discomfort can/will also slow one down.
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The skinny tires can/will make it roll more easily; but they are generally more susceptible to puncture, and thus can really slow you down. "Hunting in NZ" sounds like terrain where I'd hedge toward puncture resistance, and this preference would apply to motor and motor-less bikes. Thinner tires are also less comfortable with lesser air cushioning on most any ride, and discomfort can/will also slow one down.
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If you want to use the bike for hunting and you will go thru mud and other soft ground you defiantly do not want any skinny tires. Skinny tires will only sink to the bottom of whatever you are in. I would go fat tire only. I've got a great bike that I just bought electric-fat-tire-bike I don't know the availablity in NZ? I also looked at the Trail Tracker and do not like the battery on the rack too top heavy..
I have taken my bike off road and was amazed at how well it transversed the terrain. As for kits I find that things don't always fit as they are suppose to. Hope you have a great season hunting.
I have taken my bike off road and was amazed at how well it transversed the terrain. As for kits I find that things don't always fit as they are suppose to. Hope you have a great season hunting.
