Originally Posted by
AngieM
I looked at the bike no1mad recommended and I do like it, except the price of $2,199. The only other concern is the motor with no cover (which means a lot of dirt getting in it and possibly a piece of clothing???). I was wondering if anyone has the time, would you please check out the motor on this link and tell me if it's something to avoid:
http://dreamebike.com/index-4.html
Thanks,
Angie
Now that is a very slick bike. I have always thought that it would be much nicer to have the peddles futher up front like that. Lets fase it the only reason you want them more directly under your butt is when your really putting in the effort and maybe standing up. But something I'm not interested in doing (that's why I have an ebike in the first place.
Morph..Please note this bike is not sold with a hub motr at all. It is only sold with a Cyclone motor conversion kit.
Angie... Here's a link to the US sakes ofor the motor kit (Cyclone motor) that is being used on the DAY 6 bikes. Please note they even show a DAY 6 bike on their home page. Maybe they also sell them. You could aks them. The owner's name is Jim Olson. I have 2 of the 360w Cyclone motor kit on my older bikes. Personally I would prefer the added power of the 500w but that's me. The 360w is a good motor but when buying just the kit it's only $50 more for the 500w. Of course DAY 6 is charging $300 more. And it's not for the added batter size ether.
FYI... They are over stating the range for these motors and batteries by at least 25%. My 360w will run about 20 to 25 miles on a 24v 20ah lifepo4 battery pack. But that's not a major problem because you can always add more battery later on. The big problem is the crazy price tag on the DAY 6 bikes. Nice bikes but....WOW !! Of course if you consider a nice bike at $500, a motor kit at $500, a barrery and bag at $250(24v 20ah Thunder Sky) and a charger for $25 that's 1275 bucks plus you have to assemble it all ( about 2 to 4 hours). Please note I don't think they are suppling a BMS or LVC with this bike. So you will need to add at least a LVC. They still have at least an extra grand stuffed in their pricing.