Originally Posted by
DumplingsGalore
FYI, seems helix is finally getting ready to launch the electric model, after many delays. They shared a bideo on their instagram and facebook accounts (I'm not allowed to share links yet).
The "bottle" in the video appears to be some variant of an HZPT battery, and you can see a wire coming out of it.
I emailed helix, and they basically confirmed it. They also said it will be backwards compatible with existing Helixes.
Alongside the new racks and fenders, glad to see things seem to be picking up a bit for Helix
In 2021 July, someone in Korea converted Helix to e-bike. Most motor hubs are quick release type, so he asked Helix to design a new dropout and Helix provided such design.
He had an ebike shop convert Helix with Keyde motor (old wired type). He said Helix was very interested in this process and he shared it with them.
this is the full process video.
With the Helix ebike upgarde kit out, I checked out Keyde and it looks like they have 2 main version. S and P.
S is very quiet but less power.
P has more torque with built in torque sensor and smaller form factor but slightly louder.
They have one model that is thru-axle but the size is too big for Helix, which is a shame coz then, we wouldn't need a different dropout.
Since Helix kit has P100, I asked them to send me a video of the operational sound comparing the two and got this from them.
I was interested in the kit, but compared to S110, P100 is kinda loud, and I'm having second thoughts. I wonder how loud it is in real world.
I hope Helix sells just the modified dropout in the future so people can try out different hub motors.