I’ve decided that I’m going to make my bike electric this summer. Really, I am.
I’ve got FP CIM motor from the robotics team, I’m gonna draw up a motor mount and have Sean make it. The hardest part is going to be the adapter or whatever between the chain and the motor. Now that I think about it a little more, it just got harder. I want to be able to still pedal the bike when I want. That means I need the sprocket on the motor to freewheel so I’m not working against it when pedaling. It also means I need the pedals to freewheel when the motor is on, so they don’t whip around at crazy speeds.
Hmm, Now I’m re-thinking the keeping the pedal idea. I do have two bikes so I could convert one and leave the other. I guess I have to re-do the math now to figure out what my speed would be.
If you’ve got anything to add, please do. Or if you have questions, I’ll answer what I can.
