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@ExtraSilver
Hey guys, its been a long time but i finally put an e-bike together!
long story short with the hub motor. i gave a bike shop 5 weeks to lace the wheel with the hub but when i finally came to collect it, it wasn't ready so i decided to cancel the job and picked up a mid drive system in which i could easily install myself at home..
i picked up a TSDZ2 350w system from BMS battery for around 420 euro's after postage and import duties to Germany. link below
https://bmsbattery.com/home/803-sdz2-torque-sensor-central-motor.html
i was a little worried that a mid drive system wont really like to work with a single speed bike such as this, but it proved me wrong. 36Kph top speed is good for me and awesome at climbing hills! only downside is that on the flat straights the motor will cut off once you reach the top speed due the motors maximum speed not being able to keep up.. i will fix this problem soon once the DC to DC boost converter arrives, the converter will boost my 36v battery up to 49 volts with up to 20 amps at the input, hopefully it will give the motors RPM so i'm able to reach 40+ Kph.. the controllers speed limit of 25Kph has been disabled by the way ;)
i desperately need to purchase some better non-painted wheels and purchase the brake system mentioned above! the stock brakes just can't keep up.
any questions, just ask
i've posted a picture of the bike below and a little video :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV7BZI8zSWA&feature=youtu.be