Electric Bike 4.0 - First Test ride

The electric bike 4.0 is working!!! It sure is fun to ride with the crazy torque of the 'geared' down motor! Just got a few things left to add, such as an extra pulley guard and the regenerative braking thumb control.
How to add the 'on screen display' data.
You will need the following:
- VESC speed controller: goo.gl/dcz723
- Bluetooth module for the VESC: goo.gl/nEqHLB
- Android phone
- Helmet camera (such as a gopro)
Then follow these instructions to connect your phone to the VESC:
goo.gl/iZs4Qc
Then follow these instructions to get the data overlay onto the video: goo.gl/wChFsE
DISCLAIMER: The VESC6 was supplied to me from Trampaboards, however it was not a paid endorsement. It was supplied to me for review purposes.
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[@TomStantonEngineering]

I've just realised it may seem like I wasn't wearing a helmet, but it turns out the GoPro is mounted to the helmet and therefore I had to briefly remove it to check the GoPro battery! Thanks

[@DarkMineLP]

Do a burnout!! :D

[@brantwedel]

Do a barrel roll!!

[@forfengeligfaen]

Mehh You should get a safety tie like Colin Furze.

[@TomMarsh1010]

I know people get bent out of shape about helmets, but bike helmets are generally rated for falling of a stationary bike, or maybe walking pace. They offer little in the way of protection at 45kph, especially vs a tree. You might want to look at using a helmet designed for a motorbike... or just not wearing one and enjoy the wind in your hair.

[@luisvasquezremar2592]

Hola no puedo traducirlo a Español

[@b0bl00i]

Think that is the best ebike build I ever seen. Clean, cool and clever!

[@TomStantonEngineering]

Thanks!!

[@johnsweda2999]

Yes I must agree I want one I prefer the other model looks a bit more sexy

[@letmelogin2903]

Its a hub motor, discrete and almost silent

[@flvffette]

@@letmelogin2903 did anyone ask??

[@rustjupiter]

Tom I have to say that your ebike videos have helped me more than any other set of ebike videos. You're version is closest to what I want to build and your insight and tips are outrageously helpful. Cheers to you mate.

[@CNile-se9xw]

I have to say, I'm extremely impressed, you've articulated your adventure beautifully. I really appreciate how you're open to disclosing problems & your thought processes to fix them. All the very best to you (from Australia) young man, you're a champion. 👍

[@mhannan6328]

Outstanding engineering and development. Humble presentation of a great work. Thank you.

[@Gribbo9999]

Thanks for km/h Tom. I know it was as mistake but much more comprehensible for most of us cyclists (global perspective). Keep it that way! That's a real machine well done!

[@redsquirrelftw]

Yes Metric all the way, should keep it that way. Only yankies do MPH. :P

[@joetke]

I was waiting for this demo. An achievement indeed. The speed is pretty high. Your design is above the average Tom. Thanks for sharing it.

[@troychampion]

Tom Stanton Tomorrow will make a year that you've had the final version (at least according to your video blog) of your E-bike. How has it held up? What would you do differently? How often do you use it anymore? I have a regular bike with multiple gears that I ride a few times a week, I am considering building an E-bike for myself one day... are there any tips you would add to your Vlog having gained all this experience to a novice maker.

[@seavee2000]

Brilliant. I want one.With only one leg that works I can see the benefits of an e-bike....especially one as well engineered and thought out as this.

[@umbra1016]

Absolutely wonderful presentation! Great job!

[@Matt151022]

I love seeing the progression of these. Also your motor design is so awesome. I love it. Id like to do something similar for my project.

[@silasmarner7586]

Fabulous result!

[@RamyRC]

amazing!

[@Matt151022]

Love your videos man! It has evolved so much over the versions!

[@squidlings]

Foooooookin hell! That is amazing. I built a 1000w hub fastest I've had is 56kph going down hill and it felt like 100kph. This is next level. Love it! Your acceleration is scary

[@aerossignol]

Truly epic and inspiring video. you've come a long way since the original V1.

[@mcaddc]

Great work! One of my favorite ebike builds!

[@jessemoody2218]

Wow, that looks like a blast to ride! This has me seriously considering building one too! Great job Tom!

[@siriosstar4789]

Very cool. Brilliant!

[@ldmcnutt]

Dude, this is sick! This is your best project yet!

[@user-uc1vc5xw3g]

Excellent video and work Tom! You're an inspiration mate! I an designing my own ebike and your information is so valuable! Thank you so much for sharing Sir!

[@headybrew]

Wow, I wish I had such beautiful places to ride as you do.

[@xxtrengt8871]

This version of the ebike is really great, it made me start an electric minibike build ;)

[@ivonakis]

sound is awesome

[@mysterOrel7924]

dude u deserve to have your own electric bike company !!! this is a great job love you Tom !! from Sénégal !

[@calebsherman886]

Atleast like sell it as a kit or something.

[@mysterOrel7924]

yeah sure !! something like that would be awesome !!

[@adamjohnson6779]

very slick build well done tom

[@Geertpieter]

Looks like fun!

[@akihitolucilius2881]

Hey Tom, I can't recall if you ever mentioned much about those batteries in any of your videos? I'm considering building something similar to this myself, and I am very interested in how you wired up those batteries and how you balance all the cells! What charger do you use?

[@pancho97100]

So many features similar to the first Harleys. Aweosome build

[@Dave64track]

Wow great job now that's an electric bike just take it easy in the woods at that speed especially with tree roots etc. Love to see a test run on a quiet road good job enjoying the videos keep up the good work.

[@wackyack3165]

Very impressive - well done.

[@sheldoncyril6194]

best diy ebike i've seen so far...wouldn't mind building one exactly like yours

[@danhenton1978]

Great to see this bike up and running. I use the same Vesc6 Tampa on my 12s4p dual direct drive mountain board. You could totally cool the motor by adding some vents in the housing and then use a kitchen splash screen mesh wrapped and then glued between interior walls to protect against dirt and other objects from entering. I have done a similar thing for my Trampa motors. The print walls end up looking printing like this: | wall | mesh | wall |. I've found that the spinning motor itself is able to produce enough airflow to actively cool itself. Also its great you are going to 3dprint a cover for the Vesc but Tampa also provides a rubber cover which would also do the trick. looking forward to seeing more progress!

[@anthonymedford5380]

Great job, you should add a USB port to the battery pack so you can charge your Go-pro when it gets low.

[@fahed7316]

Yeas

[@MelkiSilvas]

yeeeeaaahh! So much powerrrrrrr!!!!! nice job guy!

[@sethcohen3938]

Could you link to a parts list for the motor, VESC, etc. it would be very helpful.

[@robs5532]

wow that looks fun! I've so got to build one :D

[@James-hh1lq]

Not as much fun as my Suzuki

[@austiwawa]

Awesome job Tom! That looks like a quality speed controller you chose as well.

[@TomStantonEngineering]

Thanks man! Really enjoy your drift trike vids!

That engine just peaked at 5 horsepower, quite impressive.

[@yushanthachathuranga5168]

Great and clean work.thanks for sharing your experience..

[@AlexBESBiKer]

Surprisingly your E bike looks very neat and tidy than other DIYs And I always think that hub motor doesn't do the best job! Well done! Tom!

[@vizionthing]

Awesome job, now for the regenerative braking into some ultra caps :)

[@juhopeltola2561]

My bike is is chain driven. It has take lot of work to get chain line straight, but now it works. I have brushed motor and good torq, easily wheeling in 18th gear.

[@wimwiddershins]

Very impressive.

[@jamespfp]

2:00 -- WOW Tom, the overlays for speed and RPM? Totally awesome.

[@iamthejohn7064]

That rear pulley is very clever, never would have thought 3d printed plastic would handle that application

[@awatt]

Coming along nicely.....

[@gabbz4540]

Awesome bike! You really got some speed on it!

[@wuzihuzi]

Fantastic! So awesome!

[@MRGIT999]

Well done excellent build information

[@helderjsl]

Awesome Tom!

[@mattcoxy5165]

Great build...... Great fun....

[@RoboticusMusic]

I noticed that the elevation telemetry isn't accounting for acceleration/deceleration. Is there is a meter that is really good at not having that problem during acceleration and braking on steep bumpy inclines?

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

Great video, I am not into bikes, not even electric bikes but I do enjoy your technology and the detail of the information you put into your projects so an excellent video to watch for the information you have provided and visually a great day out anyway 😊😊😊😊

[@Maceyee1]

Tom by the time you reach version 10 you'll just have a zero motorcycle.

[@evanpalms4571]

Do you have blueprints for this design? As in the specific gear used for this modification. Thanks.

[@Mr-nt8mz]

Cant find words right now, but one thing for sure, you're awesome ! I am looking for ways to also do it Id love to have this setup. Way more convenient than getting a heavy wheel with motor.

[@ThatBum42]

Say, could you implement a regenerative/electromagnetic braking system where the motor charges the battery when coasting on inertia?

[@250fpv7]

Really like it

[@philipps3ddruck]

Hey, is it possible to use that data overlay .fit file with final cut? Thanks :)

[@RCinginSC]

Well done sir !!!

[@luctimmen]

Hey, tom love the project and want to try to make my one, is there a place where you upload your CAD files to?

[@الضيغم]

nice transformation great thanks

[@OldManFatBike]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing your thoughts and impressions. Ride On Man :-)

[@falconhoof0283]

can you do a video on how you made the battery pack pls. and does anyone know of good 12c lipo for bike like this

[@Jskdog]

Excellent build, very impressed. How feasible would it be to have a display with real time data mounted on the handlebars?power/speed/voltage/remaining distance etc?

[@redsquirrelftw]

Skookum as frig! Looks like it has quite a lot of power!

[@dyrectory_com]

When are you selling kits for this eMotor ? ⚡️ 🚲

[@WilliamDaviesDev]

Never

[@PetesShredder]

Have you got any info on the batteries you made? Looks like 18650 cells packaged together... Would be interesting to see more on that, and how you charge them and and what kind of charge speeds you can run at? Thanks

[@prabanchakmaamitabhomankoo2102]

Wow 😳😳😳 damm this is what I call a real design, nice bicycle model 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@RoccoIaniello]

Hey Tom, brilliant and informative as usual 😁 I'm really interested but how would you go about doing pedal assist ebike? I know there are various kits for this but I prefer a more D.I.Y. approach 👍

[@locktite323]

You mentioned about having a temperature sensor inside the motor casing; would it be feasible to have some sort of fan with a filtered intake to help keep the motor cool?

[@SomethingTheBestEver]

Cool! Didn't you think about installing overrunning clutch on the main driving shaft to ease the free riding?

[@mick2d2]

Very interesting build, thanks for sharing. A lot of power for such a compact motor, but I don't think I could put up with the noise for very long!

[@jimmarshallman6300]

Earplugs ....

[@dewexdewex]

Looks very good indeed. I would be inclined to cover the primary and secondary drives near the motor for when winter comes and you ride with trousers. You wouldn't want them dragged into the pinches between the belt and any pulleys.

[@sufysprojects2689]

What if you connected the Motor to the main pedals gears , removing the pedals , in order to be able to shift gears

[@AshleyScopes]

Wow!!! That was badass

[@TheNerd484]

Noyce! Have you considered designing a motor cover with vents for cooling?

[@pauljaggers402]

Great videos, Will you sell a kit for all the mounts and 3D printed parts, belts and pulleys?

[@ianburress4321]

is there an updated parts list now that you have made these modifications?

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic job, dude! Really awesome! 😃 I have to make one too!!!

[@rajupaul427]

How long go in a single charge? Which watt motor you used??

[@FartGarfunkel_69]

Where can we get the stl files/blueprint files for the rear hub adapter and motor mount for this?

[@gabrielenitti3243]

Could u link the motoe used and a few reason behind the choice?

[@Bacon676]

This is super cleanly done. Excellent job! Not sure if it's possible with your current design, but some kind of a clutch for the motor would probably help so that you can pedal when you want to without fighting the electric belt drive system.

[@alanjones3514]

Your the man

[@sabelch]

What if a loose pant leg or sock got caught in those gears? Seems like for safety the motor housing could be extended to cover the other moving parts.

[@Project-Air]

OMG! Mate, you'll be riding the electric Isle of Man TT next! Looks and sounds so cool.

[@ethanhermsey]

looks good. well designed, nothing jenky about this.

[@batlin]

I couldn't tell if there were air vents on the motor cover, but it might help to reduce the risk of burnout?

[@kennethbellmyer9241]

Wicked nice!!!

[@locouk]

What happens if god forbid, you have to pedal it? Can you disengage the drive system so you don’t have to pedal against the motor and belt friction?

[@letsgocamping88]

Green Silver with motor braking or regen turned off then there will be only a tiny amount of resistance. You’d probably notice the weight of all those batteries more

[@thelwq]

Hi Tom, thats really a cool ebike you have made and your video is pleasure to enjoy, thank you! I have one notice - do you plan adding some cover to second gearing to long belt? It seems to be quite dangerous that way. And did you calculate power transmitted via belt versus belts capalibities regarding power transfer and so on? And the last one - did you wonder over recuperation breaking and getting some energy back to battery? And can you post what type of motor do you use? Thank you a lot!

[@tjohnson4062]

I'd love to see some numbers on up, torque, bike and rider weight, so some calculations of pulling different grades. At what grade incline does the motor begin to heat up?

[@tonysshadow]

Ild be curious how durable 3D printed fenders would be for your bike. How thin they could be, what kind of design would be necessary for any shortcominings.

[@IrishSkruffles]

Hey I'm a recent subscriber, binged watched a few project videos of yours but the issue with Lenz's law drove me to commenting. It's something that makes perfect sense when you think about it but I honestly would have never thought about that if designing a similar motor mount! You learn something new every day eh

[@JohnHughes2002]

Will you be selling the parts for this conversion once it's finished?

[@jimmarshallman6300]

Downhills were invented to go FAST! >8^) I'm enjoying your channel .... The bike stuff in particular ..... 👍👍

[@vandmike87]

I need help with my bike I have a 36 motor controller and need a new battery. I'd like to make my own 36 volt li-po but I'm not sure how to go about it and charge it also any advice would help so much.

[@jimhofoss9982]

great engineering! what’s the weight of your bike?