My Dream EBike Build

I spent a month converting my recumbent bicycle to electric!
Mastodon: hachyderm.io/@younata
Instagram: / rachelbrindle
The parts used in this build:
Everything was sourced from Grin.
Display: Cycle Analyst V3 with MFI switch: ebikes.ca/shop/electric-bicyc...
Motor: All Axle Hub Motor V3, standard wind: ebikes.ca/shop/electric-bicyc...
Motor Controller: Phaserunner V6: ebikes.ca/shop/electric-bicyc...
Battery: 52V 14 AH
Brake switch: TripWire: ebikes.ca/shop/electric-bicyc...
Throttle: Thumb throttle w/ clamp: ebikes.ca/shop/electric-bicyc...
Front Light: Sate-Lite SPL-01: ebikes.ca/shop/electric-bicyc...
Rear Light: Roxim R1E: ebikes.ca/shop/electric-bicyc...
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Motor
00:59 Regenerative Braking
02:32 Motor - Why Front Hub?
04:09 Motor - Installation
04:56 Pedal Assist System
05:52 PAS - Install
06:51 Display
08:09 Dashboards
10:36 Lights
11:38 Motor Controller
12:05 Controls
14:16 Battery & Battery Mount
17:34 Wiring
19:21 Can It Still Fold?
19:37 Results
19:54 Outro

[@ambiorixcastillocina2730]

Thanks Rachel,

[@NormalDay09223]

Outstanding conversion, and the video is very helpful and well edited. I think Grin Technologies could use this. Conversion kits need much adaptation for long recumbents, you covered the highlights and solutions. I just added a mid drive to an USS recumbent trike, my daily driver, and the solutions were similar: layout wiring with string, struggle where to mount the display and throttle, creative methods to attach the battery, find somewhere to stuff all the extra wire. You could still hang panniers from the rear rack.

[@mq1506]

Very cool!

[@timaidley7801]

I am tempted by the idea of a recumbent bicycle. I dearly love my old Ridgeback Panorama, but nowadays I find it uncomfortable on my neck to be hunched over the handlebars all the time.

[@binarumah]

Awesome build 👍 thanks for sharing the details.

[@RobertBerger]

So inspiring!

[@mikeq7096]

Great video . I am looking at adding power to my azub tifly and grin is my number one choice so far

[@654789qwe]

Nice video! I have a cruzbike S40. I was thinking of doing something similar to this with that bike.

[@rachelbrindle]

Do it! It’s a ton of fun, and dramatically improves just about every part of the experience.

[@CurlyFurlong]

Any reason you didn't submit this build video into the Grin It to Win It contest? Nice Job!

[@rachelbrindle]

Thanks! I just didn't want to put "Grin It to Win It" in the title.

[@CurlyFurlong]

@@rachelbrindle Yup, I get it, it just so happened that I stumbled upon yours whilst trying to make sure we didn't miss any video submissions 😁

[@mikejones-vd3fg]

But i drive efficiently and coast a lot, so regen is like punihshing me for efficient driving. I get it, a benefit for free is still worth it, but is it free? you lose momentum when you regen, you lose speed which you could have used that speed to go further, but now you got extra juice to go further? 1 step back , one step forward? ... But yeah it definately is free when you break a lot, but thats the thing, once you become a good driver you never have to break, or break as minimal as possible, breaking is a sign of inefficiecy, and the only time regen helps you,. Other times you can argue you can use the momemntum from a hill decent to go further just as efficinetly as regen. Or can you? has anyone tested regen down a hill and how much distance you gain vs just seeing how far you can roll after all that momentum? But you cant argue breaking doesnt lose energy, it does so theres is a benefit there for sure but only if you break a lot. I think its more useful for real cars that have stop and go traffic all the time unlike bikes\ scooters where its easier to keep moving. Anyay nice build , love what grin technlogloes is doing, look forward to more!

[@PassiveTerrorField]

Dude, I see your analysis is lengthy but there is not enough actual material to prove something.

[@whatyoudo9773]

more tech than a guys channel