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Originally Posted by inertia8
I'm keenly following this, starting work at a new client in March and my commute on a bike would be approx 2hrs/35km/300m elev change each way (according to google).. not much further than the 1hr 40min it'd take now.
I've always felt daunted by the prospect of riding in and wonder if an ebike to assist with the hills would work out to be a good compromise over driving.
Taking the car depends heavily on peak traffic and accidents, anywhere from 55mins to 1hr 50mins according to google (not much help!).
I looked at:
http://dillengerelectricbikes.com.au/
I take it these things are off-road only.. given the power! Would be nifty to have something that could cut that commute down 
My current bike is an 2012 Avanti Explorer 3.0, it's a nice hybrid, good disc brakes, front suspension, not sure how suitable this would be for a conversion kit? I would happily go over the 250w/25km/h barrier too as the majority of my riding is not on the roads. |
Over 250Watts (Aust) and 25 kph assist limit should only (legally) be used off road as is similar for 300watts and 32 kph in NZ. But I don't know how you'd check it. The 300 watt motor over here is a unrestricted 350watt elsewhere, Same motor, don't know how they control the motor output. But I'm not concerned with hacking the speed control as there is no rego or licensing requirement for on the road. How can they tell.
Based on my own riding but not knowing your 35 km ride parameters theoretically it should be possible in about 1 hr 40 min by bike. Mine is road and traffic to deal with, YMMV of course. I'd suggest you'd want a charger at work to top it up again for the ride home.
Just checked your Advanti Explorer 3.0 specs, very similar to the Merida on my website, easy conversion. But I'd probably do a rear rack and big 15.4 Amp hour battery for the distance.
Chris> Nice one, take it easy and don't bust a gut. The temptation is to go fast and hard but you'll pay for it unless you get into condition a bit
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EDIT: Just chkd the Dillinger site, their midmount motor kit is the same as ours, BBS01 Bafang although it shows the non torque kit components.