A Good Electric Hub Motor
Posted by motor12 | 1 Jun, 2011Sales of electric bikes have spun into high gear this year. Some merchants like Amazon are reporting a 6000% increase this summer from last year. This is good news, because, for short trips, the efficiency and convenience of electric bikes is hard to beat. Here are some statistics that still amaze me: 40% of all trips are made within two miles of the home, and 50% of workers commute five miles or less to work. I recently heard about an inexpensive electric bike conversion kit that appears to be of good quality. It’s offered by a family-run company called Amped Bikes. The Amped Bikes kits incorporate a brushless 36V 500W electric hub motor, and can be installed on almost any bike with 26″ wheels. It is also said that the kits can be installed in about 20 minutes, and an installation video on website to show how it’s done.
