Build Your Own Electric Bicycle (Tab Green Guru)
A Step-by-Step Guide to Building an Electric Bicycle From the Ground Up
Filled with do-it-yourself project, this hands-on manual gives you all the technical information and easy-to-follow instructions you need to assemble and customize an electric bike.
Build Your Own Electric Bicycle gets you on the road on a reliable, economical, environmentally friendly ride. Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of every component, including motors, controllers, batteries, and frames, as well as details on soldering, electrical wiring, safety, and other essential skills. The book covers commercially available electric bicycles and shows you how to make modifications and upgrades for improved power, speed, range, and safety. Pictures, diagrams, and charts illustrate each step along the way. With this how-to guide on hand, you’ll be riding your own tricked-out electric bike in no time!
BUILD YOUR OWN ELECTRIC BICYCLE COVERS:
Energy savings and environmental benefits Electrical, battery, and road safety Long-range, folding, and high-power bikes Hub motor kits Motors, controllers, and batteries Electrical connections and wiring Brakes Troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair Performance and safety modifications
Very Technical… but recommended to be read. I recommend this book especially for those who:-Want to start selling, installing and repairing e-kits on a professional basis, and-Want to go seriously into performance conversions for e-bike races and off-road use-Want to know more about how an electric hob motor is built and worksVery technical and comprehensive, it’s not to be read in a couple hours. Somebody mechanically inclined who wants to convert a bicycle to electric without much adoo might want something…
Misleading title. Completely useless for actually building an electric bicycle. Things the book told me:- What an electric bicycle is. It is a bicycle powered by an electric motor.- There are commercially available ones. Kits, or fully assembled.- What an electric motor is. It uses magnets and electrical energy to make itself turn. There are a few different types!- What a battery is. It is a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy. There are a few different types!- There are advantages and disadvantages to using a lot or a…
Great Book