Hi Guys, welcome to Techydiy.
Ebikes are cool but can be expensive to buy.
This kit provides an affordable solution,
consisting of a wheel with a built-in motor
and a removable battery.
It simply replaces the front wheel on an existing bike
and converts it into an ebike.
There are several different wheel sizes and brake options to choose from.
The kit includes the wheel and tyre,
a thumb speed control,
battery and charger and a fitting kit.
The manual is quite comprehensive including instructions on how to dismantle the motor
but some of it doesn't make an awful lot of sense.
The wheel is driven by a 240 watt brushless motor.
The battery is a 36 volt 3,200 milliamp power pack
and it plugs into the hub.
It also has a USB power output port.
The charger plugs into the battery
and there are some lights on the front that show the state of charge.
The battery is one of the most important parts of this kit,
so let's have a look at how its constructed.
The shell is held together with screws
There are 10 x 18650 cells in series.
A PCB for battery management and cell balancing.
A Power connector PCB
and the USB charger PCB.
The case has a sealing gasket for weather proofing
and the power connector is an XT 60
Installing the kit is easy
Just remove the existing front wheel
Then slot the new wheel into the front forks
and secure the hub with washers and nuts.
I did have a problem with the fixing hole which was in the way of the battery slot
So, I cut that off.
You can test the wheel by turning on the power,
giving it a spin and opening the throttle.
The thumb throttle is then fitted to the handlebars.
If you don't have the space available
then there's an extension bar
that allows the throttle lever to be positioned by your thumb.
The phone holder is fitted.
Cables connected
and finally the cables tie wrapped to the frame.
The holder grips the phone solidly
and it also includes a USB port for charging.
You can download the iMortor2 app
from the Play Store or the App Store
and once the power is turned on,
It communicates to the wheel with bluetooth.
It asks for a password, which defaults to 6666.
There's a configuration screen under my and parameter setting.
The display units can be set to either kilometers or miles.
The number of poles were specified in the manual as 56
Cruising mode turns on a simple cruise control
To enable it you hold down the thumb throttle for a short period
The power level is then set
and you can release the lever.
The motor continues to operate until the lever is pressed again.
Starting mode, selects whether the bike has to be moving before power can be applied.
On the main screen there are three settings for the maximum speed
3 being the highest
and the basic trade-off is the faster you go, the quicker the Battery depletes.
This is with setting 1 selected
setting 2
And setting 3
Although it's not obvious on camera, this is climbing up a moderate slope
and towards the end I needed to pedal to keep up momentum.
At maximum speed and using the pedals as little as possible,
I'm getting about 40 minutes and 9 miles.
If you use it on one of the lower speed settings, then it should last longer.
Overall this is a good kit for turning an old bike into an e-bike.
Thanks for watching and see you again next time.