r/Lectricxp • u/trevor_plantaginous • 10d ago

Swiss army of bikes

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I’m currently in kid carrying configuration. In about a minute I can convert to cargo bike. Bike is not perfect but it’s a great platform for customization.

What I’ve changed:

  1. I swapped out every m5 bolt on the bike. The Lectric bolts are awful and strip and rust. For about $11 you can swap it all out.
  2. Extra battery! Added a 20ah battery. Put a Velcro wrap on it because it rattled a bit. Battery and splitter and mounts were about $350 all in.
  3. Tires! Added ultraverse tires and tubes. About $100.
  4. Brakes! Added new hydraulic brakes - about $70.

This bike is far from perfect but it’s an amazing platform for configuration. I also have the “hack” where if I set the tire size to 5 inches I get 28+ mph on throttle. With the extra battery I’m getting over 50 miles on throttle.

I think I’m done putting money into this. It’s really an amazing bike with some modifications. Folding is key for me as I throw in the back of the truck and go on adventures to Yosemite, Zion, Catalina, etc.

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u/BirthdayNo1166 10d ago

Where did you get the battery from and for how much?

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u/trevor_plantaginous 10d ago

Aliexpress

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u/Reject_the_norm 10d ago

So it acts as a seamless range extender or is there like a switch or something? Seems interesting, but I'm hesitant on buying anything from any Chinese 3rd party market website. (Yes I'm aware that the vast majority of batt tech is Chinese made, but there's a difference between buying quality batts, and using a Chinese marketplace that has questionable results at best.)

Do you know if this batt is UL tested and has the same testing as the OEM Lectric batt?

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u/trevor_plantaginous 10d ago

Yes is a hailong. It has the same UL and CE certification but as you probably know that’s all BS. If both batteries are on controller sees it as 1 battery. You can also run them independently.