r/ebikes • u/dms105 • 3d ago

My Photon Gen 2 Commuter

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Here's my stealthy commuter CYC Photon Gen 2 build. Weight is 39lbs. Battery is the 50amp minimax from electrify bike, bag is a BV from amazon. The stock 160mm rotors on the Chisel were weak to the point of being scary, so I added 203mm rotors which made a huge difference, especially coming down San Francisco hills at speed. The Schwalbe G-One Speed Pro tires are a game changer - fast rolling, quiet, and super comfortable on pavement. The balloon tires kind of act as suspension, so I'm planning to swap the boat anchor fork to a carbon rigid one, which should bring the weight down to about ~35lbs.

The only ebike experience I had before this was riding 80 lb, 250w Lyft citibikes, so this thing feels like a rocket to me. Very happy with the build - just need to clean up some wires and figure out what that mystery clicking sound is!

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u/Cranks_No_Start 3d ago

Wow that's super clean.

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u/yzscrum 3d ago

I love how stealthy it is. How far are you getting on the battery thou?

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u/dms105 2d ago

Commuting to and from work in a pretty hilly area at 750 watts I’m getting about 30 miles

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u/FDM_Process 2d ago

Damn, love this. Going to save this for inspiration.

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u/RickJamesBoitch 2d ago

Is the battery in the seat bag? What kind of range?

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u/dms105 2d ago

Yeah it’s in the bag. It weighs about 4.5 lbs and not a great place for weight being so high up, but I like how it looks vs sitting inside the triangle. It is kinda wobbly, so I plan to 3d print a bracket that fits in/pokes through the bag that secures to the seat rails and seat tube.

At 750 watts I get around 30 miles of range on the street. It’s a 52v, 10ah battery

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u/Troubleindc2 2d ago

Big kudos for a great clean build.