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Originally Posted by johnrobholmes
I see now you are using a stoker setup. Can you run the chain from your stoke hub to the biggest ring on your cranks?
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I could do that but I'd have to get a couple chain links and the pedals would spin really fast. I might do that if rewinding it proves impractical for the cost.
sabongi - That part is a freewheel and acts as a pinion. Making it bigger would make the gearing even worse.
The gear reductions are - 11/72 to the "spool", 14/32 to the crank, and 48/12 to the wheel in top gear. I want to get about 35 in top gear. The motor is 250kv at the moment and I'm running 24v. That's 6000rpm. The wheel has a 13" radius so 2pi13=81.7 inches/revolution.
I'm not quite sure on my math, but I think I get 1,584 rpm at the wheel so that's... holy sh!t - 180mph!!
- Someone check my math...
I figure I will need 1,168rpm at the motor so thats... 49kv.
Is this going to work out or will I need to make some major changes to the gearing?
