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BrianG · 04.30.2014, 07:42 PM

As far as pre-builds go, I've really only seen High-Power Cycles and the Stealth talked about for the higher power stuff I'd be looking for. HPC seems to have hit or miss reviews though, and for the price of the Stealth, I could buy a motorcycle.

I thought Crystalyte motors were the better type? At least they were the last time I was seriously looking. Oh well, times change. Did a Google search for Magic Pie II and looks like most kits come with a controller. I'd probably use that temporarily to see how things go and then upgrade to that Lyen ESC. Speaking of that, does this Lyen person have a shop, or is it out of his basement type of thing? If I do go that route, I think I'd go for the 18 fet if nothing else to stress each fet less.

I had already planned on going with a Cycle Analyst as that seems to be universally recommended.

As far as the spokes are concerned; are the pre-mounted motors/wheels adequate, or should I lace them myself with larger gauge? 1000w+ is a lot of torsional stress to place on typical spokes. If so, I'd probably have a bike shop do the actual lacing though as I have no idea how to do it right and be balanced without over-tightening them (I tend to Kung-Fu grip anything I do).

What about batteries? Looks like I can cobble together a HobbyCity pack setup for around $600 (20Ah @ 24s), or are those Ping batteries adequate? I do like that Ping has the BMS pre-done and comes with a simple CC/CV charger. They're a little bit more money, but it's all done and ready to go.

All said and done, it looks like this will cost around $1500 total, give or take.

What's this about a 3 speed switch? I thought the throttle was variable?

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	04.30.2014, 07:42 PM As far as pre-builds go, I've really only seen High-Power Cycles and the Stealth talked about for the higher power stuff I'd be looking for. HPC seems to have hit or miss reviews though, and for the price of the Stealth, I could buy a motorcycle. I thought Crystalyte motors were the better type? At least they were the last time I was seriously looking. Oh well, times change. Did a Google search for Magic Pie II and looks like most kits come with a controller. I'd probably use that temporarily to see how things go and then upgrade to that Lyen ESC. Speaking of that, does this Lyen person have a shop, or is it out of his basement type of thing? If I do go that route, I think I'd go for the 18 fet if nothing else to stress each fet less. I had already planned on going with a Cycle Analyst as that seems to be universally recommended. As far as the spokes are concerned; are the pre-mounted motors/wheels adequate, or should I lace them myself with larger gauge? 1000w+ is a lot of torsional stress to place on typical spokes. If so, I'd probably have a bike shop do the actual lacing though as I have no idea how to do it right and be balanced without over-tightening them (I tend to Kung-Fu grip anything I do). What about batteries? Looks like I can cobble together a HobbyCity pack setup for around $600 (20Ah @ 24s), or are those Ping batteries adequate? I do like that Ping has the BMS pre-done and comes with a simple CC/CV charger. They're a little bit more money, but it's all done and ready to go. All said and done, it looks like this will cost around $1500 total, give or take. What's this about a 3 speed switch? I thought the throttle was variable?