Build Your Own Electric Bicycle

Matthew Slinn

Jun 2010 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

A Step-by-Step Guide to Building an Electric Bicycle From the Ground Up

Filled with do-it-yourself project, this hands-on manual gives you all the technical information and easy-to-follow instructions you need to assemble and customize an electric bike.

Build Your Own Electric Bicycle gets you on the road on a reliable, economical, environmentally friendly ride. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of every component, including motors, controllers, batteries, and frames, as well as details on soldering, electrical wiring, safety, and other essential skills. The book covers commercially available electric bicycles and shows you how to make modifications and upgrades for improved power, speed, range, and safety. Pictures, diagrams, and charts illustrate each step along the way. With this how-to guide on hand, you'll be riding your own tricked-out electric bike in no time!

BUILD YOUR OWN ELECTRIC BICYCLE COVERS:

• Energy savings and environmental benefits
• Electrical, battery, and road safety
• Long-range, folding, and high-power bikes
• Hub motor kits
• Motors, controllers, and batteries
• Electrical connections and wiring
• Brakes
• Troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair
• Performance and safety modifications

Ratings and reviews

I have found the book to be easily understandable, but it didn't take long to realize I was going to need an assortment of tools, wiring, and solder. I have this cóol idea of building my own Tesla bike. Tesla's S series 2018 is the fastest excellerating car on the market + it's the strongest, safest, car ever built. And, it's a electrical Inversion motor. It's the future! I look forward to my first build. It will need a super charger so I don't have to wait long to tear up the road as a environmentally friendly bicycle. Sincerely, Walter Cross 9-30-19

This ebook needs updating. Most of the websites listed(for kits, parts,ect. are no longer around.) This book says it gives step by step instructions on how to build your own ebike. It doesn't. I'll take my chances on youtube.👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

About the author

Matthew Slinn is an experienced research scientist and process engineer. His specialist skills include electric vehicle building and expertise in fuel cell and battery systems. Matthew was a senior chemist at Green Biodiesel.