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Did you save your pennies and manage to purchase your monster bike, would be a great investment 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍💞🇦🇺

I have the motor. I just need to have it fitted. I have another trike project going at the moment.

Hi Thomas. Since this video I’ve had a Bafang BBS002 fitted to the trike. I’ve done just over 1,000km with the motor, and I’m very impressed with the setup. Rough tracks aren’t a problem, and after some teething problems its been 100% reliable. The fat tyres and suspension provide ample protection on most tracks.

I'm just on the verge of ordering a Bafaang 750w system with a 48v20ah battery to go on the Monster.

cool, why did you pick that particular motor? just curious, I have very little knowledge of these things.

Hi. Sorry for the delay in reply! Distractions. First choice was to go for a mid-drive or a hub motor. The mid-drive would fair better as it's attached to the frame, so it gets the benefit of suspension. Initially I wanted the BBS-HD (1000w), but the concern has been to gear the trike down. The smallest chainring Bafang is a 42t. My biggest chainring is 40t, and I can comfortably peddle past 50km/h. 42t would not be small enough for off-road use. A 3rd party chainring adapter is available for the BBS-002 which can take a 32t chainring. This is much more appropriate for off-road. I should still be able to have my 40t chainring. I also like the idea of having the motor work though the gears. You can get the extra torque you need by changing to a lower gear, and not ramp up power. The negative is you may wear out your drivetrain quicker! But I like the idea of the motor working in tandem with you. You can also map the controller the way you want. Just make sure your know what you're doing, and don't tell the retailer! Why 750w? Because 250w was only $100 cheaper. When spending this kind of money, why wouldn't you buy the more powerful motor? There's really no penalty for having a more powerful motor. Just keep it at a low setting, and it'll go all day. If for whatever unforeseen reason you need the full beans, its there! 28v20ah? Because I want to go all day. I hope this helps you.

At the time of the video, the trike did not have peddle assist. However, I am having an electric motor fitted to it which has turned into quite a task. The trike is a FullFat which is available from www.icetrikes.co in the UK.

+3wheelsgood Yep, saw those pics on the ICE Trikes page. Well done.

Can you make another video using a drone camera ???

www.icetrikes.co

At the time of filming, all 3 tires were Maxxis Marathons. I Now have a VeeRubber Snowshoe XL on the rear.

Wrong choice of tire. I've since put a Snow Shoe XL tire on the rear. Traction is an inherent problem with tadpole recumbents. Very difficult to overcome.

@@cyclingjase What kind of tires did you use for the video?

Yes and no. It's very slow to accelerate, and you really do need to work the gears to get any sort of performance out of it. But once it's up and rolling, it keeps rolling! You just need to keep up the cadence then. What's interesting is I have another recumbent with 20x1.5" tires, and at 22kg, it's 5kg lighter than the Monster, but times over a distance are pretty much identical. No, I do not have an explanation for this...

It depends on the tyre pressure: 0.3 to 0.5 bar off road, 0.6 tot 1.0 bar on the road. With high pressure, they tyre ride just like ordinairy ATB tyres. That's why I carry an air pump.