Thoughts on the best drive for a Tadpole Recumbent Trike
I purchased a used Greenspeed GT 20 about 4 years ago after being run down by a car on my 750w Radpower Radcity ebike which I really liked. My Greenspeed came with a Bike shop installed Falco 750w hub motor which seemed like a good system at the time. It has torque and speed sensing which after a lot of reprogramming I got working nicely. Problem now is that company appears to be going belly up. Almost impossible to get even simple control parts. So am looking to go to a middrive system. My Radpower was cadence only and worked fine with no hassle. Both my bikes have 48v batteries 14wh. I am a 75 year old veteran. I average around 3000 miles every summer. My current thinking is my safest bet is the tried and true Bafang BBS02. The new Toseven DM02 might work just fine, but I am leary of getting caught with another orphan. My riding is 95% paved roads, 2 hrs rides for 20-25 miles @ an average 15-18 mph. Our terrain here in upstate NY is 90% flat. I also have interest in the Eggrider controller and anyone's thoughts on going to tubeless tires...Thanks for reading.....
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I have an Adventure with rear rack and rear suspension, this ruled out many battery mounts and the only one available was one by ICE, https://www.utahtrikes.com/PROD-11621270.html made for that specific configuration. After mounting the battery mount it was apparent that it was no large enough for a normal battery. I bought the T-Cycle battery mount adapter shelf which provides a 12" x 4" platform to mount your battery on. I screwed the adapter shelf to the ICE mount using flat head screws (had to countersink the holes I was using to keep the flat surface) and then mounted the battery on the adapter. My original battery (2019) was an Em3ev battery (https://em3ev.com/shop/50v-14s7p-rectangle-battery-pack/) with no mounting points. To hold the battery in place I visited the hardware store and got corner connectors and used six (two on the outside edge, and one at each end, inside covered by the battery mount) to form a box to keep the battery from moving around and then to keep it in place I cut down a ratchet strap to go through the slot in the battery mount and around the battery so that when it was tightened the battery was securely held in place. Just this week I replaced my battery with a Super Shark style battery, the adapter shelf was large enough for the battery (after removing the corner connectors) and I just drilled additional holes as required to position the battery where I wanted it. Should be able figure something out for a battery mount fairly easily once you figure out where you want to mount it and then the area you need to mount the battery. In my case when I mounted the Super Shark the adapter shelf had holes which would allow the use of two (of the available four mounting slots on the battery mount) and I drilled a couple more so that I could use four screws to secure it as the battery weighs 13.4 lbs. Most OEM mounts are built to accommodate the Shimano Steps battery which are smaller and mount a rail to the battery mount which the battery is then mounted to.