Hello I'm new to this forum, have built myself an ebike and am thinking of my next mid mount motor. But I want to future proof my bike a bit.
Background, bought a Yuba Mundo V5 frameset, a Merida Cappuccino donor ebike. Hacksawed out bottom bracket, jigged up cradle, TIG'd cradle in, canabalised Merida, built up Yuba. Have toured, New Britain (PNG), Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Langkawi(Malaysia) and Singapore, bike has 10,000km on it and the battery is getting tired (about 6000km motor use, in developing countries I save the battery for the big hills or when sick.
A new Shimano 6000 battery is over $1000AUS . A complete Bafang 620 cargo bike system is $1300AUS.
I could cut the out cradle out, fabricate a new cradle for Bafang and get going. But its a lot of work. I like my Yuba, its a keeper.
My questions:
1. Do any companies have a universal cradle that is a common standard?
2. What modern mid mount motors are compatible with Shimano 5000/6000 series?
Background, bought a Yuba Mundo V5 frameset, a Merida Cappuccino donor ebike. Hacksawed out bottom bracket, jigged up cradle, TIG'd cradle in, canabalised Merida, built up Yuba. Have toured, New Britain (PNG), Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Langkawi(Malaysia) and Singapore, bike has 10,000km on it and the battery is getting tired (about 6000km motor use, in developing countries I save the battery for the big hills or when sick.
A new Shimano 6000 battery is over $1000AUS . A complete Bafang 620 cargo bike system is $1300AUS.
I could cut the out cradle out, fabricate a new cradle for Bafang and get going. But its a lot of work. I like my Yuba, its a keeper.
My questions:
1. Do any companies have a universal cradle that is a common standard?
2. What modern mid mount motors are compatible with Shimano 5000/6000 series?