This is a rear-wheel electric conversion system for compatible TerraTrike recumbent trikes. It is built on the SINET platform and includes a 500W nominal rear hub motor, a 48V 15Ah lithium-ion battery, an integrated sine-wave controller, a 3.5" full-color LCD, a thumb throttle and locking e-brake levers. The rear motor wheel is hand-built in the USA.
The rear wheel comes in 20", 24" or 26" sizes with a 7-, 8-, 9- or 10-speed freewheel, so it can be matched to the trike's rear wheel and drivetrain. Pedal assist is either a cadence sensor or a bottom bracket torque sensor. The cadence sensor detects crank rotation, does not measure rider force, and is the simpler installation. The torque sensor measures how hard you pedal and gives proportional assistance.
The system is not compatible with TerraTrike Rover models, trikes with internal gear hubs (IGH), or rear thru-axle configurations. The motor uses a 10 mm flat bolt-on axle, so the rear dropouts must be compatible.
- Compatibility
- Compatible TerraTrike recumbent trikes with a 10 mm flat bolt-on rear axle
- Not compatible
- TerraTrike Rover models, internal gear hubs (IGH), rear thru-axle configurations
- Motor
- 500W nominal rear hub motor
- Battery
- 48V 15Ah lithium-ion
- Controller
- Integrated SINET sine-wave controller, housed in the battery cradle
- Display
- SINET 3.5" full-color LCD with USB charging port, diagnostics and programming
- Wheel sizes
- 20", 24" or 26" rear wheel
- Freewheel
- 7-, 8-, 9- or 10-speed
- Pedal assist
- Cadence sensor or bottom bracket torque sensor
- Torque sensor
- SINET 68 mm square-taper bottom bracket with SINET extension cable; requires 68 mm square-taper bottom bracket fitment and a protected 3/8-inch cable-routing hole through the bottom bracket shell
- Controls
- Thumb throttle; left and right locking e-brake levers with motor cutoff
- Charger
- 3A smart charger
- Load limit
- 300 lbs total system load
- In the box
- Rear motor wheel, 500W hub motor, freewheel, 48V 15Ah battery, SINET controller and battery cradle, 3A smart charger, 3.5" LCD, component wiring harness, thumb throttle, locking e-brake levers, motor