That is strange, that they haven't used a freewheel with the same quality on the chainwheel as on the motor. /Bruno Låt vårkänslorna spira! Hitta din...
First peak oil, next: peak metal Posted by: "Gary" fiziwig@... fiziwig Thu May 31, 2007 3:38 pm (PST) May 25, 2007, 10:17 am A Metal Scare to Rival the...
... This statement is meaningless since you don't even know how tall his high gear is. In my case I use the 4th highest gear most of the time. That's a 42 ...
Agreed, Tim I have legs and it works for me. I am one gear down from 21 and do go to the top only with a backwind without power. I do get a 35-40 mile ride...
I have only one gear and its all I have ever had and I leg more then 150 miles a a week and just ride about 75 miles a week so I must either be doing something...
... Haha, well the roads aren't perfect and riding fast IS bumpy despite my very comfy cuhioned seat. Now that i ride around with 2-15 lb batteries the...
I've often wondered about this issue - knowing that the rare elements like gallium & indium, etc. are just that - rare. Supply is indeed limited unless we get...
Material shortage specific to electric vehicle development is being mostly overlooked (or understated) by the big automakers who are promising spectacular...
There are very muscular young guys riding single-speed bikes all the time. However, they also scoff at power-assist, and they actually ride single-speeds in...
I'm not really sure what happened, it was all so fast. I heard a loud bang, I assumed it was the tube? The tires and slim tubes were new, less then 200 miles...
Hi all. I'm new to the group and hoping you might have some ideas for me. My wife and I have been using Go-Hub motor kits from largo scooters for a few years...
This electric trike is amazing! http://cyclesantamonica.blogspot.com/2007/06/electric-trike.html In one scene he has it burning rubber on it's rear wheel. And...
This e-bike is amazing! http://cyclesantamonica.blogspot.com/2007/06/eclectic-e-bike.html Thanks, Cycle Santa Monica! Empowering Cyclists, Skaters, and...
It depends upon how high your high gear is when you talk about not shifting out of it, that's true. In my case, while I couldn't spout off the actual gear...
You might consider Ni-Cad batteries, 8 or 9Ah Nicad would equal or surpass lead acid 12AH. Next to SLA they are the cheapest and can take a lot of abuse....
Dan, I am a muscular old guy and I ride the flatlands of South Jersey beach roads. My kit (Currie USPD) is <16lbs with 12ah 24V NiMh Pack, on a light bike....
This is very of topic but for a good cause. I thought practical tech teachers may come up with some ideas/solutions for a friend in need. This is a copy of a...
I installed the transient voltage suppressors in my 2 remaining regulators. It works fine running a 12v fan on the bench and it will also run the gps on my...
I guess all these problems means that one can not run the Cyclone motor on a DC-DC converter? /Bruno __________________________________________________________...
... Or with a DC/DC converter anywhere in the power circuit, even if the output from the converter is going to a different load, evidently -- Opus My gas is up...
... I'm wondering about the wiring here. I can see where splitting off a thin wire would cause problems. Would splitting off 12 or 14 gauge wire also cause...
Deardancer has said that by using the charge circuit on the battery, the charge circuit has different wires on the battery which run through a thermal cut out...
see /63884 simple RC circuit at the charger port resolves excessive noise issues of about 20v spikes. d ... battery, ... through ... transients ... wires ......
i beg to differ. i use an lm2576 based dc to dc converter with the cyclone for several months last year. i had did not have any trouble with it. i ran leads to...
Because of a disability, my wife, who used to ride centuries and do long-distance touring, is having trouble keeping her bike moving. She is looking for a...
I'm ready to give up on hub motors, and I am looking for something I can use to drive a chainring on the crank. I would prefer a clockwise motor at 36v, partly...