Even with the freewheel in place there is still an issue with moving the bike backwards. I have noticed that when I do this my leds, that I rigged up to show...
... freewheeling crank installed, and the freewheel on the motor, coasting forward was freewheeling all the way.. Pushing the bike in reverse by foot had alot...
Sorry I thought you may have had a brush;ess motor/controller.If the brushed moror has any advanced timming just reversing the motor wires may work fine but at...
I would have asked him if runners told him to try *that* without a bicycle? LOL You could also have responded with *why would I do that? That would make me an...
I like Robbie's quip about runners. As to responding to bicycle fundamentalists, out here in CA, not wishing to appear unmellow, they usually make a...
All great comebacks. I'm just a non-confrontational guy and prefer to keep silent when criticized by strangers. I just thought it was funny actually. I'm...
... but I don't really worry about it. I am too low on the life form scale for Spandex to notice me anyway! I have always tried to be pleasant and wave or ...
Not only does a solar and wind powered ebike cost less than a gas moped or car to operate but It also cost less to operate when NOT not pedaling on long trips...
Growing pains hinder growth of e-bikes, frustrating retailers and riders. TORONTO — While politicians and entrepreneurs complain that some governments have...
... A quick idea here. Generally, I don't bother with my solar trailer. But here is my concept. I have been picking up solar battery chargers from the local...
I finally finished converting my hub motor to crank drive and took it for a test run. The results were daunting, to say the least. Still, there were lessons to...
Try 8mm chain and a $13.00 lightweight composite sprocket on the wheel hub to direct drive the wheel via a freewheel or freehub Not via the chainring.This...
How about: With the same pedaling that I did 20 mph before I now go 30 mph. That gets me to work in nearly the same time as in a car. Plus I get all the...
... snipped some ... chain ... Chains don't stretch, they wear in a "linear" fashion which resembles stretch. In my Stokemonkey installation, I had a similar...
I like the food comment. I am sure it costs a lot more to power the human body with food than it does to power an electric motor with electricity. This was...
I can't find the citation but I think it was the NRDC that had a factoid that a bicyclist powered by beef gets the same mpg as a Honda Civic, that is, accounts...
Thanks for the link to that interesting paper. So from an efficiency point of view there is no better means of transportation than assisted bicycles. If it...
I wonder, though, if the torque effects would not be equally strong on the multi-speed chain. Also, a while freewheeling hub such as the vision would be better...
Instead of a weaker motor, can the controller be programmed for a softer start? That would allow a smoother transition and the power would be applied...
I find it easier to keep the weight off since I've been biking. If I ride slower and easier, I could eat less, or gain weight. It's hard to eat less because...
There's a lot of embedded energy in corn even. Tilling, planting, disking, harvesting, transporting to market all use petroleum. Then when you feed the corn...
Yup, it would be an interesting study, if someone could do it. I have been accepted with the trikes, on the big hill, and rejected with uprights... Our new...
I think the Harley-ites and power-assisters regard each other the same way great apes regard the lower primates, though I think each group identifies itself...
... Are there good inexpensive chain tensioners, or should I fabricate one? I was thinking of using the swing arm from a derailleur and hanging it from the...
Check out the movie "King Corn" http://www.kingcorn.net/ It'll be an enlightening experience, and you'll never look at food the same way again :-) Peter....
I think you'll be best off with a fabricated tensioner without a spring. The forces applied to the chain will also go into the tensioner and probably bounce...
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