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  1. twinkle

    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    Silly thread test editor would not allow me to upload 2 photos together so here is the front view ,( then it uploaded 2 of each ) . :eek::eek::eek::eek: regards emma
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    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    Hi Folk Only the front chain guide pulley arrived in the post . (The Chinese supplier of the 3 speed freewheel has not come back to me yet ) so I made the executive decision and decided to press ahead with the chain line and guesstimate the positions of the freewheel ( I was itching to try...
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    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    With the new week comes more ideas , The weekend saw the terrier ll "push" trike move on to new adventures . Thus clearing the space to store the new e-trike . So this week I hope to get the trike fully welded up and road tested. I still need a 36v battery but I have fabricated a 2ah 10s lipo...
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    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    Hi Folks Sent a message via ebay to the freewheel supplier , I had the first correspondence back and now l am waiting on a real reply , Still when the 16t arrives I will be able to get the chainline sorted and return chain guide welded in place . With 3 chains joined together , needed to...
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    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    Well we have come to the end of a short week . Today the 3 speed freewheel arrived from china ( incomplete ) so I have ordered a 16 t 3/32 standard freewheel I can run this with a Thun quad chainset . I will get 4 speed with ratios from 30 to 60 inches which should be usable until I get this...
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    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    Thanks Guys When a commercial tadpole e-trike costs well in excess of 2 grand I thought it would be a good exercise to show that an equivalent specification ( or better than some ) can be built at home using basic skills , also using commonly available bike parts modified for the project...
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    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    Hi Folks Came to terms with the loss of a day today , and between errands and shopping , I managed to get the cross boom jigged up and welded , and fitted the disc brakes , AND I made the adjustable bottom bracket assembly ,. This evening I temporarily assembled it and took this Thursday...
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    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    Hi Folks Today went well , I am still disorientated by the lost of Monday ,but I have made some progress today . The wheel has been rebuilt into the 20" rim and trued and tensioned . The rim tape ,tyre and tube refitted and is now awaiting the arrival of the 3 speed free-wheel . The seat...
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    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    The Currie e-wheel has been removed from the donor and mounted in my test rig and run for an hour to make sure there are no strange noises off load all runs well and next stage is to rebuild it into a 20" 28 spoke rim , The new spokes arrived yesterday , All l need is a few quiet moments to...
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    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    The frame is starting to take its shape the head tubes with their caster and camber angles have been welded into the cross boom ( which is waiting to be jigged up with the steering tubes and wheel tabs ) and the main boom has the suspension pivot welded in , waiting for the seat post to be welded
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    Building a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike from scratch

    Hi Folks , The next project is a 20" wheel tadpole e-trike that will fit easily in one piece in the boot of my mondeo estate . I am using a Izip ezgo wheel that I will rebuild into a 20" rim and combining it with a 36v controller . Hopefully the reduction in torque using the larger wheel will...
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    Izip ezgo hub motor

    Thanks for getting back to me flecc It will be just for " Assist " rather than Power , with a choice of gears from very low to high enough it will help rather than power . I will be replacing the controller with a new one and a new throttle as both have seen better days , I have a choice of...
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    Izip ezgo hub motor

    Stripped the e-wheel from the bike and removed the freewheel , It looks like I need to space the hub another 14mm maxiimum on either side to fit a 6 speed block on it , I have plenty of room to modify the back end of the unfinished trike am I wasting my time or will this work as a 20"...
  14. twinkle

    Izip ezgo hub motor

    Hi folks Hoping for a techie that might be able to help me I have just been given a broken ezgo ( frame fatigue on the seat post ) I was hoping to strip out the rear 16" wheel . remove the single freewheel and rebuilt the (28h ) motor into a 20" rim ( I have a 28 hole rim ) with a...
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    7S (26v) lipos + scooter bits ? Inc motors ?

    Thanks Gringo For the trouble and time to ship so promptly ,and answer all my questions . I was impressed with your packing in " small assosiated boxes inside the big box " I have just got over a 72 hour flu bug and just got to looking at the whole battery box , I am impressed by the...
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    7S (26v) lipos + scooter bits ? Inc motors ?

    interested , shame my charger only does 6 s max
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    Trophy Points?

    Teacher hasn't told me I've been a naughty girl , Te he Its like being back at school but ........ if only I knew than what I know now But then that what they all say ....:eek::oops:o_O
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    Trophy Points?

    It would appear that I have lost so many points my trophy points are not shown anymore :eek::oops:o_O regards emma
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    Folding or flipping handlebars for hallway bike storage.

    Folding suntour pedals http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Suntour-PL-NX70-Folding-Bicycle-Pedals-with-Reflectors-9-16-folding-bike-/201054991252?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item2ecfcfb394 £13 a pair
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    Folding or flipping handlebars for hallway bike storage.

    All you need now is a pair of folding pedals and you could hold a party in the hall ( lol)