Disabled cyclist; with one bad choice behind her, needs help with a new bike
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That's quite a pleasant green - good camouflage for leaving it somewhere grassy, while you have picnic nearby. Passing bike thieves would be none the wiser.I dunno sorry
My green bike is very pretty, it has green pedals and everything!
Of course I'd need to get a new helmet to match and may e new pannier bags! But it's not to be!!
Facebook seems bargain basement, you're more likely to get market price elsewhere in my opinion. Whenever I've searched ebay for bike trailers and bikes, the bargains are usually on the other side of the country (if not the world), in the middle of nowhere with no train station nearby and no delivery offered, with the seller only accepting cash. I can certainly see why, cash is king and hard to get refunded, and big heavy things like bikes can be damaged in transit, or suffer buyer fraud ("I received an empty box!" etc.), and there's the risk of damage returning such bought items, hassle and stress. Then there are websites like Gumtree, also usually cash sales but no listing fee. This forum has a "For sale" section.
https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/forums/classifieds.3/
This sounds to me like progress, and I hope you'll keep us apprised. I expect you're going to have to kiss a bunch of frogs. Let's hope a pre-made bike is perfect.
The ignore function is fairly standard on most forums and while useful in some instances it can cause issues with content flow, including what you're outlining here. There is a 'show ignored content' option, so I personally think it would be common courtesy in cases like this so replies can be seen. A lot of suggestions and thoughts put forward, hope the OP has found it useful.
I really like the "Ignore" feature. It helps me avoid lengthy heated unpleasant arguments with people I will never agree with, raising my blood pressure. Nobody changes anyone else's mind on forums, it's a futile waste of time trying. Every so often, I unignore people to give them another chance. If they raise my blood pressure again, they end up back on my ignore list. If it happens three times, I feel permanently ignoring them isn't unreasonable. Certain members spend put far too much time and energy into discussing politics, instead of helping people with ebike problems. I prefer not to read any of that, and certainly not on threads which are supposed to be about ebikes.
I very much prefer to argue with people I disagree with. Heated discussions with people I agree with, turn out to be very short and boring.
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This is just normal iterative requirements consolidation. Based on the client's initial brief they receive advice about practicalities and implementation proposals showing how far their brief can be met. The client revises their needs until both parties converge on an achievable solution.
Of course there's discussion but if some members slag off the efforts of others it only underlines why the UK's known to be good at innovation and poor at exploiting it.
Of course there's discussion but if some members slag off the efforts of others it only underlines why the UK's known to be good at innovation and poor at exploiting it.
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OK, I've analysed the problem. It comes down to the list of requirements conflicting with each other. These are the conflicts:
Longer range increases weight (battery size), which reduces portability and general handling.
Greater power increases weight (motor and battery size), which reduces portability and general handling.
Larger wheels increase weight due to size of wheels and frame), which reduces portability, etc.
Portability and general handling by a weak person requires light weight (small battery and light frame and wheels)
Foldability increases weight due to extra strength required and additional mechanisms.
Long range requires big wheels since small wheels are inefficient and uncomfortable and big wheels increases weight, reducing portability and handling.
As you can see the main conflict is between the portability/general handling requiring low weight and all the other requirements that push the weight upwards.
If I were given that deign brief, the first thing I'd be looking at is a 201 rmp Q100 motor running at 48v. All the bike components would need to be fairly high spec to reduce weight. After that the main discussion would be about compromising on the range and the importance of foldability.
Other than that, a moped has infinite range, all the power you need and doesn't need to be taken on a bus, car or train, and it would probably be cheaper all round.
Longer range increases weight (battery size), which reduces portability and general handling.
Greater power increases weight (motor and battery size), which reduces portability and general handling.
Larger wheels increase weight due to size of wheels and frame), which reduces portability, etc.
Portability and general handling by a weak person requires light weight (small battery and light frame and wheels)
Foldability increases weight due to extra strength required and additional mechanisms.
Long range requires big wheels since small wheels are inefficient and uncomfortable and big wheels increases weight, reducing portability and handling.
As you can see the main conflict is between the portability/general handling requiring low weight and all the other requirements that push the weight upwards.
If I were given that deign brief, the first thing I'd be looking at is a 201 rmp Q100 motor running at 48v. All the bike components would need to be fairly high spec to reduce weight. After that the main discussion would be about compromising on the range and the importance of foldability.
Other than that, a moped has infinite range, all the power you need and doesn't need to be taken on a bus, car or train, and it would probably be cheaper all round.
Indeed. It's why in their earlier form known as scooters (Vespa et al) they completely eliminated the add on motors for bicycles from the market.
The main reason the latter and complete pedelecs ever returned was the advent of their bureacracy free form with electric assist motors.
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Doesn't her fazua have a rear hub kit?#
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you are right, it has a crank drive motor and a hub gear.
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I think it was a bike her brother thought he would like and likely expected his sister to also like. Sounds like also he either didn't listen to her properly or ask what she actually wanted/needed from the bike.
After all being her brother one would have thought he would know a little about her health and movement issues, then builds her a bike she can't use.
No swept back bars, no step thru. Opposite to two of the main features asked on here.
After all being her brother one would have thought he would know a little about her health and movement issues, then builds her a bike she can't use.
No swept back bars, no step thru. Opposite to two of the main features asked on here.
Would those "battery blenders" allow a supplementary battery to boost range? I don't know if they're any good, but $150, that's nearly the price of another battery!
(E.g. Fruugo.ie has bare 36v 10ah for 99euros+)
https://biggamebikes.com/product/datex2-parallel-battery-adapter/
Uk at £125
Don't know if this is available in UK, but it is about the lowest step-thru I've seen.
(YT randomly recommended)
Isn't it step-through frames that mask the weight saving of small wheels? You mostly see them in step-through folding bikes or overbuilt BMXs.
Given that there doesn't seem much alternative to step-through, the main benefit of small wheels here is in bringing a hub motor's climbing ability closer to a crank drive's. If a hub will help enough on the steepest bit it's a lighter solution.
I don't find my 20" wheels too bad, their inefficiency is about the same as puncture resistant tyres and a soft suspension seatpost, parallelogram type, works wonders.
Given that there doesn't seem much alternative to step-through, the main benefit of small wheels here is in bringing a hub motor's climbing ability closer to a crank drive's. If a hub will help enough on the steepest bit it's a lighter solution.
I don't find my 20" wheels too bad, their inefficiency is about the same as puncture resistant tyres and a soft suspension seatpost, parallelogram type, works wonders.
Does it help if the leg is lifted in line with the torso? As in apply brakes, lean bike, bend elbows & bring chin towards handlebars while raising right leg behind you, ice-skating style?
When my sister asked for an electric bike, I took her to Woosh and bought the Rambletta. She just leaves it on level 5 and uses it like a moped, but she doesn't go far and doesn't have to lift it. She's 74 years old.
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