First eBike Ride

[pdg]

I had my first eBike ride today ... great fun!

My DIY ride is at http://web.mac.com/pguild8/iWeb/pdg iFlick/eBike.html

Special thanks to flecc, Baboonking and Maryinoxford for earlier advice that got me on the right track.

Regards, Paul

 

[rsscott]

Hi Paul,

congrats on getting your bike up and running. Nice photographs - is that a mortar on the back?

We could do with some how-to's on the main site, so if you feel like writing up your project, it would be very welcome

cheers
Russ.

 

[flecc]

A great job done there Paul, and what a sensible and clever cycle-aesthetic way of dealing with the miscellaneous electrics and associated waterproofing needs.

It looks the business, and I bet it goes well too.
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[Ian]

Congratulations on a good job, It's what estate agents would call a sympathetic conversion. You certainly have the potential to surprise other cyclists on hills.

I should stay away from military establishments though, with a weapon on the carrier and wiring to the water bottles

 

[pdg]

"I should stay away from military establishments though, with a weapon on the carrier and wiring to the water bottles."

==> Hmmm, yes ... that crossed my mind too.

 

[Grandad]

Well done that man!

Paul
Some great ideas there, I admire your adaptations, some nice sideways thinking. I clicked on one of the photos and discovered your enlargements making the details clearer to my old eyes.
Whats the next idea going to be?
Jeff

 

[pdg]

Hi Jeff

"Whats the next idea going to be?"

As you guessed, a few changes come to mind:

1. Add torque arms, both sides (crazy to ride without them and likely pretty easy to make and install)
2. Move the battery pipe forward 4" on the rear rack (need to cut into the rack frame to do this)
3. Add multi-meter to monitor volts, amps and amp-hours (on order from US)
4. Add signal lights to rear (on order from US).

But I must try to contain the urge to keep adding; it's easy to defeat the impression of "just a bike, moving quickly".

Cheers, Paul

 

[Baboonking]

Lovely looking bike. Is that a stokemonkey nimh battery pack? or homemade?

 

[pdg]

"Is that a stokemonkey nimh battery pack? or homemade?"

Battery is by Sanforce in H.K.; I just mounted in the PVC tube.

 

[pdg]

Jeff

One more change ...

http://web.mac.com/pguild8/iWeb/pdg iFlick/eBike/eBike.html

I followed the link to your great looking bike, and in Devon to enjoy it!

...pdg

 

[flecc]

pdg, I wondered if that battery would fit under the crossbar when you put the first photos up, and tried to it measure on screen, but with indeterminate results. It's much better balanced both physically and aesthetically like that as you say, and frees up load space.
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[nigel]

Nigel

BY flecc
It's much better balanced both physically and aesthetically like that as you say, and frees up load space.
PDG thats a very nice job will be very intrested to hear your roadtest report on your new machine well done NIGEL.

 

[Grandad]

Yet another way.

Paul

Thought about doing it this way?
You would have room for panniers with the first one and the second, sporting version, could get Mr Plod excited.

 

[electric.mike]

grandad
that looks great but you would need an ice lolly stick taped to catch the spokes(remember the good old days)to give it the sound.
mike

 

[flecc]

grandad
that looks great but you would need an ice lolly stick taped to catch the spokes(remember the good old days)to give it the sound.
mike

We used to use "ciggy" packets.
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[rsscott]

We used to use "ciggy" packets.
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or playing cards and a clothes peg. It was finding the right balance between the number of cards to get the 'meatiest' sound

 

[flecc]

I seem to remember that there was also a proprietary add-on to do the same thing, round about the time of the Raleigh Choppers. Maybe someone can remember that.
.

 

[electric.mike]

its done with mobile phones and mp3 players now film link
mike

 

[Grandad]

it done with mobile phones and mp3 players now film link
mike

Or you can still do it the old fashioned way. See here

I also found this site for those with hill problems. (video) ​

 

[ITSPETEINIT]

Gizmodo

I also found this site for those with hill problems. (video)

Hi Grandad
They stole the idea from the San Francisco Tramway (which incidentally was a British idea/manufacature.

Peter