A light electric stand up scooter

[Grinhill]

video worked fine, must have been a problem on my end before. Thanks.

[ferias77]

I tested the repaired scooter and now it works very well ! I will test it longer this week end.
Now I would like to put a freewheel on the wheel sprocket. This freewheel must be very thin : 12mm maximum. Do you know where I could find it ? I don't find...

Eric

[rodgah]

Excellent little project you have there.

Now I would like to put a freewheel on the wheel sprocket. This freewheel must be very thin : 12mm maximum. Do you know where I could find it ? I don't find...

none that i have seen would fit. Though would you consider a freewheeling motor sprocket? You might have to install a larger wheel sprocket to keep your reduction the same ratio but these can be bought at http://www.electricscooterparts.com/sprockets.html



cheers.

[ferias77]

Thanks for your comment and for the link. I know this freewheel, it would be a very good solution. But the problem is that there are 15 tooth. If I want the correct gear ratio, the big sprocket will be bigger than the wheel... I will continue to search. if you have any idea, don't hesitate.

This week end, I made a 21.1 km ride with my scooter. It works really very well (if the asphalt is correct, of course), I'm very happy with it. There were a lot of starts and stops, I was on the town. Riding between 15 and 31 km/h (Mean speed = 19.6 km/h), I used 193.1 Wh for the 21.1 km, so 9.15 Wh/km, almost what I expected. Tomorrow, I will try to go to work with it, we will see how it goes to replace my ebike. I have 23km / day to go to work.

Eric

[Grinhill]

Wow, 23km would be a huge ride on a scooter. Even if the machine is up to the task, there might be fatigue issues with your body! You would get a lot more vibration than on an e-bike, and your arms and legs may also get tired from holding the same position.

On the plus side, if you have a failure it would be very easy to jump on a bus and carry your scooter with you.

Good Luck!

[ferias77]

Wow, 23km would be a huge ride on a scooter. Even if the machine is up to the task, there might be fatigue issues with your body! You would get a lot more vibration than on an e-bike, and your arms and legs may also get tired from holding the same position.

I tried this morning : first ride to go to work, and it is ok. It is 23 km / round trip, so 11.5 km / trip. It's enough confortable. Just the 100 last meters where the asphalt is too bad, but I can walk on this little distance.
No problem with the hills, it is very powerfull. I used 129.5 Wh, so 11.3 Wh/km.

On the plus side, if you have a failure it would be very easy to jump on a bus and carry your scooter with you.
Good Luck!

I agree : this morning I went to work very early, hoping a colleague could carry me and my scooter if the scooter breaks down... but it was not necessary !

Eric

[cwah]

I waaaaant one. But I'm completely newbie and never assembled anything. Do you know if I could do it?

[ferias77]

I waaaaant one. But I'm completely newbie and never assembled anything. Do you know if I could do it?

Yes, for sure you could do it. You just have to read carrefully to have all the information, and take your time.

Eric

[cwah]

Thanks for your answer. I'm sure I'll need time because I don't have knowledge whatsoever.

I want for sure to have something like this. However it's forbidden in UK public road. The best would be to hide the motor so people won't have any suspicion. (and I don't want to get arrested by police)