Recent content by Ctesibios

Thanks for the vid! :D I hope your development keeps going well! :twisted:

Fork swap = GOOD! :mrgreen: The old one seemed pretty soft! Looking forward to seeing some racing footage!

Looks like it could take some time before the sale gets done! http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sns-rt-us-a123-bankruptcy-auctionbre8b5182-20121206,0,3425696.story

First ride is the snow with the ebike! (from last week) I wasn't expecting to ride so late in the season! My motivation comes from avoiding the bus! I can't stand waiting for the blasted things!

Here is something for the not so distant future: lithium-water, lithium-air, and lithium-sulfur batteries PolyPlus might be a name to remember for the future!? http://www.technologyreview.com/view/428229/got-a-battery-breakthrough-you-need-friends-in-manufacturing/

Quoted from article mentioned above "Commercialization of magnesium batteries is more than 10 years away"

Interesting read... we will probably see these someday! http://www.technologyreview.com/news/507561/toyota-plugs-away-at-the-next-gen-electric-car-battery/

Here is what I usually ride to go back home after work! :D

Nice to see someone else from Ottawa!

Brentis, are you still working on this project? How is the healing coming along?

One step closer to LIPO! :mrgreen: I made myself a charger power supply from an old PC power supply. Cost: under $20 for a few miscellaneous bits and pieces! Here are a few links that are helpful to do the conversion: https://sites.google.com/site/tjinguytech/my-projects/convert-pc-ps...

OK, lets start with the seat tube angle: I drew a vertical line and an other parallel to the seat post / seat tube. Then you measure the angle... uhm with what? I don't have any special software, so here is what I did. To calculate the angle, you can use the lengths of the two sides of the...

The chain is now fixed and tested! I replaced the bad link with a master link! :D

Brentis, I measured the swingarm and i got 17" from the bottom bracket center line to the wheel axle.

Well, well... guess what I broke yesterday!? Halfway to work the chain decided I had pedaled enough!! :x Hopefully it's nothing more than replacing a chain link!