Recent content by MagerPain

My current e-bike has served me well for the last couple of years with >2500km and about 100 cycles on the 16S 20Ah China prismatic battery pack. Ever since building it however, I was very unhappy with the fact that the 9kg battery had to be mounted high and rear, as well as the lack of grunt...

I've hit some snags with component dimension limitations causing severe flex and bending in certain areas, and my day job becoming more demanding on my time and energy have left me little to no time to work on coming up with a practical solution yet. Basically, the problem lies in the fact that...

Build update: I finally got my wheels built up, and fabricated the mounts for them. I've also done a bit of a rethink for the chain drive, with my friend suggesting a really simple and elegant method for chain routing up the front. First, the wheels: Added some Maxxis 20 x 2.10" tires and my...

Build Update (not much to report on unfortunately): It's been a pretty slow couple weeks of progress on the e-trike because of the much needed rains coming in enormous quantities. Perfect opportunity to get behind the lathe and start fitting hubs with sealed bearings: I went with Shimano 36...

Spinner, That is an incredible build! I was thinking something like that to mount my calipers using an assortment of weird angle iron segments and notches, but the way you've done it looks a LOT more sleek, I shall be drawing some more inspiration me thinks :) I ordered a pair of the Avid...

Ben, Ah, yes, I have actually come across that in a pdf by Rickey M. Horwitz dedicated purely to the design of recumbent tricycles. Apparently I must have glanced over that section a bit briskly :oops: Thanks for the help! Spinner, That is hugely helpful! Just making sure I'm looking at...

I'm pretty new to working out steering geometry. Is the scrub radius to do with the attachment point and angles for the linkage bar? If it is, I am aiming to just use perfect Ackerman angles. I have yet to fabricate the steering linkage and the 'actual' wheel mounts, so there is still a fair bit...

Got the kingpins welded on today and started mocking up the wheel mountings. I'm guessing this will be needing a rethink in the near future, but for now, this is the method I'll use just for getting the general idea of how it's all going to go together... There is about 10 degrees of...

24s LiPo will be pretty epic. If 16s LiFePO4 gets me going nearly 60km\h, i'd be interested to see how quick you'll be going! Update on my build: I've started sorting out the chain drive finally. I've decided to use an "intermediate sprocket" (basically, just a rear wheel with the spokes cut...

Xanda, that's pretty much what I'd have guessed. My 26" eBay hub motor is ok once at speed, but the pickup rate is far from exhilarating. But still, the price is right I suppose. Any plans for a 28S LiPo bank? :twisted: honduran_kid, that site was probably the biggest influence on my...

Hello all. This is my first post, thought I might share my current project for anyone interested; a recumbent tadpole trike I intend to use as an alternative to my big, not-so-fuel-efficient Toyota van (12L\100km, 23.5mpg on a good run) for my commute to and from work, going to friends houses...

That is a truly awesome build mate! I'm currently in the process of scratch building a tadpole from my own designs based on hundreds of google images, youtube videos, manufacturer websites etc. This is certainly adding to the inspiration stream! Based on your experience with the 9C motor...