Hi all, Corrado here, an Italian in New Zealand.
ASSIMILATED!
After 18500 km box and frame (the baby was looking the view outside enjoing the trip) looked horrible
but had just minor damages, some scratch and a couple of bended battery supports,
nothing unusual, same of my shippings from Italy when getting devastated food, I call them post nuclear boxes.
Thanks Accountant and Hal, I am speachless, GB frame looks great.
I will make it AWESOME...but please don't ask me how for now, I have six different options :lol:
My plan is use this bike for a NZ South Island road trip next summer, one of the most amazing place in the world.
Entire trip is about 2000km.
I need the battery last for long
with enough speed to not be an obstacle for cars.
Nothing decided so far, I was keen to wait until have the frame in my hands to start
but I already asked a couple of questions by PM to some of you my friends. Thanks for your kindness.
My Greyborg is already asking about where her sisters are :lol:
Accountant said we could fit thoses cells inside the frame, but I would love accurate measurement of the compartiments.
OK now I can help on this matter.
Accurate measurement of compartiments are very difficult to take
because of the inserted triangular reinforcement and headway support
also tubes became very narrow as close to the head tube area,
but that doesn't mean you can't use that space
as you could do if your not using all the height allowed (157mm in some point of upper frame) and going for less than max height clearance.
So, it's easiest to say what kind of regular rettangular box you can actually fit in it,
the most depending from the height of your pack.
EG
Upper compartment:
If pack is H 150cm max box clearance looks
as we all know (Philistine's box)
300x150x108
But you could want build a
mm 310x140x108 and it will fit
or a
mm 296x155x105 and will fit as well
Lower compartment is indentical story but :
As per Philistine's book perviously on here named:
"WTF-this box won't fit-solution"
you need to left some clearance for de "indentetion" (thanks again Phil) of the canopy .
That means that if your pack is mm 300x 150x108 will fit if pushed all way up, as much as you can.
But if you don't need 108mm but you're happy with just 105mm wide you
have more lenght for your pack and can go
mm 310x150x105 or 296x155x104 as well
I hope this mess make some sense. I was playing with Lego to simulate bricks and works well.
Anyway Greyborg frame is handmade, so I think potentially my frame could be slightly different from yours of 1/2 mm?
I think unless modifing the frame it's going to be very difficoult fit A123 twin packs
but Accountant confirmed Hal was riding a A123 battery on his GB
and I would like to know more about it, what kind of cells for first, because I can't see how they could fit.
question: what have you done for quick release/open system for the plastic canopy? and how do you lock/secure it?
I think I will first try to attach canopies with some powerful magnetic clip (it's StEEL for Lord sake!!!Should work??!!
),
Rivnuts is for sure the most strong and elegant build solution so far. I'll go that way after failing with magnets.
I will not let this bike anywhere, the bike will sleep with me,
unless I will be able to find some affordable insurance.
This is going to be eXXXpensive.
Ride safe and GO GREYBORGS! Anyone coming to NZ for the Rugby World Cup?
Cheers
How much force did your FEA come up with to distort the bracket at the slot? SS is very strong and stretchy material compared to Aluminum and I made my similar bracket out of 0.250" Al. No sign of cracks, YET. The maximum torque available, before the tire slips, is quite low on the rear wheel.