NeilP
1 GW
I had a late night callout flight last night, which resulted in staying away from home in England last night. SInce it was late we did nto wait at the aircraft for the medics and ambulance to return with all our kit. We went off to the hotel, and the ambo crew droipped it oiff at theairport as they passed last night. I had to collect it this morning from where they left it, in a store cupboard under the stairs. Right next to the Lifeport strectcher, was a small wheel electric bike...umm I thought...who owns that I said...' Oh no one really, the cleaner left it here but no one relly wants it, it has been there for over year.
Now I have been going in and out that FBO for the best part of the last 6 months, and people have got to knwo of my electric bike fetish...yet know one though to mention this one... So it is now mine another toy to play with.
Spec from and advert I found
Description:
BLISS BIKE
- ELECTRIC - 24 VOLT, 180 WATT, 9AMP HOUR BATTERY
- £899 IN SHOPS, - THE MOST STUNNING LOOKING ELECTRIC BIKE. I HAVE ONE OF THESE BIKES MYSELF AND IT IS A REAL EYE-CATCHER, I EVEN HAVE PEOPLE STOPPING ME TO LOOK WHEN OUT RIDING IT IS THAT IMPRESSIVE.
- - THE BIKE WEIGHS IN AT AN AMAZING 24 KILOS INCLUDING THE BATTERY, THIS IS DUE TO AN ALL ALUMINIUM CONSTRUCTED 6061 FRAME.
- FOLDER - VERY SIMPLE FOLDING MECHANISM
- REAR SUSPENSION WITH ALUMINIUM SWING ARMS AND ADJUSTABLE COIL DAMPER.
- FRONT SUSPENSION HAS HIGH COMPRESSED ALLOY CROWN TELESCOPIC FORKS.
- SHIMANO 6 SPEED DERAILLEUR
- GEL SEAT GIVES COMFORT AND IS ADJUSTABLE FOR BEST SEATING POSITION.
- Ni-MH (NICHOL METAL HYDRYDE) BATTERIES ARE SIMPLY THE BEST AVAILABLE, AND THIS BIKE COMES FITTED WITH SUCH. IT GIVES STABE PERFORMANCE AND LONG LIFE WITH DIGITAL POWER LEVEL DISPLAY. THE BATTERY ALSO IS FITTED WITH IGNITION KEY WHICH ALSO LOCKS BATTERY IN PLACE FOR SECURITY WHEN PARKED UP.
- FRONT AND REAR ALLOY V-BRAKES
- WHEELS ARE ALLOY DOUBLE WALLED 16 INCH
- ON/OFF ROAD MODES, SO CAN WORK WITH BOTH THROTTLE OR PEDAL ASSIST
- 180 WATT MOTOR
OK so scrap the DC motor and 24 volt pack ...but 16 inch wheels :lol: some of you may remember a question I psoted a while back regarding a kick scooter and lacing a small DD hub to it...in to a 16 inch wheel...well it was totally OTT on a kick scooter at 100 volt...30 mph with no brakes was lethal standing on a kick scooter especially with a 5 inch solid front wheel
16 inch wheel ..that 'll drop straight in this folding frame...an I am sure I can squeeze 100volt of lipo in there somewhere.
It is already folded up and in the nose locker of my aircraft waiting to go home. That is my weekend of building the FreeNAS backup server out the window
View attachment 1