Endless Sphere

gogo wrote:Plus, its low impact and I'm blissfully unaware of my man-boobs.

But better yet, others are unaware of them too.

This thread makes me want to dust off my bike and see what speed I can clock. Maybe next week.

Not so good if you roll it and land on the roof.

This one's 1kW also.

Fits in the palm of your hand

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/sho ... hp?t=92396

Not LED, though.

swbluto wrote:I was referring to the u-lock

Ah, fair enough.

I really want to have a go at cutting one now.

swbluto wrote:I'll believe what I see and I haven't seen any reports of a New-York fahgettaboudit lock being broken under 6 minutes

Check out some of these videos:

http://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/index.asp?pg=19

If someone really wants to steal your bike, they will.

I like potatonet's idea.

Link was thinking about doing something quite similar a while ago:

http://www.endless-sphere.com/forums/vi ... f=3&t=7296

Fantastic video Doc!

Looks like you've got some fun toys there.

Firstly, Top Gear is an entertainment show first and a car show second.

Secondly, they were merely showing what they would've had to do had they depleted the battery.

Thirdly, they're just having a bit of fun, I can't believe people take things so seriously.

liveforphysics wrote:As something to stiffen up a high Ri battery, it would be fantastic.

It might not even be that good. I calculated 8.1Wh total for the 20F 48V system. If they're rating them at 25C (that's the impression I get from the spec sheet), that's only 200W.

Much better to get some A123s.

It might be a good idea to check the legality in your state.

If you're riding an overpowered bike, the last thing you want to do is draw attention to yourself.

prolly the most common is the T-Rex has the performance of a Supercar...OH haha its not electric Funny you should mention that AJ. http://www.silenceinc.ca/accueilEN.htm Also: Blackjack Zero http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2348/blackjackzero.jpg VW GX3 Concept http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9731/5...

AussieJester wrote:80mph hehehe like to see it after it hit something at that speed by the look of it (aside from its the pig ugliness)
it looks like it would crumble like an aluminium can...can you say 'death trap'

I could not have put it better myself.

Oh, I remember that build. Totally awesome.

I can see it now: drop an Agni in, a few kWhrs of LiFePO4, get it road legal, pretty sweet.

Here's a similar sort of concept bike (still ICE) - Yamaha Air Tricker:

I don't like the folding design. Why overcomplicate things?

The problem I think is that the batteries and stator are static, so they're free to accumulate any grime and muck that gets washed in with water. The centrifugal force would only work on the rotating parts which, as far as I can tell, is only the outer casing. I think the vents are primarily there t...

I think they need the vents to cool the batteries. It seems like they could get awfully hot in there.

The wireless throttle is interesting as well, but it's just another thing that needs batteries.

Just thought I'd chuck this up here:

http://bev.com.au/diy.htm

It's an Australian site, but they're probably just an agent for TS rather than a stockist.

There was some good information (I thought) about a monster of a BugE using TS cells:

http://www.nappepin.com/LithiumEV.htm

Yeah, it's confusing because both efficiency and RPM are measured on the y-axis.

Oh yeah, just so you know:

http://secure.oatleyelectronics.com//pr ... 2b107cf94c

It certainly looks like a Bafang, but the specs don't seem to match up with any motor on their website.

Gah, I can't stand the thought of someone ruining an EV by pumping out the sound of an ICE or any other tacky effect.

I'm lead to believe that these are not A123 cells.

They say they are similar to A123s.

Stumbled across this on the tube:

recumbent wrote:The polypropylene looks like "kitchen cutting" boards, is this so?

They're either polyethylene or polypropylene.

It is a good choice for mounting plates as michaelplogue said.

72 kays in second. You're a madman.

And now that you mention it, I can see the resemblance to Michael Douglas.

I've gotta say: wow, it's come a long way.

I've also gotta say, and this has been bugging me for a while, how much you look like Steve the pirate:



I hope you don't mind.