Endless Sphere

- Just let the Lycra roadies pass you and be ok with that, be fine with Lycras passing you. I've had a few ebikers pass me and I know it did not feel good to swallow your pride and ego. I've had a ebiker pass me as I was walking up a hill with the last wimpy motor I burnt up. It did not feel good t...

Oof, some of these comments... OP, you need to either talk to a judge or a disability lawyer than an internet forum. To them, weight and size will need to be considered than just top speed- you are laying in the picture, and there's tons of elevators I know you can't go into with it. Look at it as ...

It's a just a ticket. A violation of some obscure regulation or even just some rule and therefore not a violation. Be careful. You need to know and understand the local laws. In AZ you might find yourself facing pretty big fines for driving an unregistered, uninsured vehicle. That could be far wors...

You simply are not going to see the garbage that abounds in the bike lane. And you are going to get flats. When you spoke about bad eyes, I just thought you meant reading glasses. I'm assuming you still see a person, but slower, if this person steps in your path you can do something about it. At 30...

john61ct wrote: ↑

Mar 11 2020 2:12pm

If there aren't penalties strong enough to act as a reliable deterrent then why bother creating the law?

Sure. Ask Singapore. That's the way they see it.

john61ct wrote: ↑

Mar 09 2020 3:57pm

Plenty of jurisdictions DIY is banned altogether.

I bet that becomes more common if the frequency of such casualties continues to increase.

Is the frequency increasing? Where are the numbers on that?

This had been done some 10 years ago by an ES member who had built a velomobile. Still, if pedal input is important, better make it efficient. Every energy conversion does result in a loss. You may be referring to this design: http://www.electrom.ca/ But the choice to have a dynamo drive was certai...

goatman wrote: ↑

Feb 21 2020 11:00pm

a person gets hammered, builds a 3000watt death trike with no brakes. makes one post, then???
never to be heard from again.

Maybe he actually killed himself while riding it?

Hey all. I have built a custom vehicle that doesn't really fit into one legal category. I'm looking for help finding the laws regarding this. It is a pure electric full suspension vehicle with a perm 132. It is very fast but we've installed a speed dial so we can dial the power back. I think this w...

because they make less money on them. In a way, yes. Developers choose profit margins for all their homes. But since few people want small homes compared to large homes, they can't sell very many and therefore don't make as much money on them. Right. Put another way, they build larger homes because...

Shouldn't be riding on the sidewalk anyway, ebike or not. What, were you planning on riding down the sidewalk at 30mph? That's fine as a general rule in some or even most areas but far from a good absolute rule for all areas. Sometimes a sidewalk is a fine place to ride an ebike - especially if you...

Dauntless wrote: ↑

Jan 27 2020 11:16pm

That YouTube video seems awfully phony to me. Three guys almost immediately remove the front wheel and throw it? Really? Pretty bad acting as well.

MadRhino wrote: ↑

Jan 23 2020 7:05am

The putty has an advantage: it doesn’t shrink in hardening.

Regular JB Weld does not shrink either.

http://www.aeroelectric.com/Mfgr_Data/J ... asheet.pdf

JBweld is good, but not any JBweld. High heat is the one you need. Any other brand of epoxy will do, as long as it is spec high heat. 3M #2214 and JBweld High Heat are best and easy to source. Regular JB Weld has pretty much the same temperature limit - 550 degrees F. It may even be slightly better...

I'm surprised that you aren't closer to the times I estimated. I guess you probably have more traffic signals and stop signs than I have. I can average about 3.5 minutes per mile pretty easily on a pretty ordinary ebike.

But regardless, I think you'll continue to enjoy the routine. I still do.

ebike11 wrote: ↑

Jan 20 2020 3:30am

So on average..its fairly safe to increase the voltage as long as i turn down the amps??

Re-read his post. What he's telling you isn't that simple.

Hi..I see black residue on a large yellow componant, not a capacitor though. Not sure if its worth fixing though. Snap a photo and post it. Sometimes it is fun to fix something just to see if you can. Also, you could use it as a spare if you get a new one anyway and it is one tiny bit less bit of j...

This isn't an issue where ignoring it in hopes that it will go away is going to work. wturber may want to just give the guy a pass ... I don't know enough about what he posted to have an opinion on his posts. But if they were anything like the PMs from him that I saw others post, I'd be very judgme...

billvon wrote: ↑

Jan 10 2020 3:57pm

True. But so far, Tesla batteries have been lasting 300,000 to 500,000 miles, so not a big difference there.

And may soon be lasting even longer.
https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-may-s ... ion-miles/

I am old. Any one here play with Cox .049? Model rockets, Control Line Planes, RC Planes. Still got my gas RC planes in the attic. I had a Golden Bee .049 with integral fuel tank. I built a balsa wood and silk screened Aeronca with U-control. Flew it once and it crashed badly. That was the beginnin...

You need to set traps to catch bike thieves, and after you caught a few in your neighborhood, you should be able to keep a bike safe for a while. Are you suggesting involved traps with "bait" bikes (like "bait" cars) or do you have something less elaborate in mind? Setting thieves traps is another ...

Are you suggesting involved traps with "bait" bikes (like "bait" cars) or do you have something less elaborate in mind? I guess if you leave them in the traps, that would send a clear message to the other thieves? trap.jpg I'm guessing that kind of trap is not legal in most municipalities. Not that...

Not a big fan of the 555 timing options either, sounds slow and lazy for my purposes. you can make them flash faster tahn you can even see is flashing, if you like. look them up and you'll see. it's a cheap and versatile chip and simple to use. just that it's completely diy and will be something yo...

MadRhino wrote: ↑

Jan 06 2020 7:32pm

You need to set traps to catch bike thieves, and after you caught a few in your neighborhood, you should be able to keep a bike safe for a while.

Are you suggesting involved traps with "bait" bikes (like "bait" cars) or do you have something less elaborate in mind?

If saving money is the goal, #1 rule is, only buy what you can afford, as in paying cash. If there are other higher priorities, then forget about trying to "justify" it with abstract economic BS, just get what you want and enjoy the ride. I agree 100% with both main points and would add that this i...