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- Jul 02 2020 1:27am
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: Motor cover split around freewheel while pedaling.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 797
Re: Motor cover split around freewheel while pedaling.
If you google 9c hub motor and click images you get a bunch of images of motors that look just like mine. This appears to be the same motor sold by many ebay sellers. In theory I should be able to contact any vendor that sells this motor and ask to purchase a replacement cover. That is you best bet...
- Jul 02 2020 1:12am
- Forum: E-Vehicles General Discussion
- Topic: Farewell Segway
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1162
Re: Farewell Segway
Neat idea, but severely limited by many city’s preventing their use on public areas, sidewalks, or roads. But the principle (and name) is still used on many of the smaller “balance board” type scooters. Perhaps in some areas. But what I saw was the opposite. The Segway was often given privilege ove...
- Jun 19 2020 10:26pm
- Forum: E-Vehicles General Discussion
- Topic: Legal classification of my custom build - Quadricycle? ATV? Wheelchair? All?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2107
Re: Legal classification of my custom build - Quadricycle? ATV? Wheelchair? All?
If you take a serious attitude that it's a mobility device and have an even remotely legitimate mobility-related complaint probably up to and maybe including "I can't walk 60 miles in 2 hours" you should be OK with the law. In fact cop brains will mostly think "dumb ass bicyclist, no...
- Apr 18 2020 1:42am
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: Got fried by Col. Sanders today. eBike vs pedal
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1060
Re: Got fried by Col. Sanders today. eBike vs pedal
- 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...
- Apr 16 2020 10:36pm
- Forum: E-Vehicles General Discussion
- Topic: Legal classification of my custom build - Quadricycle? ATV? Wheelchair? All?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2107
Re: Legal classification of my custom build - Quadricycle? ATV? Wheelchair? All?
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 ...
- Apr 16 2020 10:32pm
- Forum: E-Vehicles General Discussion
- Topic: Legal classification of my custom build - Quadricycle? ATV? Wheelchair? All?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2107
Re: Legal classification of my custom build - Quadricycle? ATV? Wheelchair? All?
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...
- Mar 23 2020 11:58pm
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: DIY vs. Commercial: How/ Why(not)?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2090
Re: DIY vs. Commercial: How/ Why(not)?
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...
- Mar 20 2020 10:01pm
- Forum: E-Vehicles General Discussion
- Topic: France bans illegal eMTB tuning with fines up to € 30,000
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3517
- Mar 20 2020 10:00pm
- Forum: E-Vehicles General Discussion
- Topic: France bans illegal eMTB tuning with fines up to € 30,000
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3517
- Mar 13 2020 10:08pm
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: dynamo on a bike
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3276
Re: dynamo on a bike
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...
- Mar 12 2020 12:48am
- Forum: E-Bike Build Threads / Photos & Video
- Topic: Death Trike (Its Vintage!)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1791
- Mar 09 2020 2:00am
- Forum: E-Vehicles General Discussion
- Topic: Legal classification of my custom build - Quadricycle? ATV? Wheelchair? All?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2107
Re: Legal classification of my custom build - Quadricycle? ATV? Wheelchair? All?
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...
- Feb 20 2020 10:11am
- Forum: E-Vehicles General Discussion
- Topic: The trend of cities banning cars
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4851
Re: The trend of cities banning cars
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...
- Feb 04 2020 10:40pm
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: Newb...What do you recommend?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2877
Re: Newb...What do you recommend?
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...
- Jan 28 2020 7:26pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's with this censoring nonsense happening on the forum?
- Replies: 151
- Views: 14922
- Jan 23 2020 3:13pm
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: gorilla glue epoxy/hall sensor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1328
Re: gorilla glue epoxy/hall sensor
- Jan 23 2020 2:17am
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: gorilla glue epoxy/hall sensor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1328
Re: gorilla glue epoxy/hall sensor
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...
- Jan 21 2020 11:56pm
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: What makes a good commuter?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3280
Re: What makes a good commuter?
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.
But regardless, I think you'll continue to enjoy the routine. I still do.
- Jan 20 2020 1:47pm
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: Big mistake I guess
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2014
- Jan 19 2020 11:22am
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: Big mistake I guess
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2014
Re: Big mistake I guess
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...
- Jan 15 2020 12:02am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's with this censoring nonsense happening on the forum?
- Replies: 151
- Views: 14922
Re: What's with this censoring nonsense happening on the forum?
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...
- Jan 11 2020 10:19pm
- Forum: E-Vehicles General Discussion
- Topic: battery is the motor?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2122
Re: battery is the motor?
- Jan 11 2020 10:02pm
- Forum: E-Vehicles General Discussion
- Topic: battery is the motor?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2122
Re: battery is the motor?
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...
- Jan 07 2020 10:21pm
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: What lock and how many do you buy?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1016
Re: What lock and how many do you buy?
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 thiev...
- Jan 07 2020 1:01am
- Forum: E-Bike General Discussion
- Topic: What lock and how many do you buy?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1016
Re: What lock and how many do you buy?
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 muni...