Ukraine is using ebikes with NLAW rockets to take out Russian tanks

Enkidu

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https://electrek.co/2022/05/17/ukraine-soldiers-electric-bikes/

"Ukrainian electric motorbike company Delfast has seen its electric bikes used for some vastly diverse tasks, such as breaking Guinness World Records and outfitting Mexican police. But their latest use is perhaps the bikes’ most important mission yet: helping Ukrainian soldiers strike a David vs. Goliath blow against Russia’s barbaric invasion of their country."
 
In a German online news magazine I read an article about an Ukrainian electric motorbike with fantastic specifications:

"The E-Bike-Producer Delfast showed 2 pics of his E-Bikes: They carry anti tank weapons at a top speed of 80km/h and can drive 300 km with one battery charge. The bikes are equipped with a 72 V / 48 Ah battery, and a 3000-W motor"

80km/h and 300 km with a 72V/48Ah battery sounds pretty unbelievable to me...
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/ebikes/comments/url0ci/delfast_a_ukrainian_ebike_company_have_modded/

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calab said:
What is old is new again.
"Buffalo Soldiers and Bicycles”

90

On June 14, 1897, Lt. James Moss, U.S. Army, led his bicycle corps of the 25th Infantry, from Fort Missoula, Montana, up a wagon trail and Indian path, to St. Louis, arriving on July 16, 1897.

From"
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-05-03/120-years-ago-u-s-army-buffalo-soldiers-took-a-1-900-mile-bicycle-trek-to-st-louis
 
Due to infrared, the rider has a short lifespan. Even without the problem of recharging, stingers/NLAWs have not proven themselves to be potent, are not actually trending at this time.
 
Voltron said:
99t4 said:
Early rear suspension?

It might be, with no pivots, like the Moots or some of the Cannondales.
I think it folds also, or separates into two pieces.

It looks like it might pivot around the crank spindle. Hard to tell. But that bottom bracket lug isn't as simple as it could be without a pivot.
 
Was wondering that too at first, but it looks like it's regular lug setup. You could get away with some basic sliding up at the seat with flexy steel, but a concentric BB pivot is tougher.
 
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