Recent content by drekar

No kidding!! I have a race helmet right now which I got about a year ago which SHOULD be good, but I might invest in a better one just to be sure. As a motorcyclist, I am tempted to just throw on the full face helmet and leathers... though, that would look a touch odd :D

I do work for a software company, yes, but not Alibre. Ya, there's a lot of little tech companies here (and a lot of failed ones... you see little dot-bomb signs all over the place)...

OK, sticking with 406 then! Perhaps I should put longer gears on the bike? such that I can comfortably pedal when going 35-mph... I definitely remember my top being 32 or 34mph, and that was with my legs going pretty quick....

Very nice! Wow, you all are being a great help. I am still digesting the info and playing with all the calculators and such... I am tempted to step up my components a bit.... Should I consider stepping it up to the X-Lyte 5303 motor with two 48V 10A-h packs (for 20A-h), or will the 406 do...

Yeep! That's going to get expensive. Ballpark, what might that sustain? 30mph with pedaling? Or, vice-versa, maybe range would be more reasonable at 10-15 miles ish?

Thanks Lowell, I modified the post to include a 48v 12a-h pack

OK, so after doing a ton of reading and still feeling like I know nothing, I figure I might as well dive right in... So, as far as I can tell, for a rear hub motor setup tweaked for top speed on relatively flat grouond, I need the following: * A Bike * Motor with high top speed * Batteries...

Sorry Lowell, I was so eager to write back I forgot to answer your question. For the most part dallas is pretty much flat. There is the odd hill here and there that is suprisingly steep, but 99.9% of the time: flat. For the commute, I could see this being stop-and-go traffic where there will...

Drunkskunk: First off, thanks for the pointers! I like the idea of having the hub motor on one of those aerodynamic rims (they look fantastic). Second, Arrogant Bastard Ale is great. Is your setup a rear-mounted motor? If so, doesn't having the batteries and motor both over the rear wheel...

um....WOW. That looks like it has the specs I am looking for. Over 40mph, over 20mile range without pedaling, and nothing on it looks bulky at all. OK, I am going to be frank: I have no idea what the majority of this stuff means, although I have gotten the "jist" from about 10 hours of...

Hello folks! It is great to find an online community with people who obviously are putting good quality effort into this area. I am a Computer Science person by trade, so I have the "build stuff" urge, but none of the electronics / mechanical know-how. I am really hoping some benefactors here...