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    who here can do this, this or this on their electric bike?

    the 'hulabike' is pretty cool too: http://www.bikeforest.com/hulabikes.php
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    who here can do this, this or this on their electric bike?

    "I am awestruck by the sheer irony of the thing" That seems to be the real purpose of the treadmill bike. either that or: "The Treadmill Bike's hard wearing belt offers a sure grip while protecting your feet from dirt and other contaminants commonly found on the earth's surface." See...
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    Going from 36V Nihm to 48V questions

    jeez - I should look at the whole picture before I click submit. If you do use that 2 series into 1 connector, it's got andersons on the two battery sides, bare wire on the controller side. So you'll want to put andersons on the side that goes to the controller and you'll need andersons on end...
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    Going from 36V Nihm to 48V questions

    actually that 2 into 1 connector does say it wires two in series to 1 output - so it should work, probably be nice and neat too.
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    Going from 36V Nihm to 48V questions

    >Cut the andersons off one end (leave some wire to work with) - solder > that to the wires coming off your battery space pack (I mean solder the long end to the battery space pack.) The short end you cut off you use to make a jumper.
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    Going from 36V Nihm to 48V questions

    If you don't want to buy andersons and tools to crimp them, just get the 30" extension (anderson's at both ends) from ativ - it's $10. Cut the andersons off one end (leave some wire to work with) - solder that to the wires coming off your battery space pack. Then you solder the ends of the two...
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    2WD Crystalyte based Ebike Drive Bias Discussion

    Widely mismatched motors run 1 at a time for different conditions might make sense - lightweight geared motors would be better than direct drive for that approach. Here's someone who's done that: http://www.wisechat.com/carl/2stage-rocket.htm
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    Engine braking = regen braking in ebike !?

    This one is still a pilot, and it's hydraulics, not air but: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/technology/420f05006.htm http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/b1ab9f485b098972852562e7004dc686/371449ddfa7c264285256fa4006c109c!OpenDocument
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    My Cannon Full Suspension

    Thanks for that D-Man. Just now dawns on me the full coverage fenders I was going on about probably won't work for the FS bike. The rear rack already gives some protection to your backside - I'm not sure you can to much more back there. At least the controller and wiring get some protection...
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    My Cannon Full Suspension

    Huh - just looked at the wikipedia article on NiMH's and it says a fully charged cell can be 1.35 - 1.4V ... at 1.4V that would be 56V total for 40 in series (54 for 1.35 each). Mmm - now I'm wondering if I want to pull apart my 12V booster pack and pull out a cell just to be safe. Or I can...
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    My Cannon Full Suspension

    I think I'd encourage using nuts and bolts to hold the battery on - you don't want the screws ripping out while taking a corner. I just got some Planet Bike full coverage fenders for about $27 as I recall. They say 'hardcore' but they're just polycarbonate with no metal reinforcement. Still...
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    My Cannon Full Suspension

    Nice setup. Did you use the battery bracket attachment supplied by ativ to put the battery on the rack? Their website implies it's 'only' for the Old Man Mountain racks, but I always figured it could be adapted to something else by drilling some holes.
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    Electric Vehicle for Beer lovers.

    I was thinking a Bakfiets with a hub motor ... but that wouldn't be "Excellent Indoor Transportation" like this thing!
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    Cannon Kit

    It was a puncture - just a _really_ big staple that barely got through the tire and tube.
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    Cannon Kit

    Actually that first ride was pre-electrification. I rode into work for the first time today - I liked it. I don't have a speedometer on the bike yet so I can't give any stats but on flatish (including slight uphill) terrain I was pedalling easily on my 48 tooth chainring and smallest sprocket...
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    Cannon Kit

    Funny thing, I 'got a flat' on my first ride with these. But even that left me impresed with them. I took them up a road with narrow lanes, no shoulder where everyone goes 50mph, so I rode in the dirt along side the road. When I got home I noticed a heavy duty staple stuck in the back tire...
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    Need ebike recommendations for mountain logging road use

    There's a guy who makes a very intersting case for gas powered bikes being more economical, maybe even better environmentally than electric. It's interesting to see the (not insurmountable) difficulties he ran into along the way with one of those motorized kits ... he seems to have kind of...
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    Cannon Kit

    The tires are Specialized Crossroads in the Armadillo layup. Probably the Hemispheres would be a bit better but my LBS only had them in the 'flak jacket' construction (which only has some kevlar in the middle part of the tire.) I wanted Armadillo because I always mess up the sidewalls so I got...
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    New Crystalite motor - the Cannon

    posted a few pictures over in the photos&video area. BTW, I meant I took my dog Sage for a walk. She 'took the dog for a walk' in the euphamistic sense.
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    Cannon Kit

    Here's some pictures of my just arrived Cannon kit. Mostly on the bike - sorry, too much fun putting it together to take a lot of pix.
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    New Crystalite motor - the Cannon

    Alright, Chief here's my report: I was captured by Kaos agents Wife & Kids right after work ... finally excaped their clutches at around 10:30PM. By 12:15AM I had the kit fully installed on agent44. I had a moment when I switched on the battery, the power lights on the throttle came on but the...
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    New Crystalite motor - the Cannon

    The Cannon kit was deliverred to my house this morning! I'm impressed with their responsiveness. Tough to stay at work ...
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    Need ebike recommendations for mountain logging road use

    Given Tom's budget and his relatively low concern for top speed I wonder if a Lashout or Electrec type bike would fit the bill. Something under $1000 for the bike, perhaps with a larger sprocket on the motor side for better torque, then a battery upgrade since the SLA's wouldn't take kindly to...
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    Need ebike recommendations for mountain logging road use

    ATIV only sells rear wheel kits, I believe (though you can always call and ask.) So you might have to buy a front one from ev-tech and piece togther the rest of the parts from ATIV, ev-tech &/or ebikes.ca. You could mount 1 battery in the frame triangle (part of the kit from ATIV) and then...
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    New Crystalite motor - the Cannon

    FWIW, texaselectricbikes.com has changed their description of it to: So what it looks like is they made a 408 but narrower and with a larger diameter for better torque at moderate speeds - I think it's Xlyte's effort at a Bionx killer. Except hackable :-) Anyway I'll upload pics when I get it.
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