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    In Austin, TX

    Hey all, Newly arrived in Austin, TX. Found a job listing for bike mechanic at an ebike shop. Thought I'd give a cry out to the Austin E-Bike community. So what's up and scheduled for events? Anything this near the holidays?
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    solar bike

    Check out this page about a solar scooter build. http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PV/pvscooter.htm He drives it to work, leaves it in the sun and drives home where he again leaves it out side. Never needs to plug it in...so yes you can run your ebike by solar charging.
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    Banding together to raise bicyle-assisted speed limit.

    Safety first and arrive alive are two great philosophies when considering the speed to ride a bicycle at. Yes, we all want to go fast, but is it really safe to ride a bicycle over a certain safe speed? Is your bike designed and built to hit a bump or pot hole riding at 30+ mph? What will the...
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    Need help with installing E-Bike equipment

    Dogman, Thanks I'll give it all a try....
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    Need help with installing E-Bike equipment

    got my camera to work briefly, here are the pictures of the controllers I have. Unnamed controller. No idea what it is or the size. Motor lead wires look to be about 12AWG. 500W 48V controller. No brand name on it. Motor leads look like 10AWG, and have been overheated. Back of 500W...
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    Need help with installing E-Bike equipment

    Thanks all, I'll try to get pics of the controllers, my camera was acting up and I got tired of fighting it.
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    Need help with installing E-Bike equipment

    Donor trash 26" bike with 1000W 48V Golden Motor hub installed. Closeup of Golden Motor 1000W 48V hub. Unnamed hub motor. Closeup of rim, Samson High Power double alloy rim. Burnt contoller, Power Charger, CJS, Changzhou Jiashan Electric Factory, 110V 195W input, 59V 2.5A output
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    Need help with installing E-Bike equipment

    Thanks guys, Yea I kind of figured that I just plain toasted my chargers and that I could write them off. Oh well....still it would be nice to try to figure out how to repair them. I notice that Fletcher has alot of electronics info on controllers but I didn't find anything on chargers, and most...
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    Need help with installing E-Bike equipment

    Warning this is a very NEWBY topic. I present my problem and questions here to this very knowledgable and wizen forum. Thanks in advance to all who offer their great depth of knowledge and experience. I purchased some e-bike equipment from eBay and need some help getting it all assembled. The...
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    Recommendations Please!!!

    Sorry Morph for taking so long to answer you. Yes, the scooter has to be registered with the DMV here in Florida. They require a tag on all mopeds and small scooters. No insurance or helmet required. No special motorcycle rider attached to your license either.
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    Serial Hybrid Project

    Great idea. I'd love to repeat it here, if I could get parts donated to do the project. I know the variac and ultracaps are not cheap! For now I will follow your ongoing project.
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    Trike power

    Drunkskunk, Here is link to Kubota, only found a 13hp motor in their mini series. This is the one that Riley recommends. http://www.kubotaengine.com/products/nsm/z482-e3.html Here is another example, though it is set up for 120/240V and for construction or temporary power application. it shows...
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    Trike power

    Ok guys, and gals, You all have been super helpful will real world adivce on my projects so far. EZ-1 e-build, on back burner for now, but still considering it. E-Scooter upgrade, and Motorcycle E-build. Another idea I am working on is a tri frame, with power to the two wheels. Considering...
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    Motorcycle class Hub Motor

    Mark. Looks great. I want one of those motors, how much are they? Sorry haven't read the whole thread yet, you may have already said. How can I get one, I have a motorcycle to convert, orinally a 500cc, so should be strong enough for battery weight....Hook me up!
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    Recommendations Please!!!

    Thanks all for the good advice, I really appreciate this forum. Everyone is very helpful. Last Saturday I made my first E-bike purchase. A Pantera 750 Fusion scooter. It has 4- 12V 18 Ah batteries wired for 48V. I have rode it all week to and from work, recharging at work and home. Seems to...
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    Recommendations Please!!!

    Lots of good advise so far, thanks all...Let me answer Drunkskunk here so you all have a better idea what my needs are.
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    Recommendations Please!!!

    Ok, I'm ready to start...what system do you all recommend? I have an EZ-1 Recumbent, with 16" front wheel. I live in SW Florida and need a system that will handle rides in the pouring rains we get. Trying to decide between hub motor and chain motor systems.... Any suggestions?
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    Touring on Two Wheels.

    LOL. I like the idea of packing two bags, load one on the bike, leave the other one home.... A friend of mine told me how when he was a boy, his dad said he was taking his sister and him out camping that weekend. When Friday rolled around, the father called them and they came out with their...
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    Touring on Two Wheels.

    Justin has inspired many of us to load up the E-bike and hit that long road. Some in the tread about his trip across Canada asked about what to take. I picked up a book by Dennis Coello, "Touring on Two Wheels" that answered all those questions. Dennis is a seasoned bicycle tourist, that has...
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    Newbie, suggestions

    Just found this kit for an EZ-1 recumbent....http://www.semifusion.com/products/electricBikes/electricBikes.html
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    Electric vehicle and component evaluations

    we do have alot of E-bike experience here......We could give our ratings of motors, controllers, batteries, suppliers, manufacturers, service departments and such. say a -5 to 5 rating, with -5 would never recommend to 5 would always recommend. Or -5 completely think this makes a good part of...
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    Electric vehicle and component evaluations

    Any know of any evaluations and comparisons done on E-cars and E-bikes and components? If there aren't any, lets do one...
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    Newbie, suggestions

    Thanks again all, Your adivce adds greatly to my paradigm of using electric on my bike. Been reading about fuel cells on bikes. A fuel cell manufacturer called, Horizon, has a partnership with a bike company. I wrote asking for info about them. Also Swizzbee AG, Hydrocycle, and Enjoy FC...
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    Newbie, suggestions

    Thanks guys, Already I see that I was very naive in thinking I could get E-car like travel from a E-bicycle. Having electric assist and being able to extend my pedaling range on normal days is a good goal. I have looked at some solar bike designs and think that might work somewhat, but would...
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    Newbie, suggestions

    Hi all, I'm new to this forum and ebikes in general. I've looked at different electric bikes, complete builds, but I am a tinkerer and handyman and like to do things myself. Besides I don't just want assisted riding, or limited range. I know I ask alot of my bicycle, but long distance use is my...
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