Tiberius
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OK Guys, I'm impressed with the things that have gone on with the Spooky Tooth Death Race and the Ohio race. It seems that e-bike racing may be catching on. And what better way to keep the momentum up than an international challenge. So here it is:
I've been speaking to some airline pilot friends and it looks as if it would be quite easy to get an e-bike across the Atlantic, as long as you don't try taking the batteries. So, if you guys in the USA can set up a decent race meeting, then I will come over, beat the lot of you and allow myself to be crowned World Champion.
I expect there will be a few others from Europe interested too, so that takes care of the 2nd and 3rd places.
Obviously we need a few more details. The first is that its about e-bikes rather than electric motorbikes. So I suggest a couple of simple rules to ensure that.
Must have working pedals, demonstrated by the rider pedalling it a certain distance up a small gradient.
Maximum weight, in race condition, with batteries, of eg 70 lbs / 32 kg.
The sort of race I'm interested in is on a hard surface, not dirt, and a track with corners. A kart track would be good.
The race should be long enough to make a good race, but not so long to require massive amounts of batteries. Say 12.5 miles / 20 km.
Its worth making a bigger event out of it; it should be at least a weekend rather a single race. There could be more than one heat, with points accumulated. There are other things that can be included such as a hill climb, a mountain bike race, an endurance competition, a speed trial, etc. We could probably beat you at those too. In due course, we could look at classes based on power or something, but I suggest we just start with one simple class and a weight limit.
So there it is. We will need to come to arrangements on batteries and charging, but what I'm saying is that if you guys in the USA put on a decent event in 2011, then I will come. And to make sure its a contest of engineering and riding skill rather than a spending competition, I will only get a one way ticket for the bike and after the event we can auction it for charity.
Bring it on,
Nick
PS. Of course, if you don't want to do this, just let us know right away and we can start on organising one over here.
I've been speaking to some airline pilot friends and it looks as if it would be quite easy to get an e-bike across the Atlantic, as long as you don't try taking the batteries. So, if you guys in the USA can set up a decent race meeting, then I will come over, beat the lot of you and allow myself to be crowned World Champion.
I expect there will be a few others from Europe interested too, so that takes care of the 2nd and 3rd places.
Obviously we need a few more details. The first is that its about e-bikes rather than electric motorbikes. So I suggest a couple of simple rules to ensure that.
Must have working pedals, demonstrated by the rider pedalling it a certain distance up a small gradient.
Maximum weight, in race condition, with batteries, of eg 70 lbs / 32 kg.
The sort of race I'm interested in is on a hard surface, not dirt, and a track with corners. A kart track would be good.
The race should be long enough to make a good race, but not so long to require massive amounts of batteries. Say 12.5 miles / 20 km.
Its worth making a bigger event out of it; it should be at least a weekend rather a single race. There could be more than one heat, with points accumulated. There are other things that can be included such as a hill climb, a mountain bike race, an endurance competition, a speed trial, etc. We could probably beat you at those too. In due course, we could look at classes based on power or something, but I suggest we just start with one simple class and a weight limit.
So there it is. We will need to come to arrangements on batteries and charging, but what I'm saying is that if you guys in the USA put on a decent event in 2011, then I will come. And to make sure its a contest of engineering and riding skill rather than a spending competition, I will only get a one way ticket for the bike and after the event we can auction it for charity.
Bring it on,
Nick
PS. Of course, if you don't want to do this, just let us know right away and we can start on organising one over here.