Evox LE - Recumbent !

[Ypedal]

A friend has been talking about getting an E-Bike for a while now and last weekend he dropped in to say hello, had not seen him in months.

I got the E-bmx, the Chaos, Giant and Red-Hornet out, and let him have a spin on each one back to back.. took all of about 10 minutes and his reply was " How much, and can you build it by friday ? "

This morning i took a cab to work, after work i took another cab to the local bike shop with the intention of pedaling home with a new bike..

Voila ! - 750 $ taxes in.

 

[TylerDurden]

YEAH, BABY!!!

 

[Ypedal]

Got this baby built

- Front 406 in a 20" wheel
- 36/48v 20 amp controller under the seat ( perfect fit )
- Will be 8ah Nicad, 36v.
- Thumb throttle

Rode it to work this morning before the customer picks it up tonight, i am waiting for a new 36v charger for the nicad pack from ebikes.ca so i strapped my 36v Li pack from the eZee kit to it for now.

Very fun ride..

I think i might have to get me a full suspension bent.. short wheel base.. because these long bikes are a hassle to handle inside the house.

 

[jondoh]

you mean something like this...

 

[Johnbear]

Nice! One progressive thing British Columbia has done is no tax on bikes or electic bikes! Write your MLA's! :wink:

 

[Ypedal]

One more happy ebiker on the road !

 

[Johnbear]

The lean mean recumbent machine, nice clean job!

 

[Ypedal]

Thanks 8)

The guy could barely contain himself.. was so anxious to get going and show all his friends he had a hard time paying attention to the charging instructions lol..

 

[Ian]

sweet looking rides, there's definitely an untapped potential for electric 'bents imo. jondoh what's it like to drive - er I mean ride - looks real comfortable

 

[Dee Jay]

Cool story Ypedal! I hope to make the same kind of impression with my A123 powered Revive! Imagine if I tried to show off my bike with a half dead 36 volt NiMH pack . . . I'll be laughed out of town, ha ha!

GEEZUZ! IS THAT AN X5 ON A REVIVE ? ? ? A Hookie at the rear. . . Most likely go for Big Apples next time around for max comfort. But that reflective strip, bleh

 

[jondoh]

After the success with electrifying my dahon folder, I've decided that the 20" wheel is the way to go. With all the weight on the back, I wanted something durable. I had a blowout on my last tire so tires are important and the hookworm seemed the strongest to me. I worry that the big apples won't be strong enough. I already have a schwalbe marathon tire on the folder-- great tire but I don't think it's strong enough for the revive-x5.