PaulD
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Hey ES,
I thought I'd post some build pics of the ebike that I took to the North American Handmade Bike Show in Charlotte, NC last week. I had the opportunity to work with a super talented industrial designer and go from concept to prototype over a 6 month period.
As many of you know, NAHBS is typically not the kind of show where ebikes are welcomed, but fortunately Gates wanted to display a few ebikes utilizing their belt drive, which opened the door to allow me to bring an ebike. Paul Brodie had brought an ebike to NAHBS in 2013, but the organizers were hesitant to allow them this year. Good thing a big company like Gates believes in the electric revolution!
Anyways, other than gates, I had the only ebike, so I got a lot of attention. I had the pleasure of meeting Snath (Larry) who traveled from Atlanta. It was great to meet an ES member there, and Larry showed me some of the cool battery stuff he is working on and some of his builds.
Anyways, here are some pics of the build process. Things were rushed (understatement) leading up to the show, so it's amazing that everything came together in time!
I thought I'd post some build pics of the ebike that I took to the North American Handmade Bike Show in Charlotte, NC last week. I had the opportunity to work with a super talented industrial designer and go from concept to prototype over a 6 month period.
As many of you know, NAHBS is typically not the kind of show where ebikes are welcomed, but fortunately Gates wanted to display a few ebikes utilizing their belt drive, which opened the door to allow me to bring an ebike. Paul Brodie had brought an ebike to NAHBS in 2013, but the organizers were hesitant to allow them this year. Good thing a big company like Gates believes in the electric revolution!
Anyways, other than gates, I had the only ebike, so I got a lot of attention. I had the pleasure of meeting Snath (Larry) who traveled from Atlanta. It was great to meet an ES member there, and Larry showed me some of the cool battery stuff he is working on and some of his builds.
Anyways, here are some pics of the build process. Things were rushed (understatement) leading up to the show, so it's amazing that everything came together in time!