robin cook
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hi. i am new to this forum and located in the uk.
i am building a quadracycle which i intend to motorise. uk law stipulates 250 watts max for motor assist.
obviously chain drive is more efficient than hub systems.
searching the web i have located the lohmeyer system, but which is hopelessly expensive. then there is the cyclone, but the web sites promoting this system are somewhat confusing and i get the impression that this system is still under development (?). finally some sites sell very cheap chinese scooter motors and controllers - would these be suitable?
in sum, can anyone direct me to a simple, not-too-expensive, and above all reliable system? or is it the fact that the as of 2009 the market is as yet fluid and immature?
i would hope that there is a simple solution to the problem - here in the uk the situation is rather dire. governments pretend they support cycling but in practice roads are very dangerous and the country lags greatly behind the rest of europe (actually echoed in many other sectors like child poverty). so nothing too hot shot, but a simple reliable system that may help us reclaim the roads from car frenzy. any suggestions gratefully received.
yours faithfully, robin cook
i am building a quadracycle which i intend to motorise. uk law stipulates 250 watts max for motor assist.
obviously chain drive is more efficient than hub systems.
searching the web i have located the lohmeyer system, but which is hopelessly expensive. then there is the cyclone, but the web sites promoting this system are somewhat confusing and i get the impression that this system is still under development (?). finally some sites sell very cheap chinese scooter motors and controllers - would these be suitable?
in sum, can anyone direct me to a simple, not-too-expensive, and above all reliable system? or is it the fact that the as of 2009 the market is as yet fluid and immature?
i would hope that there is a simple solution to the problem - here in the uk the situation is rather dire. governments pretend they support cycling but in practice roads are very dangerous and the country lags greatly behind the rest of europe (actually echoed in many other sectors like child poverty). so nothing too hot shot, but a simple reliable system that may help us reclaim the roads from car frenzy. any suggestions gratefully received.
yours faithfully, robin cook