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12-01-07 | 03:25 PM

#26

Sianelle

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Sister Annie

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From: Hauraki Plains District, New Zealand

Bikes: Retro Hercules adult tricycle, 1953 Hercules ladies roadster, 1950s Wearwell fixed gear 'Club' pathracer, 1980s Malvern Star 'Super Star', 1980s Healing GTX-105 Arabesque, 1980's Morrison Concorde & etc & etc.......

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Originally Posted by tidykiwi

my bike with 36v 500w golden motors front hub from motrax NZ. does 30-35kph with about a 25k range not pedaling. 3 x 12v 10ah sla batteries. i'm saving up for lithium.....

How do you find your bike rides with the weight of the batteries on the carrier?
I got my 250watt kit from Motrax too and I must say that they great for good customer service.

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12-02-07 | 08:25 PM

#27

Abneycat

Hooligan

Joined: Sep 2007

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From: Base of the Rocky Mountains, Canada. Wonderous things!

Bikes: 2010 Cannondale Hooligan 3

So today I found my camera, now just to find the cord. Anyways, I took some pictures of my winter project, restoring an old McKinley Aventurier, and turning it into an e-bike Xtracycle.

Will post those later.

12-03-07 | 04:10 AM

#28

tidykiwi

Member

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From: BOP. NZ.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sianelle

How do you find your bike rides with the weight of the batteries on the carrier?
I got my 250watt kit from Motrax too and I must say that they great for good customer service.

yeah pretty heavy, its ok for sedate cruising around but once i start pumping it in traffic it gets a little wobbly. i canned it today turning too sharp and braking, i'm sure i would have made the turn with out the heavy batt pack (he thinks!!) lol

bring on the lithium!!

12-03-07 | 02:28 PM

#29

karma

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Joined: May 2007

Posts: 441

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From: hamilton,ontario

and my izip with a dead controller just ordered another. ill keeps this bike as is.

i wana build another with a brushless hub

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12-10-07 | 11:25 PM

#30

Abneycat

Hooligan

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From: Base of the Rocky Mountains, Canada. Wonderous things!

Bikes: 2010 Cannondale Hooligan 3

AllenG, regarding your sidecar add on for your bicycle, is that attached to the Xtracycle itself, or to your bike? Did you put that together yourself or is it a commercial product? I'm really interested in it.

In the picture, it looks like you've run it into the tubing on the Freeradical where the wideloader would go, and secured it with a strap to the V-rack?

12-14-07 | 02:58 PM

#31

Jaleel Johanson

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Is this so your father won't get his skirt caught while riding? (Joking)

12-18-07 | 03:05 PM

#32

themofe

Newbie

Joined: Dec 2007

Posts: 3

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Urban mover

Ah crap, I wish I had bought one of the above, I have a (falling apart) Urban Mover!

12-19-07 | 05:49 AM

#33

Digikid

Veloteqs ARE E-BIKES!

Joined: Dec 2007

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No offense but that thing looks like it would fold together at the first bump. Needs more structure in the middle.

12-20-07 | 11:45 AM

#34

Zeuser

e-Biker

Joined: Aug 2006

Posts: 951

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From: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Bikes: Gary Fisher, Strong GT-S eBike

Looks can be decieving. Study engineering and you'll discover that some things are very sturdy despite the fact they look like they're going to fall apart.

12-21-07 | 04:47 PM

#35

Digikid

Veloteqs ARE E-BIKES!

Joined: Dec 2007

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So true....

12-21-07 | 04:54 PM

#36

Abneycat

Hooligan

Joined: Sep 2007

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From: Base of the Rocky Mountains, Canada. Wonderous things!

Bikes: 2010 Cannondale Hooligan 3

That particular bike style is for the mobility impaired typically, and i've seen much weaker looking ones than that. I don't even think that the new Sun variant has trusses, whereas on that estelle, it looks like there are 2 on each side of that central tube.

12-21-07 | 07:04 PM

#37

Allen

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It's a Biria rebranded by Heinzmann after they add their hub. They are a German bike company and that thing is built like a tank. Abney is right there are struts on both sides of the central tube.
Here is the line of Biria's non motorized bikes with that frame: https://www.biria.com/bicycles/eb/

12-21-07 | 07:14 PM

#38

Sianelle

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Sister Annie

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From: Hauraki Plains District, New Zealand

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abneycat

That's a really cool design. I don't need anything like that myself at present, but I'd definitely buy one when I'm older.

12-23-07 | 12:07 PM

#39

countersTrike

Recumbent Trike

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 560

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From: Santa Cruz, CA.

Bikes: WizWheelz TerraTrike with Velo-Kit & 24V motor, completely enclosed (fiberglass/kevlar & Lexan) EZ SX Tad with 36V motor

Interesting! Not one recumbent! I couldn't get photos on Bike Forums but I have 2 motorized recumbent trikes on Frappr and Flickr. One is a 2007 hub motor, the other is a 2001 bolt-on kit; the oldie:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/16584749@N00/2063869733/

countersTrike

12-23-07 | 12:17 PM

#40

countersTrike

Recumbent Trike

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 560

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From: Santa Cruz, CA.

Bikes: WizWheelz TerraTrike with Velo-Kit & 24V motor, completely enclosed (fiberglass/kevlar & Lexan) EZ SX Tad with 36V motor

Quote:

Originally Posted by countersTrike

2007 hub motor, the other is a 2001 bolt-on kit; the oldie:

......and the newbie (trust me;the 2007 hub motor IS in there!):

www.flickr.com/photos/16584749@N00/2047823631/

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12-23-07 | 02:04 PM

#41

Sianelle

Thread Starter

Sister Annie

Joined: Jul 2007

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From: Hauraki Plains District, New Zealand

Quote:

Originally Posted by countersTrike

......and the newbie (trust me;the 2007 hub motor IS in there!):

www.flickr.com/photos/16584749@N00/2047823631/

countersTrike

Cool

I have a major soft spot for velocars.

12-27-07 | 02:13 AM

#42

richyu

Junior Member

Joined: Dec 2007

Posts: 4

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From: Shanghai, China

Bikes: folding bicycle, electric bicycle

My dear bike

My favirate bicycle

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01-08-08 | 10:32 AM

#43

happyJohnrn

Junior Member

Joined: Dec 2007

Posts: 13

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This is my Ebike, a Wilderness Energy Kit mounted on my Trek 7000 hybrid. I am really enjoying it. We have lots of hills here (Laguna Niguel CA) and the 600W motor makes a bicycle commute possible for me. I had a litte trouble with the installation, in that the rim was out of ballance and the spokes loose, so a trip to the local bike shop and cool. By the way the guys at the bike shop kinda look down at the ebikes, but new ideas always meet with resistance.
John

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