Remster 24 #26 July 11, 2007 Quote have they ever made a comment that you're being lazy or cheating? He _is_ cheating Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 0 #27 July 11, 2007 What's your total cost in the entire setup? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #28 July 11, 2007 Quote Quote have they ever made a comment that you're being lazy or cheating? He _is_ cheating I would say not and here's why; he's playing a different game.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #29 July 11, 2007 This guy's is a lot nicer, but here at the beach, we conserve energy by using the breeze as opposed to the sun. Only cost is an old bedsheet & a stick.I'm actually half-way serious. During particularly windy days or especially during tropical storms or hurricanes you'll see pairs of kids on their skateboards holding a sheet between them. Same goes for people on bicycles. I think they're on to something. And you don't need all that math & stuff.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #30 July 11, 2007 Quote >I'm not even going to ask how much a brushless motor that big costs. Cheap! (Well, relatively.) $399. That is ALOT of Zonebars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
okalb 78 #31 July 11, 2007 Have any of you guys seen these http://www.enertiabike.com/ Just curious what people think.Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #32 July 11, 2007 Top speed 50mph? Mine will do over 40mph for a lot less money. Now I just need the right frame . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #33 July 11, 2007 >How would one go about figuring out the the energy/carbon break even point of such a device? I don't know. There have been a few analyses of solar panel breakevens but I have not seen any for battery manufacture. >I was thinking of designing a solar powered charging station for mine, but the numbers don't seem to pencil out. Every analysis I've seen says it's cheaper and easier to put a solar power system on your house and then use regular AC power. That way the panels are always producing power, and you just use the power you need. If you charge the bike at work, the grid acts as a "pipe" to get power from your house to the bike's batteries. >Are you experiencing any "hostility" from random people because you're >riding on a "different" device? For instance, when you ride past a spandex >clad biker, have they ever made a comment that you're being lazy or >cheating? Only from serious bikers (the sort you find on an organized ride) and even then they're mostly kidding. "Hey! That's cheating!" they'll say as I pass them. Later often they'll come over and ask about it. (This was on an earlier version; haven't gotten any comments on this one yet.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #34 July 11, 2007 > What's your total cost in the entire setup? Motor $399 Bike $149 Controller $129 Batteries free (recycled telecom lead-acid cylindrical cells) Battery case $20 Total $697 Optional items include a nifty charge meter/speedometer, bike lights etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #35 July 11, 2007 Pretty cool until you find some slob in full leathers, and fringe jacket with recent tatts acting like he is a bad ass biker. I saw a guy in traffic like that last year on a scooter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #36 July 11, 2007 what no bell to ring? Ching Ching, Ching Ching every neeeds one of those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #37 July 11, 2007 pretty cool though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #38 September 26, 2007 Interesting article about a new electric bike HERE. A bit pricey.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #39 September 26, 2007 Silly bike. Low power, slow, and too artsy to be useful. Where do you attach the rack? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #40 September 27, 2007 Real or Fake? http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/solar-bike-real.html "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #41 September 27, 2007 Bike, motor and batteries all exist - but this bike does not have a hub motor installed, just a battery. Solar panels on the wheels are fake. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #42 September 27, 2007 Kinda what I was thinking. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,384 #43 September 27, 2007 Quote Silly bike. Low power, slow, and too artsy to be useful. Where do you attach the rack? Ugh! $7500???For that price I want reactive armor to deal the situations like last week when some jackass hit-and-run driver took out my front wheel while I was crossing an intersection."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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