Free e-bike (sort of)

[spudulike]

Looks to me to be ready for the Red Bull Soap Box Challenge!

[scbk]

On ‎28‎/‎12‎/‎2019 at 10:31, Stere said:

I'd like  one of theese ebike mini van probably 15k each?

 

 

 

I imagine it's like trying to tow a parachute!

 

Always fancied getting a wee trailer, need to keep an eye out for a 2nd hand one, I bet the ebike motor would barely feel it on the flat

Edited December 29, 2019 by scbk

[scbk]

Highest speed recorded so far on the speedo is 37.5mph, down a fookin big hill. The problem is you run out of gears on the bike, your legs are spinning round madly, not really doing anything.

[doobin]

I had 49.5mph down a massive hill as a lad on a mountain bike. 
 

You need to up your game ?
Get down flat over the handlebars. 

Edited December 29, 2019 by doobin

[Stephen Blair]

Get a bigger hill, I got too 44mph and that was between dabbing brakes before bottling it.

  Local lads get 60 mph easy coming down the mountain ski rd here.

[scbk]

Just to update an old thread:

 

After 4,200 miles of hard use (going flat out, carrying weight, and climbing hills), whilst halfway up a 15% hill and carrying a load, the motor started making a horrible grinding noise. You'd think it would be bearings or something mechanical, but it's actually electrical, possibly related to the hall sensors or wiring. I'm sure it would be fixable, but to get the bike back on the road as fast as possible it's easiest to buy a new wheel with motor and just swap that over.

The chinese supplier Yose Power now has stocks in the UK, so it only took a few days to get the bike back up and running.

 

Also at one point a couple of years ago I burnt out the original controller (ecu), I replaced it with a higher power one from aliexpress which also has a light function, so there's hardwired front and back lights, running off the main 36v battery, and switched on/off using the existing buttons on the handlebars. Dead handy if you end up being out late, and don't have to think about taking lights and spare batteries, just flick the switch like on a car.

[scbk]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 15, 2022 by scbk

[manco]

On 28/12/2019 at 10:31, Stere said:

I'd like  one of theese ebike mini van probably 15k each?

 

 

thats some roller coaster in the background there

[Stere]

Anish Kapoor’s scupture/ helter skelter

 

the longest and tallest tunnel slide in the world apparently