Luke's commuter bicycle. What Non-hub is all about.

[liveforphysics]

Enjoy

A bicycle worthy of my commute.

[Alan B]

Nice. You going to upgrade the tires?

[ohzee]

Cheese and Rice... Damn that's nice.

[bigmoose]

The bar has just been raised again! Now that is what anyone would call FAST!

[liveforphysics]

Nice. You going to upgrade the tires?

I estimate about 10miles of moderate/aggressive street riding per rear tire, about 50miles per front.

Or, if riding nicely, you could get the same mileage per tire of any bicycle running hookworms. It's extremely controllable, you can limp forward at 1mph if you want, as gentle as a kitten. It also works pretty well as a pedal-bike, it pedals easier than the hubmotor bikes I've pedaled, and it's quite friendly to ride as a bicycle.

We've got a 125amp charge setup for it as well, so that 25Ah pack get's topped off in about 10minutes. (they are nano-tech's)

[liveforphysics]

The bar has just been raised again! Now that is what anyone would call FAST!

Thank you kindly my friend. It never would exist if it wasn't for your wisdom and mentoring over the years. I thank you deeply Dave, and one day I hope to repay your kindness.

[def215]

i noticed in the video description it says that its a "reasonable mans bike". dont you mean a "real mans bike"?...lol

[liveforphysics]

i noticed in the video description it says that its a "reasonable mans bike". dont you mean a "real mans bike"?...lol

Nope, reasonable man's bike. It goes with my reasonable man's car. It's what I call something that is pushing new boundries of how unreasonable they can be, yet at the same time, my car gets >35mpg and can haul a large cargo payload or tow a trailer, and this electric bicycle is going to be more resource efficient than even a cyclist pedaling with human power, so they kinda go full-circle back to being reasonable depending on your metric. Which makes it fun, because you get to be absurdly ridiculously powerful, and still be more efficient and practical than nearly everyone else.

[kfong]

Ha ha, that's not a bike it's a motorcycle pretending it's a bike. I like all the new improvements. Should be really reliable now with external sensors. I expect you to take 1st. My favorite race build so far. Too bad I don't live close by, it looks super fun to ride.

[neptronix]

This is what a motorcycle racer considers reasonable and a step up, environmentally, from the other vehicles he pilots, lol.

All things are relative

[hydro-one]

HIGH FIVE!!!!!!!!

that is the best!!!!!!

[Ypedal]

Acceleration.... check
Holds together .... check
Safe ... uhm... yeah.. check.
Top Speed ... Check.

Looks.. needs work ! lol...

geezus tho.... that thing moves !!...

[Arlo1]

About time you made something that might last

[Ykick]

That's just nucking futs!!!

[Arlo1]

We've got a 125amp charge setup for it as well, so that 25Ah pack get's topped off in about 10minutes. (they are nano-tech's)

What voltage? Or how many KW????

[maydaverave]

HAHA what is that? A 40 pound bike with 40 horsepower? I am surprised everybody kept it rubber side down.

[parabellum]

Now I want to be "reasonable man" when I grow up.

[ZOMGVTEK]

Think it might be possible to accurately log the power consumption on a few mile trip, at something like 16-18 MPH average? Yes, thats terribly slow, but it would be interesting to see real life efficiency at more common bicycle speeds.

What would really make those little frock bikes look dumb, is to have substantially more power and speed, along with comparable or higher efficiency to something like a 24V POS.

[Whiplash]

Agreed! I would like to see power consumption at normal speeds, you know, less than the speed if light! Lol!

[grindz145]

Jesus. H. Christ.

Is there a build thread for this? Missed it. Want to see the gore...

Edit: or should I say, which motor is in there now....

[RWP]

OK now, I like reliability, I like speed, I like yr' bikercycle

What is a sine/cosine rotor position encoder?
How does it work? Can a mere mortal make one?
I like pictures

[jmygann]

specs and pics ?

[Byte]

specs and pics ?

+1

Topspeed?

[nicobie]

No halls!

Paul D better watch out.

(that is if you get a REAL rear wheel and tire)

Did you ever get that shimmy out of the front fork?

Looks good Luke

[nicobie]

specs and pics ?

+1

Topspeed?

Radar gun had him at 67 mph on the short straight at the Grange race. I wouldn't be surprised if the damn thing goes 80+ mph on a long enough straight.