Recent content by nuevomexicano

This might help explain things: http://mark.stosberg.com/bike/2010/05/video-1000-bananas-on-a-yuba-mundo-cargo-bike.html

Have you test ridden the Zero? Have you ridden a regular motorcycle or a scooter at your proposed speeds for an hour straight? I ask because I've done all and wouldn't push a bicycle to 80mph. The Zeros rode pretty much like any regular 250 to 500cc motorcycle during my test rides. I felt as...

So far I've found 2 bags in local bike shops that are hard cases covered with cloth and mount with clamps rather than straps. That combination could be ideal, but both are too narrow. I guess modifying an existing bag with an internal box might work. I already envision padding and straps inside...

I'm sort of messing around with options. I know the frame is best for a low center of gravity, but I'm more or less trying to keep this as regular bike like as possible. I'll probably try in-frame next to compare balance and looks. One of my current non-electric rides has a large front basket...

I'm hoping to buy a handlebar bag to test if my handling differs from my current rear motor/rear battery set up. The battery, wires, controller and the current rear bag only weigh 12 pounds, so its not too much for the rear. I'm just experimenting. However, the local shops have a poor...

Although several of you here are advocates of "showing this guy the light" and improving the kind of ebikes sold with education, I fear its wasted on a salesmen making a quick buck. This ebike ad reminds me of the Chinese scooter ads that started in earnest about 3 years ago on Craigslist. Some...

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I have yet to find such a bike in my area for a used price of $500. They're most often asking near $1000.00, which is a lot for a used bike that's going to be converted to electric and very well may have been ridden hard. Also, I find your "real" bike concept fairly insulting. The Roundhouse...

I recently converted a Dawes Roundhouse 2500 to an ebike. Mine is a much smaller sized motor (500W geared with 48V LI ion battery) than you're proposing. I use a single torque arm from Amped Bikes. So far there's no problems with it electromechanically in the 200 or so miles I have on it. I'm...

A number of different studies indicate that the increasing number of bicycles on the street decrease accidents and fatalities. It seems paradoxical at first, but it appears that drivers become more aware of bikes and cause less damage to them when there are more bikes around. There seems to be...

You get what you pay for. But you're in the relatively ebike friendly city of San Francisco, so why not hit the local shops and ask (beg) around among the local riders/builders for test ride?

Yes, the bike has 7 gears. But that's entirely different from a "geared motor'. The Phantom X has a gearless, direct drive, hub motor.

I have a geared motor kit from Amped bike running a 48V battery from Chicago Electric Bikes. I spent around $1100 or 1200 for the kit, battery and a decent used Schwinn. There was no real difference in price between front and rear hub motors. I also recently bought my Dad a $1400 factory...

It all depends how you ride the scooter vs. the bike. I just sold my 50cc Honda Scooter. It was hopped up to do mid 40's, so it was a little more like a 125cc than the average 50cc. I used it primarily for commuting and assembled the ebike for a similar commute. I put off immediately selling my...

So they removed the front shock, didn't include a seat post suspension like the older models, and raised the price $500. It doesn't look nice enough to justify the difference. I'm glad I bought one for my dad before the change. He's been happy with it and if the brakes eventually need upgrading...