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  1. 1JohnFoster

    Human powered stand up scooter

    Thanks AussieRider & AW, Those are great reference points. The Kick N Go is closest to what I'm thinking about - compact and fits on a tiny fold up scooter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzEgUwBpqtk Everyone please feel free to let this thread die ... unless someone knows of prior art...
  2. 1JohnFoster

    Human powered stand up scooter

    Has anyone developed a standup scooter with some sort of compact pedals and variable ratio drive? Yes, I know, I could always just kick ;) In fact I've used unpowered kick scooters off & on for decades. But it can get really hard on the knees, limits top speed and maneuverability. I've...
  3. 1JohnFoster

    Critique this performance velomobile idea

    Interesting! It doesn't look significantly different from the photos, apart from the extra chine on top. Is it longer overall? Did you manage to get the cc area lower? Are you tapering just to a kamback this time? Do you have a place to do a rolldown test?
  4. 1JohnFoster

    The economics of scooter rentals.

    Looks like they may be coming to Vancouver; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/60224654563?aff=efbneb Does anyone know any decent data out there on accidents, legal costs etc over a reasonable timespan in a city? A comparison with shared bikes vs shared electric kick scooters would be interesting. I...
  5. 1JohnFoster

    Let's design a body for a Rhoades Car

    Rotating heels and toes take up more space than you would think before you measure them. Velomobile guys are always talking about adding "toe bumps" and "heel cuts". I could only fit 100mm cranks in my 'mobile, and I found pedaling in tight little circles a pain because I didn't have really...
  6. 1JohnFoster

    Let's design a body for a Rhoades Car

    I'd make something model T-ish. Antiques look "stately" at pedal car speed, and the scale of small skinny tires looks OK with a tall roof. A racy modern shape shaking slowly down the side of the road on bike tires looks just silly. Plus simple curves or flats are way easier and cheaper to make...
  7. 1JohnFoster

    When Windows 7 is dead in 2020 what OS will you migrate to??

    I have to use Windows 10 + Sharepoint for work. It's like wearing a helmet of inward spikes with a built in salt-hopper on top. Its impossible to consistently link files unless they're in the same directory. You can't send hyper links to co-workers because every path includes the user's name...
  8. 1JohnFoster

    Death Trike (Its Vintage!)

    Add a Tuck tape bandanna for good luck.
  9. 1JohnFoster

    Around the world on a solar ebike

    Wow, frustrating to learn at such a late date! Is it possible to re-wire so all the strings run perpendicular to your direction of travel to minimize those affected by your shadow? (Sorry, not sure I understood your green lines.) Too bad there aren't PV controllers that could switch cells...
  10. 1JohnFoster

    The forum got a haircut!

    Because it's BRILLIANT! "Build Logs" is what has ALWAYS BEEN MISSING! Vote Nep for God! There could be new sections for: "Me go so fast on ebike" videos "Help, my commercial ebike crapped out" "Don't do this at home!" for battery fires and explosion threads "E bike porn" for photos of cool new...
  11. 1JohnFoster

    Most interesting/useful non-vehicle thing to make from a Zero powertrain?

    >A hang glider launch winch brings hours of fun.. That would be fun! I was thinking high speed cable elevator to a tree house.
  12. 1JohnFoster

    End of the World. Beginning of a new one. The Life of Amberwolf.

    Where I grew up in Ontario, I used to hide in the basement, it was so much cooler down there my brain would start to work a bit again. It doesn't work so great at best of times and over 25C it just sort of buzzes like a ciccada. Is it any cooler underground in Tx?
  13. 1JohnFoster

    Would you be willing to crowdfund ES development?

    I feel the main problem with any funding is how do you stop from endlessly nagging people like AW who pay things forward in kind and only nag people with excess cash? (Assuming the nagging is done automatically.) If one-time, would it be a sort of countdown to when you got bugged again (like a...
  14. 1JohnFoster

    Stongest tandem ebike wheel build help

    I used to do that with my Brompton because it came with a 28 hole Sturmey and I didn't want to special order the 28 hole rims. I replaced about a rim a year from brake wear - on an industrial road with lots of construction grit. It was easy to lace and true, it just looked really weird. The...
  15. 1JohnFoster

    The Well Dressed Ebiker

    The ultimate ride experience! Flashing recycled coconut fibres in my tires are talking to my phone! Kinda reminds me of me. Some solutions just never stop looking for more problems. Although, acktchewally, I do remember riding in winter so long ago. It really would have been nice to "zip on"...
  16. 1JohnFoster

    Introducing the Electrom

    Nice! How much is the frame kit?
  17. 1JohnFoster

    Introducing the Electrom

    It is funny how I get a visual impression of decapitation potential from the Electrom but not from heads out velomobiles like Quest. In a Quest it looks like on a frontal impact your bum would just slide forward and your head would just slide down the seat and disappear inside until your knees...
  18. 1JohnFoster

    Amberwolf's Raine Trike

    Epic build Amberwolf! Congratulations on making it this far. Wish I had your determination. How does it handle?
  19. 1JohnFoster

    Critique this performance velomobile idea

    Hope you have a great trip! Good to see you have a bit of time for something other than work... hope you stop to eat, drink and meet some people... Who says you can't? it'll get stiffer, nicer looking and more aero. Bob Stuart suggested it for future of his "X-4 Cycle Car"...
  20. 1JohnFoster

    Critique this performance velomobile idea

    In a velomobile you can have shade over most of your body. You can get as much air flow cooling as you want just by opening up the bottom at the front and if you have a kamback, open the back. Better than, for example, a motorbike stuck in stop & go dressed in black and always fiddling with...
  21. 1JohnFoster

    Introducing the Electrom

    Hi Tig, That does sound very quiet. ... suspiciously so ;) What are you using to record? Do you have a streamlining shell or foam sound dampening over your phone mic? Not that I found it loud when I rode it, I don't remember any rattling or other noises. I like your general configuration. But...
  22. 1JohnFoster

    Wheelies

    Funnest wheelie I ever saw was a bike courier in Mtl. It was night and there was a huge building fire downtown. I was cowering on the other side of the street with a bunch of other gawkers. The courier comes whipping down the street, suddenly sees the fire, sees the crowd, then wheelies between...
  23. 1JohnFoster

    Legends dropping like flies

    Oh God, oh God, URSULA!!!! I'm smashed. Oh well, we all have to die sometime. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/23/ursula-k-le-guin-sci-fi-fantasy-author-dies-at-88 ~"I saw it again ... a flying child, ... my mind didn't question such a beautiful image ..." (sorry, I can't find the...
  24. 1JohnFoster

    Electra Mechanica Sparrow

    Oh Lock, Please tell me that old gent really is your Da! That is so cute! I keep meaning to take a photo of Electro Meccanica/Jerry's showroom, they are like 4 blocks from me, sorry! Last time I past they had 4 cars outside but it was raining.
  25. 1JohnFoster

    Wooden bicycles, lots of pics

    I NEED that! Especially for the 3rd leg. The wannabe wooden one. Do you have a link Dauntless? O/T(?) a friend in a wheelchair gave me a broken electronic pulse thingy to stimulate his thighs to build muscle mass... we never discussed, but I could only assume why he wanted it. ... I never did...
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