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  1. winkinatcha

    Frankencycle Australia - Ebike n Small EV mechanic n 'shop

    Apologies for the delay in updates on this thread for the last wee while... Here is my "second to latest" post on my blog (see sig for link to website...) Moving out of Winter Into Spring down here in Aus and the Southern Hemisphere, and with that comes, gumption, more customers and far...
  2. winkinatcha

    Hyena's e-bike builds (now with HD video)

    ahahaha! haven't Been on here for so long and forgot how funny cool you lot were :D As a by-the-by, I had the pleasure of seeing my first Hyena raptor frame today when a mutual customer rocked up to my workshop on his just finished build... Sweet frame... absolutely sweet, and I know what...
  3. winkinatcha

    Hyena's e-bike builds (now with HD video)

    Fantastic you're getting involved in the Hunter Valley Thang Jay... been wanting to go for the past couple of years... bit far for me right now... mebbe next year :D Joe
  4. winkinatcha

    My solar-assisted custom tricycle FOLLIES

    Hey DDK, Good to see you are still alive :D Just checking in... to say howdy. So... Howdy Joe
  5. winkinatcha

    Hyena's e-bike builds (now with HD video)

    OI! where's my shout out!?? (or did I miss it?) AND reciprocal Like Frankencycle's Facebook page, man... two way street, and community, Yo. Joe
  6. winkinatcha

    Frankencycle Australia - Ebike n Small EV mechanic n 'shop

    Would you beleive, a Free Awesome Promo video... Cos I am tired and lazy, I have lifted the following words from a FaceBook post I made WOW!!!!! a couple of weeks ago I found out about a newly started directory for Australian ebike and Electric vehicle related businesses ...
  7. winkinatcha

    Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

    hey Willow! Like the idea of get a Polly on a bike... What sort of function/event were you at when you did this? Joe Edit * for the purpose of trying to be at/start/organise/have pipe-dreams about a similar event here on the mainland....
  8. winkinatcha

    Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

    ahahaha! Eskimo, don't hold back :D :D :D :D Joe
  9. winkinatcha

    Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

    Heya Willow, howya doin'? Does "cruising speed" equate to "top speed"? although not what I think is ideal, it could be kinda cool to have a 1200w machine, that cuts down to 250 watt at 24km/h... personally in my opinion far from ideal but certainly less restrictive than what I woulda thought...
  10. winkinatcha

    Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

    Hey Ceph! I am one of those people that doesn't understand the difference between continuous power and peak power... If you could give an interpretation of "continuous Power" that would be ace... I am totes confused by it. I recently rode a BH Neo Jumper, also totally legal in Europe...
  11. winkinatcha

    Frankencycle Australia - Ebike n Small EV mechanic n 'shop

    Noted, dude... that hating your passion at the end would be my life's worst nightmare... Cool advice and thankyou :D Edit: CWAH! thanks man. with a quick dip into some philosophysing... I think I'm Lucky Therefor I Am :D... I truly beleive that shizzle Joe
  12. winkinatcha

    Frankencycle Australia - Ebike n Small EV mechanic n 'shop

    Running this Biz, even though it sometimes means working on less than stellar examples of e-bikes, has it's own rewards... from the blog... ========================================== On friday a customer rang me… “Joe”, he said “my bike’s been stolen” I roared, I ranted I got upset on his...
  13. winkinatcha

    Frankencycle Australia - Ebike n Small EV mechanic n 'shop

    From the blog... = Part of a Frankencycle conversion or build includes the First Service, Free of charge… This is not entirely altruistic, as I really appreciate feedback, good, bad or interesting from my customers, I love seeing “my babies” once they’ve left the fold, and as I stress to all...
  14. winkinatcha

    Frankencycle Australia - Ebike n Small EV mechanic n 'shop

    Hey nechaus! Thanks for "dropping by" here, man, i've got mad respect for your build skillz n attitude :D I "think" it's gonna take a while before I get sick of working on other's bikes, n truth be known, originally I had no idea that working on others stuff would be such a big component of the...
  15. winkinatcha

    Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

    Ha! thanks for the kind words on the wrtiing guys... alright I confess, I spent around 3 decades as a professional (non-fiction) writer, including working on legal documents n such... One of the reasons my "social media" writing is full of bad grammar and spelling, kinda like some glorious...
  16. winkinatcha

    Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

    Personally I'd like a wattage of around 500 nominal (as you Suggest Pendragon, 500-750 watt), I can build an e-bike with that kinda power that'll do 40 km/h on the flat, and personally, that's around where I reckon the top speed for bicycle infrastructure (shared pathways/cyclewyas should be...)...
  17. winkinatcha

    Frankencycle Australia - Ebike n Small EV mechanic n 'shop

    From the Frankencycle blog... See link at bottom of post for pics Too much work? Not quite but it’s getting close! Posted on May 1, 2014 I can only guess at what is happening… but I think these points are all valid -More public consciousnesss of electric bikes -Developing a rep as a good...
  18. winkinatcha

    Frankencycle Australia - Ebike n Small EV mechanic n 'shop

    From the blog... Good Golly Miss Molly, What a day :D two internet based enquiries in the morning (one potential conversion, one potential upgrade), one battery sale, finished off a conversion ready for delivery, 1 customer electrics troubleshoot and re-wire booked, 1 customer brake upgrade...
  19. winkinatcha

    Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

    Pendragon, Dude... You are articulate, vociferous, and a damn good bike builder, and hence you have my respect... you being a part-time piss-head joker is an added bonus, not a handicap :D I personally am a serious fan of a sub-class of license, partic if it comes with similar pre-license...
  20. winkinatcha

    Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

    Hyena... Like your Idea... Have toyed with similar, along the lines of Camera on board, Little Brother Is Watching You. :D Here in Melbs there has been some recent media attention regarding cameras on bikes with at least one publicly aired pedal only video showing a dooring incident, so MR...
  21. winkinatcha

    Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

    Hyena Wrote: Where the problem lies is that pedal assistance stops at 25km/hr. If they raised it to a more reasonable 40km/hr which is a speed most bicycle gearing will let you meaningfully pedal along with, you'd find alot more people would start to take ebikes seriously and at this level they...
  22. winkinatcha

    Aussie 200 Watt Limit Thread

    Soooo we all know the Aus laws for e-bikes are ridic, adopting Euro standards for a country the size of AUS with which doesn't have a "village" every 5 fricken km and piss poor"infra" unlike Europe... Gimme the 750w US laws anyday... but moaning into the morning porridge/ latte aint gonna do...
  23. winkinatcha

    mon-goose to MON-STER

    Yaaay CrashTestDummy, welcome to the Forum, mate :D Hah RIX :D I had the CB1100F's baby brother, the CB750F (Crap... when I was 20, ermigerd, I am SO OLD!!!)... my first "REAL" roadbike once I was off the then AUS restriction of 250cc or under for three years whilst on a probation licence It...
  24. winkinatcha

    Hyena's e-bike builds (now with HD video)

    Not Good Hyena, sorry for your loss(es).. BTW, though not in Adelaide ATM... I am the kinda guy who would pick up a lumpy sock in an alleyway, or at least poke it with a stick :D Joe
  25. winkinatcha

    mon-goose to MON-STER

    Fookin' Yesss! :D :D
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