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    is canadian senate reform due?

    the canadian senate is having some difficulties lately... while senate reform has been tossed around before, we may be seeing the beginning of a serious attempt to do a complete overhaul. while listening to cbc radio, i heard this idea: randomly selected senate. the idea is basically like how...
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    Hub motor wheelbuilding

    I am sorely tempted to build my own wheel. planning on doing a wheel building workshop being offered, to learn the process. First, is building a hub motor similar to a normal wheel build? Second, any recommendations for 26in rims? The cost savings seems to be worth it, and I like challenges...
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    compressed air energy storage

    i know im not the first to think of this, but why isnt it way more common? compressed air seems to be a far better method of storing energy than batteries, when you factor in lifespan and maintenance cost... at least i think so. electric motors/generators and CA turbines/motors are serviceable...
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    alternative vehicles

    i got into the ebike thing because i was looking at alternative transportation. living in ontario, canada, makes this an interesting challenge, due the climate. if i lived in, say, florida, id be riding a motorcycle already, what with the year round riding friendly climate. anyhow, i started...
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    endless bike repair

    im stuck in a perpetual state of bike repair. it seems as though i will never be caught up. this isnt a complaint, exactly, i just want to vent about my mild frustration. it all started when i visited my local community bike shop. "diy repairs! workshops!" lured me in like a siren. my bike...
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    hypothetical range question..

    ok, taking into account i have no electrical skills, i want to know what the feasibility of this idea is... if i wanted to travel 100km at about 40-50kmh, on a single charge, assuming no pedal input, approx how large of a battery would i need? what chemistry would be best? just having ideas...
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    you damned fools!

    im starting to get the idea that you speed-addicted ebikers have a death wish. i mean seriously, how do you expect the revolution to continue if all the experts kill themselves with their experiments? i just read a drbass post, about him crashing his zero (ok, hes fine, but still!). and what...
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    choosing my frame...

    first apology: im doing this in multiple posts as i am on my phone and it only allows so many characters... second apology: no pics or links till im on a real computron again, so please bare with me. the story: finally, after copious amounts of reading, im starting the very early phase of my...
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    I've fallen in with a bad crowd of gardeners...

    I've been side tracked by a project of mine. Geurilla gardening. "Guerrilla gardening is gardening on land that the gardeners do not have legal right to use, often an abandoned site or area not cared for by anyone." We have started using city owned land that is simply being mowed, for no...
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    Cannondale M500... good for conversion?

    In my area there is a community bike shop that, among other things, refurbs bikes to sell. they have a Cannondale M500, for $100. as far as i can tell, this is a great deal for a project bike to rebuild, but is it any good to be converted to an ebike? say a 500w or less motor, rear hub? I...
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    ebike build skills

    what are the essential skills required to attempt a build? a lot of the wise old men casually mention welding, soldering, and wiring almost in passing when explaining things. most of you seem to have technical backgrounds, that gave you such skills. others picked it up on the go. ive never been...
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    Your Job/Occupation/Career?

    as i spend time here, reading peoples posts (particularly anyone that speaks with authority on any of the technical issues), ive been wondering what they do for a living. so, what is your job/career? im mostly interested in the what, not the where. i have a suspicion that there are a couple...
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    those crappy chinese sconter ebikes

    so ive been wondering if those crappy "ebikes" are actually worth salvaging. they have all the components... could they be rigged up with a better battery? or maybe simply used as a learning instrument? something to get for free or cheap and learn how to do some repair? what do you guys think? i...
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    yet another noob

    Hi! im new here, sort of, ive been reading annonymously for a couple months now. in my search for ebike info, i stumbled across electricbike.com, whos articles were quite interesting, but i didnt get any of the technical stuff. i saw links to es, so i eventually came here. and now im hooked...
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