Recent content by liteCycles

Fantastic build. Do the Multistar batteries struggle to deliver the kind of amps you need at WOT? And how many watts are you running now at 35+ mph?

Cool, but I have to wonder, if testing alone exceeds revenue how does the long term look? General question: At these power levels is this motor really worth it? What is wrong with geared front hub motor? The only reason I steered clear is fork rigidity issues and the prospect of sudden lock...

TSAR, Looks like you are in the middle of a battle right now - http://www.nybc.net/category/nybc-activities http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/02/hell-on-wheels-can-e-bikes-ever-go-legal.html...

Unfortunately the author of that article made a common mistake. If they had referenced the sphere they would gotten it right! :mrgreen: Check it out - http://endless-sphere.com/w/index.php/Definitions_%28legal%29_of_an_Electric_Bicycle The US Federal Laws talk about the safety requirements...

There is no way this is true. I've read the federal laws and I don't think they passed a new one when I wasn't looking. Think about it, anything home built is good to go? "Your Huffy can now do 50 mph and you did it yourself? That's great! It's still a bicycle so ride around on the bike...

Test rode the NEO JUMPER with pedelec. Takes a little over a half of a revolution of the cranks before the assist kicks in. Then when you stop pedaling it is still putting out power for about 1.5 seconds. Don't know if they can tweak this in the configs. As is I would like a throttle better...

Related - http://www.rolandberger.us/media/pdf/Roland_Berger_Li-Ion-Batteries-Bubble_20121019.pdf

Dammit Luke. A solid month and now you are going to make us wait some more. Haha. You funny. Glad I'm not one of those ready to pull the trigger. But if I was interested, this little beast looks so intriguing I would have just sent in my damn money long ago.

That is what makes some peoples behavior so bizarre. Ride the Rockies in NOT a competition. It is just a really long tour over the Rock Mountains that is a week long. You would think that most are out there for personal reasons. But I do watch how fast everyone else is riding just get an...

Unfortunately a lot of people are immature/hypocritical/un-educated/pack-mentality... fill in the blank. Many members on the Sphere aren't saints either because all "lycras" are a-holes in their mind. OK - whatever. :roll: Hmmmmmm... I think life is a little more complex than that. Some...

Looks like a very clean design, priced right. With the weight low it must handle great. Might be what we need for e-bike sales to take off a little bit in the US with your average consumer. Shame the down tube is curved. Makes it harder for 3rd parties to come up with retro-fit battery...

Thanks Warren. That is some bad karma.

Hey Josh! Don't know how I missed this thread since we share a couple of interests. I did RTR the old fashioned way this year (2012). Next year I might go electric if my compadres don't give me too much sh*t! Here are my stats ... Day One http://app.strava.com/activities/10936522 18.9mph avg...

OK, is this product dead? Actually looks pretty good on paper but all I see is alpha (or beta) is closed/sold out. Appears nothing is going on. 1. For those that have this setup - How bad is the additional tire wear? 2. Did this throw a wet towel on development...

Me too! But I wish I could short this goal. "The U.S. Dept. of Energy has set a goal to develop battery and energy storage technologies that are five times more powerful and five times cheaper within five years. DOE is creating a new center at Argonne National Laboratory, at a cost of $120...