Recent content by Taz

Have you thought about your design goals with respect to top speed? As you probably know, a hub front wheel in the 16" size isn't going to have much in the way of top speed but should climb great. With respect to the bikeE, I've had one and they aren't the most stable at high speeds either...

I have spent a fair amount of time in Copenhagen. It is incredibly expensive to have a car there. Parking costs are absurd. Everything thing is very expensive in general thanks to very high taxes. I always check out McDonalds restaurants as an idea of the costs as well. A Big Mac meal was...

Cool ride but my garage is already running out of space. Between my bicycles, motorcycles, trikes and scooters I have to park my cars outside already. :-) I've been thinking about this in more depth. I'll likely just stay with the 20" rear even though this would likely be the ideal time to...

Thanks for the link. It was very helpful and it looks pretty cool. He went with a derailleur but it doesn't look that difficult to setup an IGH. I'll try and PM him directly. I am on Bentrideronline as well.

Thanks for the tips. It looks like I'll be definitely going the gear drive motors. I imagine it is much cheaper to buy a freewheel for the rear than to do the crank. Then to do it this way I'll need to go with dual chains. I think one advantage of using the geared drive motors is it might be...

That is very helpful. I was thinking along the lines of a MAC motor. It worked great on my other bent and I can do about 36-37 mph on it running one of Cell Man's 48V packs to it. I sent Paul (Cell Man) an email a few days ago but haven't heard back yet. I was inquiring along this train of...

The NuVinci order is working its way through the pipeline. I am waiting for an invoice from them for the autoshift one. Now I am sort of torn between design like Rassy or LI-ghthcycle's design. I have what may be a stupid question but here goes anyway. It looks like with either of these...

Rassy - that is very helpful. I read through your thread with the original Shimano IGH. What every happened to that one? Did you just keep everything the same and swap out the NV hub? What is the source of power for the autoshift, a separate battery or the LiPo packs used for the motor? So you...

The more I look at the NuVinci option, the more I like it. So I took the plunge and sent of a request for the developer kit. It looks like a good option but I’ll keep the other ones open as well. I really hate the Sturmey Archer on the trike. The relatively low cost of the NV hub works in its...

You guys aren’t kidding when you say it is like drinking from a fire hose! Bgnome – thanks for the clarification. I like the fact I could keep the stock hub, save a few bucks and a pretty simple install. However I am still left with what I view as crappy shifting compared to my other internal...

Those pics help a lot. How did you mount the freewheel on the left side? The Nuvinci definitely seems like a workable option too. I'd like to be in the upper 20 mph range with this build when I am done if not the low 30's. I'd like to do this reliably. It seems like with driving through the...

So how do you manually shift the Nuvinci? What did you need to buy or do you just let it auto shift itself all the time? My experience with auto shifting bikes has been less than stellar as well. I'd really late to invest another $200 or so. I haven't got through all 27 pages of the Nuvinci...

You guys are full of some great ideas. LI-ghtcycle I really like your points. I don't want to have to pedal all the time the motor is running. Same as bgnome was saying. Bgnome- I'd be interested in photos if you could post them or send them to me. LI-ghtcycle - I'll look for more info on your...

I thought about mounting my batteries in the middle but the pack I ordered is too wide to do it. It is basically double height. I could have gone the single height and had a longer pack that probably would have fit. On the upside I was able to cram my battery in a Sunlite rack bag and it is out...

Can you tell me a bit more about this? It sounds intriguing. I looked at the website. It says autoshift but can you still manually shift it? I might have to order one of these. It looks like it takes a standard sprocket. Is that correct? Thanks!