Recent content by Tourezrick

Nice 'Vair! 110, 140, Turbo? I had a 140 back in the late '60's, loved it! Cross street neighbor had a 180 Turbo. Larry Claypool of "The Vair Shop" is a friend - funny how that works - no longer into cars (even 'Vairs) and become friends with a specialist, who isn't into recumbents OR e-bikes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzF6isvl2sY Posting this for informational purposes only - it ain't art, that's for sure, so, keep that in mind when posting replies, please. Trying to focus in on the Cycle Analyst for screen shots is hard when using a video camera designed for right hand use in...

On the solar trike - new hub, minus solar panels, I've hit 25 mph, probably more left, but not with me at the controls. To hijack my own thread - for the 'faster' riders out there, when you are moving at or near the limit, do you still have folks that want to pass you? I've noticed that a lot...

I've been asked about the function of a few of the parts seen on the 'Laufsmaschine'. The steel rod running from ground to frame is because gyroscopic stabilization only works when in motion and clockwork drive is wound. The pole along the frame is for punting in deep water, fishing and also...

I'm sorry to report that I haven't received one single request from a 'real' roadie or mtb'er to trade in his/her ride for the 'Laufsmaschine', even with the offer of bonus crotch splinters! Maybe everyone was out shopping today? Maybe there just aren't any 'real' cyclists? I wonder if I can...

I was posting on another forum where some 'trolls' were asking 'questions', the answers to which they weren't in the least interested. We've all seen the type that believes that "real cyclists don't assist", or "you gotta be disabled to ride assist". We realize that when an individual throws...

Sorry, meant to say wh used and wh/mile used. New fangled terms, old brain kinda thing. Gotta get a better trailer, been looking at Cabela's game trailer, rated at 550# capacity with foam filled tires, the Nashbar trailer wasn't meant for such loads, having a rated capacity of 25#. Oh, and...

A great boot material is sold at auto parts stores - rubber gasket material. It comes in various thicknesses, I always buy gasket in 1/8" thickness (0.125) which resists deformation from the tube very well. Use rubber cement on the tire carcass and on the boot and don't wait real long for the...

More info than I'll probably ever need on watts/mile, watts used, amp hours used. Found out I used 302 watts on today's ride, of 12 miles, an average of about 25 watts/mile. All to haul home an 80# bag of Sacrete, four 10# tubs of hydraulic cement and a 10 foot length of 4" perforated drain...

Few things are as loud or as colorful as a blowout in a Slime hd tube, and it happened on my motorhub wheel! Sidewall of the tire let go, could be from a cut I didn't notice, but more likely from running almost 100# in a tire rated for 60! Big hole almost 1 1/2" long in the sidewall, loud...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/e-motor-assist/ this group

Good reads, thanks! Rick

Amazingly, I've done some 220v 3 phase work on swimming pool pump repairs. I have built 8500 rpm dohc racing engines for my Alfa Romeo, and lower rpm 327 and 427 ci racing engines when our group had an old McLaren Mk.1B sports racer. With that in mind - no, I don't feel like I am qualified or...

It seems that every day I read a new article about which battery chemistry is "best" for e-bikes. As a person who just finished building his first personal electric vehicle, a trike with C'lyte X5 hub, my focus to this point has been exclusively on the thing I am most familiar with - the...

It's gotta be 1 1/8" threaded 250mm long or longer. All the usual sources are a bust. I'm waiting for an answer from BikeUSA, but that could take days, and the new motor is singing to me. It's for my Sun EZ3 AX trike - replaced the 400w WE motor on a 20" with the X5303 on a 26". Kinda...