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    Recumbent BikeE for Comfort and Efficiency

    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...
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    Bicycle Commuter Superhighways in Copenhagen

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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.
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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...
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    My first build- Sun EZ Racer LWB recumbent - Cell Man & MAC

    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...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    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!
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    My first build- Sun EZ Racer LWB recumbent - Cell Man & MAC

    The Easy Racer (Sun version) is a great entry bent that is easy to ride and pretty fast. Really no bad habits. It has a 20" front and 26" rear wheel. It gives you a lot of options if you want to FWD or RWD on it. In retrospect I wouldn't change a thing. The hill I was climbing was very steep. I...
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    My first build- Sun EZ Racer LWB recumbent - Cell Man & MAC

    I just recently completed my first build from the ground up. I accidently was bitten by the ebike bug after I was looking for a LWB recumbent and found one that happened to have a WE 350W kit on it with SLAs. I had no plans of an ebike but I thought I’d give it a go and see what I thought. After...
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    Rassy - your build looked pretty promising and the same trike as mine. Does your motor clear a rack? That was one of my concerns. I don't really want to raise my seat. What kind of top speed do you see on battery alone?
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    Need solutions for a trike – internal hub

    I just finished my first build using Cell Man parts on my LWB recumbent. It turned out great and now I’m bitten by the ebike bug. So this brings me to my next potential ebike project. I recently picked up a TerraTrike Path with an 8spd internal Sturmey Archer hub. I am looking to electrify the...
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    e-road-bike advice please

    This has been a very interesting thread. Sort of similar to my logic when wanting an ebike. I wanted something I could pedal when not powered. I just wanted a bit more ummph to get up some of the steep hills. So I started looking at 350w motors. I decided not to go direct drive as in some areas...
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    48 volt+ battery in Lockable case???

    I'd also suggest using Cell Man. His A123 batteries are great. Take a look at some of the Pelican cases (and the copies) and have him custom build you a setup to fit in that. I have had a Pelican case come flying of my adventure touring motorcycle in excess of 100 mph and it survived amazingly...
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    Hello/Battery Advice

    I guess I sort of dove off the deep end after doing a lot of reading here. I didn't know how wild I wanted to go but wanted good quality to start with. I ended up with buying everything from Cell Man. Great service and good prices for very high quality products. I didn't know if regen would be...
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    H3 Driving Light = eBike Headlight?

    I've never had an issue using then on the road with respect to DOT approval. The 22w ones you have to be more careful with but the 10w I use as visibility lights all the time. The 22w in the daytime will even get people attention. Check on ADV Rider and sometimes you can pick up the earlier...
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    H3 Driving Light = eBike Headlight?

    I don't know what your budget is for lights but I suggest you check out these lights. They are LED and work great. I have 6 different lights from this company. http://www.advmonster.com I use them on my adventure touring bike. The 22w lights are like a HID light with the way the light up the...
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    Recommend a bike for me

    I can’t recommend Paul aka Cell Man enough. I recently put together my first ebike build. I got a lot of information off this forum. I had bought a used ebike recumbent first and it helped me realize I love the concept but that bike left a lot to be desired. It was on a LWB EZ Racer recumbent...
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