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Original article in french: http://auto.lapresse.ca/adrenaline/201207/06/01-4541530-113-kmh-en-velo-electrique.php
You can find in attachement the original scanned FULL page article in the Montreal LA PRESSE journal:
and the translation in english ( i dont know if it is perfect but it can give you an idea =)
When he built his first electric bike in 2007, Stephan Melancon got hooked. The sting of speed. Since then he has continued to increase the power of his superbécanes. Result: with his latest toy, a mountain bike equipped with a motor-wheel, he reached 113 km / h.
Stéphane Melancon became known three years ago for having smashed in Quebec, before the media, the world speed record electric bike. At 94.3 km / h, it thus became the cyclist "assisted" the world's fastest. But that was not enough. He recently expanded its brand to 113 km / h. But not before the cameras this time. "I could have pushed even more, but I reached the end of the street," he said, candidly.
How on earth this technologist National Optics Institute (INO) in Quebec will take to turn a simple bike into a racing car that costs just pennies to roll? "It's the same principle as the motor-wheel Pierre Couture, Quebecers who developed a motor-wheel there is a decade in collaboration with the Research Institute of Hydro-Quebec (IREQ). It is therefore with a stator magnets that spin around. The engine, which comes from China, weighs 25 pounds. But he has so much torque that its weight does not bother me, "said Stephane Melancon, 36.
The young man, who assembles his pieces in the garage of his home in Sainte-Foy, has equipped his bike with an engine delivering 280 amps 125 volts. For fans of physics, his bike develops 245 newton / meter. In short, it's "a lot of juice," he said.
I had the privilege to try the latest gear Stéphane Melançon.
Mind-blowing! I had to put all my weight on the handlebars when accelerating, otherwise I would have a "wheely" so the machine is powerful.
Moreover, a bicycle frame can not withstand such force. Stéphane Melancon has made a "torque plate" to solidify the part of the bike when the engine is fixed. This piece of reinforcement, the magician of the electric bike has sold a small scale around the world. Aficionados with Quebecers who share his secrets with him regularly order.
Since it has built an excellent reputation in the discussion forum http://www.endless-sphere.com - known under the pseudonym Doctor Bass - there is very active and does not hesitate to share his findings on this site anglophone has 13,000 members worldwide.
By creating six electric bikes, four are still operating regularly, we can say that Stephen Melancon has a small green side. And not once but twice. Because the lithium-ion batteries used to power its motor-wheel is made from old batteries tools (drills, saws, etc..) That otherwise would have ended up in a landfill. "I take the cells that are still good and I build capacitor banks. It's like Christmas lights, it's not because there was a need to discard any burned the wreath, "he illustrates.
Next step: the young scientist wants to develop a system for cooling the engine. Wanting to go faster, that's fine. But by making the engine overheat, this is much less.
Even though his prototypes are impressive, they seem to work perfectly and surely they would find takers if they were marketed, the specialist in optics does not go into business. "I love my current job, he said. But you never know. Maybe I want to work to create an electric car 100% Quebec. "
Motivate people to become interested and manufacture of electric vehicles is what drives this henchman of "Doc", the learned eccentric film Back to the Future.
"My greatest reward is receiving congratulations and turn heads when I walk on one of my bikes. You should see people's reactions when I climb the Mont Sainte-Anne, "he laughs.
Stephane is currently Melançon all his energies to surpass the 140 km / h. To do this, he will certainly obtain permission from the police (with whom he has good relations, he said) to run on public roads. Otherwise it could turn to the Quebec City airport, whose runway is the fantasizing for ages.
Doc
You can find in attachement the original scanned FULL page article in the Montreal LA PRESSE journal:
and the translation in english ( i dont know if it is perfect but it can give you an idea =)
When he built his first electric bike in 2007, Stephan Melancon got hooked. The sting of speed. Since then he has continued to increase the power of his superbécanes. Result: with his latest toy, a mountain bike equipped with a motor-wheel, he reached 113 km / h.
Stéphane Melancon became known three years ago for having smashed in Quebec, before the media, the world speed record electric bike. At 94.3 km / h, it thus became the cyclist "assisted" the world's fastest. But that was not enough. He recently expanded its brand to 113 km / h. But not before the cameras this time. "I could have pushed even more, but I reached the end of the street," he said, candidly.
How on earth this technologist National Optics Institute (INO) in Quebec will take to turn a simple bike into a racing car that costs just pennies to roll? "It's the same principle as the motor-wheel Pierre Couture, Quebecers who developed a motor-wheel there is a decade in collaboration with the Research Institute of Hydro-Quebec (IREQ). It is therefore with a stator magnets that spin around. The engine, which comes from China, weighs 25 pounds. But he has so much torque that its weight does not bother me, "said Stephane Melancon, 36.
The young man, who assembles his pieces in the garage of his home in Sainte-Foy, has equipped his bike with an engine delivering 280 amps 125 volts. For fans of physics, his bike develops 245 newton / meter. In short, it's "a lot of juice," he said.
I had the privilege to try the latest gear Stéphane Melançon.
Mind-blowing! I had to put all my weight on the handlebars when accelerating, otherwise I would have a "wheely" so the machine is powerful.
Moreover, a bicycle frame can not withstand such force. Stéphane Melancon has made a "torque plate" to solidify the part of the bike when the engine is fixed. This piece of reinforcement, the magician of the electric bike has sold a small scale around the world. Aficionados with Quebecers who share his secrets with him regularly order.
Since it has built an excellent reputation in the discussion forum http://www.endless-sphere.com - known under the pseudonym Doctor Bass - there is very active and does not hesitate to share his findings on this site anglophone has 13,000 members worldwide.
By creating six electric bikes, four are still operating regularly, we can say that Stephen Melancon has a small green side. And not once but twice. Because the lithium-ion batteries used to power its motor-wheel is made from old batteries tools (drills, saws, etc..) That otherwise would have ended up in a landfill. "I take the cells that are still good and I build capacitor banks. It's like Christmas lights, it's not because there was a need to discard any burned the wreath, "he illustrates.
Next step: the young scientist wants to develop a system for cooling the engine. Wanting to go faster, that's fine. But by making the engine overheat, this is much less.
Even though his prototypes are impressive, they seem to work perfectly and surely they would find takers if they were marketed, the specialist in optics does not go into business. "I love my current job, he said. But you never know. Maybe I want to work to create an electric car 100% Quebec. "
Motivate people to become interested and manufacture of electric vehicles is what drives this henchman of "Doc", the learned eccentric film Back to the Future.
"My greatest reward is receiving congratulations and turn heads when I walk on one of my bikes. You should see people's reactions when I climb the Mont Sainte-Anne, "he laughs.
Stephane is currently Melançon all his energies to surpass the 140 km / h. To do this, he will certainly obtain permission from the police (with whom he has good relations, he said) to run on public roads. Otherwise it could turn to the Quebec City airport, whose runway is the fantasizing for ages.
Doc
