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    Need more power - Will my cunning plan work?

    Thanks for the replies everyone. For a while I had a 1950's mobylette with a cute little direct drive 50cc motor. It was a pain having to stall and pedal start it at every set of lights though. The quietness quotient is what I'm after, or I'd just buy a small motorcycle. I wonder if anything...
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    Need more power - Will my cunning plan work?

    Hi all, It's a long time since I visited so I should re-introduce myself. My name is Rog and I built my first pedelec in 2006 after I was left in a tree with a broken spine by a hit and run driver. I'm 6' 8" and 15 stone and 250W doesn't get me up hills where I live in Yorkshire. So I...
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    Off Topic - but fun.

    Heh, no protective gear for the pilot. Gotta love american values. :-)
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    Off Topic - but fun.

    Grippy enough to produce tyre smoke!
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    Off Topic - but fun.

    Amazing display of two wheeled balance - and leg power!:eek: http://www.glumbert.com/media/drifting/
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    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

    A very junior member of the forum, but just to add my best midwinter wishes to all. My mini foglights arrived just in time on friday, so it'll be a well illuminated new year for me!
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    Throttle question

    I find it more efficient to throttle up to full speed on the flat, then close the throttle and pedal until I'm back down to about 13mph, then throttle up to cruising speed again. This 'cadence' method seems to give the best range for me rather than pedalling along at half throttle constantly...
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    How much does it cost to recharge a battery ?

    This car looks quite promising though. Pretty smart looking too. Come on Santa :D http://www.teslamotors.com
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    Please step forward, Is your bike legal ?

    My setup will exceed the speed limit by a few mph on the flat, but the people darn sarf who invent these rules live in the flatlands and don't appreciate that oop in the frozen norf the hills require a few more watts. No doubt a limiter could be introduced to the design of the currie controller...
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    How to add an extra battery to your system.

    OK, I'm a bit of a duffer when it comes to electrics. I've acquired a couple of 24v NiMH battery packs off ebay, and I want to hide them in my panniers and use them to extend the range of my bike. My Currie Electrodrive has the Motor controller built into the bottom of the standard lead acid...
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    Fixing an aluminium frame

    You have mail.
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    What's in a Name? Or, We Want Our Name Back!

    Wizzbike - mimics the sound of an electric motor, and implies speed...
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    Fixing an aluminium frame

    Nothing earths to the frame on electric bikes so shouldn't be an issue welding it with the motor and controller in place. A friend of mine near Unstone may know a local alloy welder. Which part of Derbyshire are you in?
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    What's in a Name? Or, We Want Our Name Back!

    I always thought Clive Sinclair hit the spot with his two wheeled battery powered creation. The Zike. Good name, shame about the product.
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    Re-Celling an NiMh Battery without Ebay

    Sorry flecc. I tried really hard when I saw your thread title, :rolleyes: , but ended up on my favourite shopping channel again and picked up two bliss and bright 9AH NiMH packs and a charger for £100. ;) eBay.co.uk: 2 X 24 Volt NiMH Battery Packs and Charger (item 170057879729 end time...
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    Decent Lights

    :eek: Caramba! " pay only £666.79 " It's the lighting system of the beast! I was thinking more along the lines of two cheap lightweight plastic cased fog lights on a bell push in series with my 24v pack for those "gotta see better" moments or to flash at traffic. Look, you could melt tarmac...
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    Which make of electric bike do you own?

    My electric bke Hi All, I own a Coventry Eagle with a new model Currie Electro Drive fitted. Pics here: http://www.tallbloke.net/curriebike.jpg http://www.tallbloke.net/currie-detail.jpg Pulls around 18mph on the flat and 12mph up a 1 in 8 hill.