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From: Naqerj on 5 Jun 2010 08:37 Rusty Hinge wrote: > > Velo Solex on the front wheel, or Power Pack on the back, IIRC. > > The Cyclemotor lived in the back wheel, I think. Many moons ago I had > most of a Wall Auto Wheel - you attached it to the bike frame rather > like a banking sidecar. Got it from a scrapyard - it'd be worth a > fortune now. > Under the pedals ones too: Mosquito, Lohmann, <whisper>Vincent</whisper> Firefly, Itom... -- Andrew
From: Hog on 11 Jun 2010 08:17
Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: > We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the > drugs began to take hold. I remember "Hog" > <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> saying something like: > >> This rings every bell if it was 500W but isn't available in the UK >> AFAICT >> http://en.akihabaranews.com/16911/misc/titanium-flat-road-eb-the-new-electric-bike-from-panasonic > > Very nice. > > 500W? You're setting your sights a bit low :) > http://www.cyclone-tw.com/order-E.htm > > > I just found this collection of hairy-legged carrot-chewing lycra > abusers http://endless-sphere.com/forums/ but there's some info there. > > Also, a supplier of bits and pieces > > Hub motor > http://www.conhismotor.com/ProductShow.asp?id=17 > > Battery > http://www.pingbattery.com/servlet/the-2/lifepo4-lithium-ion-phosphate/Detail > > Both the above items are in use by a poster on another forum I know, > and he's gone on to build another couple of differing types, with > interesting results. From Tallblokes bicycle I'd say more than 500W is a waste and is just going to chew the battery more quickly? and that you really want a geared motor. Once I've sold the 5 spare motorbikes I'll have a play with the idea. -- Hog |