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Old May 29th 04, 09:34 AM
Slugger
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Does anyone know of a rear wheel drive kit for converting the Revive DX
to a power assisted ride?
Thanks
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Old May 29th 04, 12:46 PM
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Slugger wrote:
Does anyone know of a rear wheel drive kit for converting the Revive DX
to a power assisted ride? Thanks



The Revive DX real hub is complicate enough as is. Why not have a moto
hub front wheel. I saw 20" wheel with motor in the hub on many bike
here in Thailand. See www.eco-brand.com

I never find a need for motor assisted for my Revive 8. After riding th
Revive for a few weeks my mussles developed and I found that It is ver
easy to ride 20 kms every day. I am 74 years old


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Old May 29th 04, 04:24 PM
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Slugger wrote:

Does anyone know of a rear wheel drive kit for converting the Revive DX
to a power assisted ride?
Thanks


One possibility would be building a wheel with a Sparc hub.
http://www.sram.com/pavement/sparc/index.asp.

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

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Old May 29th 04, 06:37 PM
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In article , ruchai
wrote:

Slugger wrote:
Does anyone know of a rear wheel drive kit for converting the Revive DX
to a power assisted ride? Thanks



The Revive DX real hub is complicate enough as is. Why not have a
moto

hub front wheel. I saw 20" wheel with motor in the hub on many
bike

here in Thailand. See www.eco-brand.com

I never find a need for
motor assisted for my Revive 8. After riding th

Revive for a few weeks my
mussles developed and I found that It is ver

easy to ride 20 kms every day.
I am 74 years old




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I prefer a rear wheel push when it comes to recumbents(semi's in the
case of the revive). I live in a hilly area and would like to get to
work without being soaked in sweat when i get there. Otherwise i
wouldn't care..infact my plan is to ride home but motor to work.
Thanks for the replies.
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Old May 30th 04, 12:05 AM
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What am I pond scum?
Tough Crowd here

The SRAM SPARC SUCKS
The ECO-Brand Motor is laughable

Ya want an e-Motor that will climb a tree contact me at www.evsolutions.net
The last time I checked I was the only person who specializes in
electrifying bents.

Joshua
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
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Slugger wrote:

Does anyone know of a rear wheel drive kit for converting the Revive DX
to a power assisted ride?
Thanks


One possibility would be building a wheel with a Sparc hub.
http://www.sram.com/pavement/sparc/index.asp.

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area



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Old May 30th 04, 12:56 AM
Tom Sherman
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Default Revive power assisted coversion?

Wile E. Coyote wrote:

What am I pond scum?
Tough Crowd here


Joshua,

We assumed that you were capable for speaking up for yourself.

The SRAM SPARC SUCKS


Does it have a vacuum attachment?

Please elaborate.

The ECO-Brand Motor is laughable


Ya want an e-Motor that will climb a tree contact me at www.evsolutions.net


Tree climbing is not high on the priority list of most cyclists.

The last time I checked I was the only person who specializes in
electrifying bents.


The Revive is not a recumbent, but a semi-upright.

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

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Old May 30th 04, 02:50 AM
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Default Revive power assisted coversion?

There was a motorized trailer article in RCN some time back, (on a
Tailwind).Seemed like a practical place to get some push; you could carry stuff
for your commute, and wouldn't have to alter the bike much.
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Old May 30th 04, 10:03 AM
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In article , Shwackman
wrote:

There was a motorized trailer article in RCN some time back, (on a
Tailwind).Seemed like a practical place to get some push; you could carry
stuff
for your commute, and wouldn't have to alter the bike much.

Yes a Rans Tailwind but i can't find any in town.
Is it hard to add a motor to your bike? is there a kit i can get to do
it myself?...all these bikes are so different.
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Old May 31st 04, 04:21 AM
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www.thunderstruck-ev.com
Look under "vehicles".
Look at "Moto-Bob".
Crystalyte Hub Motor on a BOB.

Joshua
www.evsolutions.net


"Slugger" wrote in message
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In article , Shwackman
wrote:

There was a motorized trailer article in RCN some time back, (on a
Tailwind).Seemed like a practical place to get some push; you could

carry
stuff
for your commute, and wouldn't have to alter the bike much.

Yes a Rans Tailwind but i can't find any in town.
Is it hard to add a motor to your bike? is there a kit i can get to do
it myself?...all these bikes are so different.



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Old May 31st 04, 04:55 AM
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Hi Tom

I have not been very active on ARBR these past few months and I am not
really into harvesting souls to electrify them....hmmm let me rephase that,
I am not into asking people into HPVs to add e-motors, I figure people will
find me if they want to go electric. I am getting bent stores and bent
manufacturers refer their customers to me...word of mouth and all that.

I looked at the GIANT website and that is one butt ugly semi-bent.

The ECO-Speed is a company in Oregon (what a surprise there) making a
mid-drive motor for BikeEs.

The SRAM SPARC is just funny and does not work very well, no torque and it
makes a whining noise with no speed to get excited about. One of their promo
lines was...it is like you have no motor at all. They pulled the line when
they realized people went faster without it.

As for climbing trees not being a high priority for most cyclists.

You know what I meant (hopefully), lots of torque.

I got into e-motors when I was 2/3 of the way up a hill and noticed not only
was I not going forward, but was now going backwards and figured this was
not a good thing and the cars behind me all started going backwards to avoid
running over me. I also noticed my front wheels lifting off the ground and
figured this was not a good sign either. This was when I decided tadpoles
need roll bars.
Now I take most hills just fine and find another route for the the ones I
cannot climb...I just curse at them (they do not curse back, I am weird not
crazy).

Joshua AKA Wile E.Coyote
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
Wile E. Coyote wrote:

What am I pond scum?
Tough Crowd here


Joshua,

We assumed that you were capable for speaking up for yourself.

The SRAM SPARC SUCKS


Does it have a vacuum attachment?

Please elaborate.

The ECO-Brand Motor is laughable


Ya want an e-Motor that will climb a tree contact me at

www.evsolutions.net

Tree climbing is not high on the priority list of most cyclists.

The last time I checked I was the only person who specializes in
electrifying bents.


The Revive is not a recumbent, but a semi-upright.

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area



 




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