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In aus.bicycle on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:36:13 +1000
Thomas Houseman thomashouseman@HomailHADTOPUTTHISHERETOSTOPTHESWE NVIRUS.com wrote: "terryc" wrote in message news On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:42:45 -0700, person wrote: The law simply states that bicycles with motor assistance cannot have more than 200 watts of power., Quote, link, url? "The law simply states" .. it would be the first time. ------------- See thie third post in this thread from myself. You didn't quote the law. You quoted an RTA brochure. Zebee |
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On Jun 19, 9:23*am, terryc wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:32:20 -0700, theo wrote: Are you saying that the 10 year old NiCds in my electric drill aren't actually working? Or the 5 yr old NiMh in my otther drill either. Are they working like they always did? If so, they would be the exception to the rule. Not that I think the DIY use s really use. I use my electric drills pretty much on a daily basis. My construction glazier son uses the same brand of drill, Hilti, and he uses them often enough to require two or three charges per day. He has four and five year old drills. OTOH a replacement battery pack for one of those is about $200, so they might just be better batteries than the ones that come in the $25 drill kit. :-) Toyota are claiming they have not had to replace a set of batteries in a Prius yet. Some of those are 8 years old. What kind of batteries do they have? Yes, but are they working like they always did? The promise is there, but 8 years isn't 10 years which the tech claims. Who knows. Theo |
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"Zebee Johnstone" wrote in message ... In aus.bicycle on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:36:13 +1000 Thomas Houseman thomashouseman@HomailHADTOPUTTHISHERETOSTOPTHESWE NVIRUS.com wrote: "terryc" wrote in message news On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:42:45 -0700, person wrote: The law simply states that bicycles with motor assistance cannot have more than 200 watts of power., Quote, link, url? "The law simply states" .. it would be the first time. ------------- See thie third post in this thread from myself. You didn't quote the law. You quoted an RTA brochure. Zebee --------- You think they'd get it wrong? T. |
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"terryc" wrote: Anyway, what we need that we currently do not have easily available, is a kit of left crank with cog, bolt on motor, electronic throttle and multiple battery packs (24hr turn around for longer life) and home recharger. Like this one? http://cleverchimp.com/products/stokemonkey/ Convert your bike to Xtracycle, fit Stokemonkey and go!! -- Cheers Peter ~~~ ~ _@ ~~ ~ _- \, ~~ (*)/ (*) |
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"Thomas Houseman" wrote: "Zebee Johnstone" wrote: You didn't quote the law. You quoted an RTA brochure. Zebee --------- You think they'd get it wrong? Brochures and guidelines = advice Advice about how to drive/ride is not always what is legally required. Eg. Advice "You should always ride in bright coloured clothing". Legal requirement - nil -- Cheers Peter ~~~ ~ _@ ~~ ~ _- \, ~~ (*)/ (*) |
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In article , Aeek wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:16:36 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Hopefully I don't need to pull either out of mothballs when I finally do get back on a bike! actually I'm in a funny foreign place at the moment which has icy bits all over the joint for 1/2 the year. I've been seriously considering a recumbent trike for a little while now (given we have such good bicycle paths here). I'm wondering (based on the other post) if I'd be better with an electric hub style (cos there's not much in hills here {givaway point on location}) but since there are some short steep ones would an electric motor with higher torque be better (assuming I can engave / disengage upon hills). hmmmm Maybe you need a lowrider bent(not as far to fall) or even a trike(hard to fall off, especially at low speed) See Ya (when bandwidth gets better ;-) Chris Eastwood Photographer, Programmer Motorcyclist and dingbat blog: http://cjeastwd.blogspot.com/ please remove undies for reply |
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:16:36 -0700, lemmiwinks.au wrote:
I'm more interested in how much arse it can lift up a hill side of what inclination. Then you're more interested in torque than power. For example, my 200W electric hub motor wouldn't pull a sailor off your sister, but with quite gentle pedal input will sail along flat ground at 30-40kph (or about 25 without pedaling). I also have a 200W K Mart electric bike which uses a motor with a reduction gearbox (10:1 IIRC). It has gobs of torque, but tops out at 22kph motor assist. It's on a freewheel, so the motor has no input over that speed. How long ago was the Kmart elec bike on offer? $? You can also get geared hub motors which will have more torque for a given wattage than a non geared hub motor, but I've never tried them. I've seen them around. Current investigation is which bolt on motor (for chain drive) are around Vs $. Hopefully I don't need to pull either out of mothballs when I finally do get back on a bike! Just take it easy and listen to your body. |
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On 2008-06-25, terryc (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:16:36 -0700, lemmiwinks.au wrote: Hopefully I don't need to pull either out of mothballs when I finally do get back on a bike! Just take it easy and listen to your body. It keeps making this "ker*lunk *clang*" sound. -- TimC Information wants to be beer, or something like that. --unknown |
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