Revive power assisted coversion?

Slugger wrote:

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

There is a great group of folks at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-assist who have lots of experience
in answering those types of questions.


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evsolutions wrote:

What am I pond scum?

Not to me you ain't. LOLOLOLOL

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Slugger wrote:
In article , ruchai usenet-
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
motor
hub front wheel. I saw 20" wheel with motor in the hub on many
bikes
here in Thailand. See www.eco-brand.com .
I never find a need for
motor assisted for my Revive 8. After riding the
Revive for a few weeks my
mussles developed and I found that It is very
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.


The SPARC is a P-5 with 200W of motors. No sense giving up the Nexus
you already have for a P-5. Lot more powerful front hub motors tha
200W. Zeta III at 170W is quickly mounted to the front, and a fractio
of the cost of the SPARC if you’d be satisfied with 200W anyway

Given you already have an internal gear rear, the front hub is th
simplest and best way to go. You can’t seriously need exclude fw
electric unless your hill is so steep you loose front traction and hav
your wheel spinning-a rare terrain indeed

If you insist on rwd, you could go Currie (ZAP or Bikit won’t work wit
the rear suspension), but fwd hub is the best option by far on that bik
outside of some cargo hauling needs that might be betters served wit
Motobob if the trailer can even be mounted to the Nexus axle


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That's exactly what I'm going to do - make a pusher trailer. I made a basic
clone of a BoB trailer and on the next one I'm going to put a 20" with a 5
spd cluster. Add an electric motor in the 12 to 36V range and hook up the
derailleur so it has gears, and the motor controls only have to be a simple
on/off switch. Add a small bar on the left side by the seat with a twist
grip shifter and switch for the trailer and put a cable disconnect near the
back of the trike's chain stay for the trailer. The trailer can hold up to
3 car batteries (or smaller marine) and still have cargo room. When not
using the E-motor, the trailer wheel simply free-wheels - no mechanical drag
of the motor.

Barring that, I checked the EV Solutions site (no prices) on all the
different hub motors, but I think they'd be far more expensive than what I'm
planning.

"Shwackman" wrote in message
...
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.

Hi

I don't give prices, a blank check works best for me and depending upon the
mood I am in at the time and the rate of inflation and rising cost of
cheesecake you'd be surprised how much I charge for a Hub Motor.

I sell to bent owners for less than to the as yet unenlightened DF riders.

A Hub Motor goes from $100.00 for a 500W model up to $350.00 for the 2,000W
model, the motors are not the expensive part, it is the shipping that bites
yer ass/the average motor kit already laced into a 16 or 20 inch wheel with
a Recumbent Axle (yes they exist now) is $375.-$450.00 and includes the
shipping. The more costly models include disc brakes and 8 speed cassettes.
The model we are testing now on various recumbents will clock a sustained 55
mph and take hills/

Joshua
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PS wait a week for the new website to go up, it is more coherent and
designed by a bent builder/

"Sticker Jim" wrote in message
. cable.rogers.com...
That's exactly what I'm going to do - make a pusher trailer. I made a
basic
clone of a BoB trailer and on the next one I'm going to put a 20" with a 5
spd cluster. Add an electric motor in the 12 to 36V range and hook up the
derailleur so it has gears, and the motor controls only have to be a
simple
on/off switch. Add a small bar on the left side by the seat with a twist
grip shifter and switch for the trailer and put a cable disconnect near
the
back of the trike's chain stay for the trailer. The trailer can hold up
to
3 car batteries (or smaller marine) and still have cargo room. When not
using the E-motor, the trailer wheel simply free-wheels - no mechanical
drag
of the motor.

Barring that, I checked the EV Solutions site (no prices) on all the
different hub motors, but I think they'd be far more expensive than what
I'm
planning.

"Shwackman" wrote in message
...
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.

Evsolutions wrote:
Hi
I don't give prices, a blank check works best for me and depending upon
the mood I am in at the time and the rate of inflation and rising cost
of cheesecake you'd be surprised how much I charge for a Hub Motor.
I sell to bent owners for less than to the as yet unenlightened
DF riders.
A Hub Motor goes from $100.00 for a 500W model up to $350.00 for the
2,000W model, the motors are not the expensive part, it is the shipping
that bites yer ass/the average motor kit already laced into a 16 or 20
inch wheel with a Recumbent Axle (yes they exist now) is $375.-$450.00
and includes the shipping. The more costly models include disc brakes
and 8 speed cassettes. The model we are testing now on various
recumbents will clock a sustained 55 mph and take hills/
Joshua
******
PS wait a week for the new website to go up, it is more coherent and
designed by a bent builder/
"Sticker Jim" wrote in message news:xpKxc.149-news:xpKxc.149-
om...
That's exactly what I'm going to do - make a pusher trailer. I made a
basic
clone of a BoB trailer and on the next one I'm going to put a 20"
with a 5 spd cluster. Add an electric motor in the 12 to 36V range
and hook up the derailleur so it has gears, and the motor controls
only have to be a
simple
on/off switch. Add a small bar on the left side by the seat with a
twist grip shifter and switch for the trailer and put a cable
disconnect near
the
back of the trike's chain stay for the trailer. The trailer can hold
up
to
3 car batteries (or smaller marine) and still have cargo room. When
not using the E-motor, the trailer wheel simply free-wheels - no
mechanical
drag
of the motor.

Barring that, I checked the EV Solutions site (no prices) on all
the different hub motors, but I think they'd be far more expensive
than what
I'm
planning.

"Shwackman" wrote in message news:20040529215001.20430.00000182@mb-
news:20040529215001.20430.00000182@mb-
m07.aol.com...
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.

http://www.velocab.com/bilder/revive.jpg See more details here.




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ruchai wrote:
http://www.velocab.com/bilder/revive.jpg See more details here.

Details he http://www.velocab.com/seiten/terzioe.htm




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Revivederek wrote:
Slugger wrote in message
...
Does anyone know of a rear wheel drive kit for converting the Revive
DX to a power assisted ride? Thanks
Keep me posted if you do convert your Revive, I would like to add some
images to my web page.
I sometimes get asked, were is the motor on that thing? And I say,"your
looking at it"
Derek Revivedx.com



This picture of the Revive with front hub motor is the way to go if you
want motor for your Revive. http://www.velocab.com/bilder/revive.jpg You
can get similar hub motor from http://www.goldenmotor.com/index.html For
me I am very happy with my Revive8. My play ground is relatively flat I
have no problem with using my 74 years old mussles!



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Originally posted by ruchai This picture of the Revive with front hub
motor is the way to go if you want motor for your Revive.
http://www.velocab.com/bilder/revive.jpg You can get similar hub motor
from http://www.goldenmotor.com/index.html For me I am very happy with
my Revive8. My play ground is relatively flat I have no problem with
using my 74 years old

Sorry for the mistake. For where to buy hub motor try again he
http://www.goldenmotor.com/index.htm



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