[bikeqld] Cool Electric Bicycle .....

[Richard Hockey]

Seems to have a 750w motor so would rule it out for oz. (although it does say specs are different for other countries)

R

 

 

From: bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au [mailto:bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au] On Behalf Of kim
Sent: Tuesday, 27 October 2009 8:06 PM
To: BikeQld
Subject: Re: [bikeqld] Cool Electric Bicycle .....

 

Hmm, quite symmetric looking, you wouldn't want to be a bit under the weather and hop on it the wrong way round, lean forward and miss the handlebars and plant your face in the seat........
I was a bit puzzled by the steering but on closer inspection you can see what looks like the pivot in the big red tube, so the geometry is all pretty standard.
Also a bit interesting that the wheel 'spokes' are offset and arranged as they are. The rear has to take the torque both ways during pedalling/powering and braking with the disc brake and the front only one way during braking with the disc. Conventional spokes would be laced both ways to handle this. These chunky ones obviously work in compression as well as tension and I guess it is more for the aesthetic.
No doubt you would turn a few heads riding one of those puppies. The design actually reminds me of a bike I had as a young kid which was just a springy arch like that and you had to bounce up and down to propel it along. I wonder what their patent covers.

k

rob at logie.tv wrote: 

A very cool spin on the electric bike .....

http://pimobility.com/picycle_limited/ 

 


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