Post: #1

There's something about these things I like. You can cruise anyplace a Bicycle can for starters and something about the no noise factor is something that gets me on this and sailboats. I've been watching these videos for days and I'm thinking about a build of some sorts along the lines of this thing..




I'm thinking this tech may be ideal for Europe? Anyway I'm thinking with the amount of bike trails here it's a fun way to fly under the radar while out drinking..

If anyone is interested let me know I'll post my reports and progress here.

This is the bike trail that spans my entire county
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinellas_Trail

Post: #2

:41 seconds into it... I want one!

Post: #3

(05-13-2013 11:04 AM)Fujiwara Wrote:  :41 seconds into it... I want one!

Check this one out..
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Post: #4

I did ride an e-bike once and it was pretty cool. They run at like 40 km/h and recharge while you are paddling. You'll get some strange looks from the cars that you'll pass...

Post: #5

wow looks cool. sci-fi. hope i will drive with that one at the beach.

Post: #6

Audi has given it some effort. This thing looks nuts..
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Post: #7

Pretty damn cool. Any idea how fast these things can go? The guy is passing all the traffic, he must be going at least 25-30. You mentioned flying under the radar to avoid a DUI. I wonder how they would go about handling that if a cop were to pull you over on the street. I feel since it has a motor they would try and pin you with the DUI, but if you turned the motor off as said you were only pedaling you would probably get that dropped. That Audi bike looks legit, also very expensive.

Post: #8

I'm shooting for 50 mph and if you look at the link I posted about the trail there's no cops on it but all the bars are close it's a straight shot to the beaches. I'm going electric for this reason

Post: #9

Nice! Denver is mad biker friendly and Colorado is full of trails. There's a trail that runs from Aspen to Denver, which is a 3 hour drive by car. This thing could be really useful here, and I don't think the cops would even bother you regardless if you were on the street, as long as you weren't biking like a belligerent asshole. How much should you be looking to drop if you wanted to pick one of these up?

Post: #10

Main problem is cost. The nice ones designed in the USA or Europe are gonna set you back ~$5000. Low end electric bicycles are a lot more common in Asia.

Post: #11

(05-13-2013 05:16 PM)cycliss Wrote:  Main problem is cost. The nice ones designed in the USA or Europe are gonna set you back ~$5000. Low end electric bicycles are a lot more common in Asia.

Shit, I could buy a cheap car for that price

Post: #12

I'm going to build it out of slightly out dated mountain bike stuff and get the biggest fucking motor available

These guys sell hub motors..
http://www.hi-powercycles.com/category.sc?categoryId=4

Here a cool site and some links to mid-drive motors..
http://www.electricbike.com/mid-drive/

Post: #13

That video looks a LOT like Medellin.

Post: #14

(05-13-2013 06:50 PM)Pete Wrote:  That video looks a LOT like Medellin.

I was gonna say, I think it's Colombia. IDK about Medellin. I personally didn't recognize any of those areas, but it could be.

Post: #15

That's great! Next time you go there you can run some social circle game in the electric bike community. I'm sure the hottest girls will come running. Serious that's how you get upper quality girls.

Post: #16

El Mech should be building and flipping those in Colombia.

Post: #17

Is that confirmed Colombia in that video? I watched it and thought I need to go there

Post: #18

(05-13-2013 08:42 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  Is that confirmed Colombia in that video? I watched it and thought I need to go there

If you click through to youtube, it mentions Mexico on the description.

Post: #19

(05-13-2013 04:22 PM)InternationPlayboy Wrote:  Pretty damn cool. Any idea how fast these things can go? The guy is passing all the traffic, he must be going at least 25-30. You mentioned flying under the radar to avoid a DUI. I wonder how they would go about handling that if a cop were to pull you over on the street. I feel since it has a motor they would try and pin you with the DUI, but if you turned the motor off as said you were only pedaling you would probably get that dropped. That Audi bike looks legit, also very expensive.

In CA you can actually get a biking under the influence ticket. Don't know about other states. Paging Merenguero...

Post: #20

The worse your bike looks the better chance you have of getting a DUI . Run it sleek stealth mode the cops will give you a pass as usual.

I don't like fear on my threads. I'm not built that way and I'm here partially to make you all better people.

Post: #21

Ya know I should be the one at my age that worries. But I'm having fun and messing around with stupid shit all the time. What does this even mean? You guys need to put your fun first ans stop worrying all the time about getting busted.

Post: #22

You can get a nice one for $1,100 on Ebay. A decent one for $600

Post: #23

(05-13-2013 08:58 PM)lurker Wrote:  

(05-13-2013 04:22 PM)InternationPlayboy Wrote:  Pretty damn cool. Any idea how fast these things can go? The guy is passing all the traffic, he must be going at least 25-30. You mentioned flying under the radar to avoid a DUI. I wonder how they would go about handling that if a cop were to pull you over on the street. I feel since it has a motor they would try and pin you with the DUI, but if you turned the motor off as said you were only pedaling you would probably get that dropped. That Audi bike looks legit, also very expensive.

In CA you can actually get a biking under the influence ticket. Don't know about other states. Paging Merenguero...

Yeah you can get a BUI in Colorado too, pretty sure most states. I think around here though as long as you aren't being a chode they'll respect that you aren't driving a car and let you go. If you're really drunk, to the point you're a threat to others even on a bicycle, I could see them maybe giving you a BUI.

Post: #24

(05-13-2013 10:50 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  Ya know I should be the one at my age that worries. But I'm having fun and messing around with stupid shit all the time. What does this even mean? You guys need to put your fun first ans stop worrying all the time about getting busted.

I would love to see a police chase on one of those. It would be a youtube sensation.

Post: #25

(05-13-2013 11:44 PM)InternationPlayboy Wrote:  Yeah you can get a BUI in Colorado too, pretty sure most states. I think around here though as long as you aren't being a chode they'll respect that you aren't driving a car and let you go. If you're really drunk, to the point you're a threat to others even on a bicycle, I could see them maybe giving you a BUI.

I honestly think a BUI is the most retarded thing I've ever heard of. You really want to take the incentive not to drive from drunks?

I'm also very curious as to why they started popping up. Maybe there was a small rash of pedestrian/drunk bicyclist accidents one year and MADD's collective panties got bunched.