OK, so I have stuff coming in thick and fast – but it seems as soon as I think of something, then there’s something else I need which is crucial to this 72v build… SO, as part aide-memoire, part a starting point for anybody else looking to put together a 72v ebike from scratch here’s [...]
OK – after a nutso week or so working flat out on two projects, catching a nasty cold and developing a rather worrying pain in my jaw, I have some new stuff to bolt onto my bike!
Got me a new battery – which arrived suprisingly quickly, surprisingly cheaply and looks surprisingly good – I had [...]
I’m not a natural programmer, I seem to have stumbled into it over the years. At age 11 I wanted to design cars for a living; I spent hours up in my room transposing isometric drawings the hard way – with ruler and compasses.
Until, that is I was given one of these for Christmas – [...]
Waiting… waiting… Waiting for a battery from China, for torque arms from Amped Bikes for the Cycle Analyst guys in Canada to get in touch, for a controller from America and for the electronics Gods at endless sphere to suggest what I might have done to my current battery…
I’ve got a parcel waiting for me [...]
Totally shameless traffic grabbing title, but I forgot how good Frankenbike looks without all the electrickery hanging off it… Came back from the bike shop freshly fettled and ready for 72v power…
New rear wheel to take the £25 shimano deore hydraulic disc – new rack (coz Dave managed to spanner the other one while “customizing” it [...]
I dunno what I’ve done to the poor thing – but it’s totally banjaxxed – 36v in 1v out
Not sure about the blatant Bartelme rip (so unsure that I changed the theme) but it’ll do for now.
Guess all I need to do now is think of something to talk about – it’s almost certainly going to be electric bikes,electric fags, dogs and web design – I don’t do anything else – unless it’s drinking [...]