Bikes!

footfootfoot · 10-07-2020, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Internal with belt drive

Wow. At first I thought these were automatic transmission. I wonder how far off that is?

Can old bikes be retrofitted with this?

Griff · 10-08-2020, 06:52 AM

I think so, but I haven't looked into it. I saw one in the wild in British Columbia, the owner was pretty chuffed. I wonder about the lifespan.

Griff · 10-09-2020, 02:42 PM

So today I popped out the snap ring that holds the plunger for my brakes. Hopefully it holds now that it's back in. Again a zip tie allowed me to ride out by putting the plunger in and holding the brake lever.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-11-2020, 06:39 AM

Didn't have any chewing gum, eh.

I got an email tonight from a guy who blacked out driving in Philly and killed a couple people so they yanked his licence probably permanently.
He said he was buying a Zugo Rhino electric bike.

He lives in Cherry Hill, NJ and claims the law enforcement over there has declared if it doesn't exceed 20 mph no licence or registration needed.
That also means no insurance. If you hit a person at 20 mph you could kill them, worse cripple them for life.
If you hit a vehicle or other property at that speed you could cause tens of thousands of dollars damage.

Here's a couple of starter bikes...

BigV · 10-11-2020, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Wow. At first I thought these were automatic transmission. I wonder how far off that is?

Can old bikes be retrofitted with this?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

I think so, but I haven't looked into it. I saw one in the wild in British Columbia, the owner was pretty chuffed. I wonder about the lifespan.

I think the word we're looking for is "bulletproof". This guy has put many, many, many miles in the saddle and this vid gives good info.

As for retrofitting an existing bike, yeah, but bring money.

10-08-2020, 06:52 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I think so, but I haven't looked into it. I saw one in the wild in British Columbia, the owner was pretty chuffed. I wonder about the lifespan. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-09-2020, 02:42 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	So today I popped out the snap ring that holds the plunger for my brakes. Hopefully it holds now that it's back in. Again a zip tie allowed me to ride out by putting the plunger in and holding the brake lever. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-11-2020, 06:39 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Didn't have any chewing gum, eh. I got an email tonight from a guy who blacked out driving in Philly and killed a couple people so they yanked his licence probably permanently. He said he was buying a Zugo Rhino electric bike. He lives in Cherry Hill, NJ and claims the law enforcement over there has declared if it doesn't exceed 20 mph no licence or registration needed. That also means no insurance. If you hit a person at 20 mph you could kill them, worse cripple them for life. If you hit a vehicle or other property at that speed you could cause tens of thousands of dollars damage. Here's a couple of starter bikes... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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