Is the future Electric?
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love you gavin.
i think its pretty cool! incorporating both electric and human powered "drives" into one downhill bike is awesome engineering!
why the sh*t are people posting pics and vids of go-peds and things of that nature? i would like to see a go-ped shred down a mountain and drop duh drops.
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why the sh*t are people posting pics and vids of go-peds and things of that nature? i would like to see a go-ped shred down a mountain and drop duh drops.
haters smell
the future is electronical
yes yes yes!
I think it's pretty cool that some people are thinking a bit outside the box and trying some new stuff out, after all that's the way we discover new stuff. Battery technology is still on diapers but it's quite a good start, especially if these bikes allow handicapped downhillers to enjoy the sport even more-
I hope so! I'm really excited by what you've developed there. It's so hot and humid where I live, and there aren't any lifts, so any "assistance" to get up the hills would be very welcome.
some first test rides of the boosty system on our F-44 in Poland (pictures and films):
http://www.dh-zone.com/news/1313.html
we will test the bike thoughout this season.
http://www.dh-zone.com/news/1313.html
we will test the bike thoughout this season.
that didnt look like a 45degree slope, and it sounded like it was struggling to move in the first place. looks cool though.
Lame. Get in shape.
only wish I'd kept the web address of a Hungarian company that exhibited at Eurobike in 2007...they had a DH bike with the battery hidden in the downtube...and uphill speed was 30 mph....
Maybe someone needs to contact Mr. Sridhar from Bloom energy. he has a little cube, size of a large rubiks cube, that will power an entire house. I am sure he can power an electric DH bike with something the size of a credit card.
www.bloomenergy.com
www.bloomenergy.com
Throttles intoxicating
Electric abit cost prohibitive still to make a rig that can handle offroad abuse, but not far off. Be cool to replace Lahar gearhub with electric hub, that could be sick.
Electric abit cost prohibitive still to make a rig that can handle offroad abuse, but not far off. Be cool to replace Lahar gearhub with electric hub, that could be sick.
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I don't understand all the hate, seems like a cool idea to me. I live in an area where there are loads of trails with no shuttle acces. This thing would be great. You put in same effort as it would take to pedal an XC bike up but you have advantage of DH bike suspension on the way down. I know guys who spend a TON on money getting the weight of their All Mountain bikes down so they can pedal up with less effort. They end up putting parts on that wont last, tyres that puncture...
Maybe this is the way to go, build a 6-7in front and rear bike, weight less of an isssue so you could build with beefy wheels/ tyres and have a blast on way down, rather that hoping your extra light tyres and tubes are going to hold up in the rock garden.
Just my .02
Maybe this is the way to go, build a 6-7in front and rear bike, weight less of an isssue so you could build with beefy wheels/ tyres and have a blast on way down, rather that hoping your extra light tyres and tubes are going to hold up in the rock garden.
Just my .02
Cool idea. Like many things, just a matter of getting the battery technological up to par. Could be useful though.