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Article:Bicycle Converted to Electric in Orem, Utah
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On the 4th of July, 2008, Sterling's brother, Nathan Allan saw a man who had converted his bicycle into an electric vehicle. He took a photo but didn't think to get a business card or other contact info. So if you happen to know this guy, or be this guy, let us know, so we can add more info here about how you did this conversion. It looks like it could be quite straightforward, using off-the-shelf parts and a little jerry-rigging.
Description
On July 11, 2008, Nathan wrote:
The pictures were taken in the Macey's grocery store parking lot on 800 North in Orem, Utah, USA.
The man drew a crowd as he unchained his seemingly heavy bicycle. He said that when gas reached $3.5, he had had enough and was taking matters into his own hands.
There were three batteries in all, and I got the impression that he had a reasonable range. He said that he has experimented with different gear ratios, but that he currently had it rigged to go about 9mph because he lived up a long hill (I think he mentioned the hill by the old Word Perfect buildings) and wanted the motor to do the work.
There was no regenerative breaking mechanism, the bicycle relied on standard brakes.
The gauges appeared to be to measure speed, power, draw, and such.
There was an on/off button mounted next to the shifter on one side; which I think he continuously held down with his thumb (seemed placed well so that this would not be awkward). When he pressed the button, the bicycle basically lurched up to speed.
Bike rider
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