Folks,
A guy on a Canon 10D camera mailing list has been documenting his
progress to convert a (fairly cheap, from the look of things) bike to
an electric bike by replacing the front wheel with one that has a HUGE
hub containing a motor.
http://www.dlpco.com/2009EBike/
Turns out that starting with a fairly cheap bike is a critical safety
and success factor: the bike must have a STEEL front fork, or the
torque from the motor will (at best) uselessly spin the axle and grind
the crap out of your fancy alloy dropouts. At worst, I suppose it
could cause the dropouts to separate from the fork or shatter, sending
you ass over tin cup or into a nearby hospital.
Dave
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