2 wheels in the front, ewww. This one is a 2 wheeler... http://ecobike.diytrade.com/sdp/462663/4/pd-2542849/3022998-1264277/Electric_Folding_Bike.html
But it's funny that the motor for New Zealand, Australia and Singapore has a 200W motor but USA has 500W... On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:37 AM, Terry Blanton <[email protected]> wrote: > Other creative solutions: > > http://www.flickr.com/groups/84639...@n00/pool/page2/ > > Terry > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nick - it might be worth mentioning for those who have never tried to > shop > > using a bicycle as transportation, that one of the huge drawbacks of two > > wheels is in balancing a large load of loose items - say groceries. > > > > > > > > The basket on this trike, positioned between two front wheels does the > > trick, elegantly. And the motor assist helps with hills, which is the > second > > impediment to greater use of such sensible vehicles. And then the folding > > feature - to conserve space…. It is a well thought out design. > > > > > > > > Compared to Europe, where there is a significantly larger participation > in > > eco-transportation – the situation here in the USA is terrible. I see my > > neighbor driving her 3-ton Land Rover SUV down the hill simply to get the > > mail. Then later she drives over to the health club to work out. Go > figure. > > How many millions of wasteful trips burning fossil fuels are commonplace > now > > – due to habits that were formed in another time-frame, and could be > easily > > changed ? > > > > > > > > Jones > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://ecobike.diytrade.com/sdp/462663/4/pd-2542849/5790431-0/Folding_Electric_Tricycle.html > > > > > > > > One of the irritating, almost unpleasant, things about trikes is that > they > > don't bank over on corners or cambered road surfaces (my wife has an > > electric one). This machine looks as if it can bank over, whilst still > > keeping the stability of three wheels. > > > > > > > > Nick Palmer > > > > > >
