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Tag Archives: recumbent
The ‘Crown’ eTrike PowerTrian
A few words about the powertrain that will be used on the trike. As previously mentioned, it will consist of Matt Shumaker’s single stage Edrive kit with a 4kW (5kW Peak) astroflight Astro 3210 Brushless Motor. This electric motor, when … Continue reading
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Tagged 48 tooth, 48t, cycle analyst, cycling, disc brake adapter, electric bike, eTrike, Greenspeed, recumbent, recumbent bike, recumbent trike, reduction gear, sprocket
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Crown eTrike Batteries – Charging
It appears this may be the most complex part of this project. Thus far everything is very much plug and play. That is, each major component be it the motor, controller etc can be attached and plugged directly to each … Continue reading
Posted in eTrike
Tagged 12s, charging, cycling, electric bike, electronics, eTrike, Greenspeed, recumbent, recumbent bike, recumbent trike, recumbents, tppakcs, trike light
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A few videos of the Recumbent Lights
Went for another ride with a friend tonight and got some video as he took the bike for a spin. It can be found here. I was only using my digital SLR camera to take the video, so its nothing wonderful. … Continue reading
Posted in Trike Lights
Tagged bike video, Cree, LED lights, recumbent, recumbent bike, recumbent light, recumbent trike light, recumbent video, xp-e, XP-G
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Beam Shots of the Recumbent Lights
Here are some beam shots for those interested. The garage door is approx 2m away. These shots will have to do until the weather clears up and I can take it for a ride. The images are taken in the … Continue reading
Posted in Trike Lights
Tagged beam shots, bike lights, fenix, recumbent, recumbent lights, recumbent trike, Trike Lights
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