Next Project!

So hopefully his one will come through. I have a good friend going to UCSB in the college of creative studies (the nerds among parties) and we feel like trying to make a cheap ass electricly assisted bike. This means cheap motor and parts just to keep the bike going with no pedaling and to make hills much much easier since you have a motor helping you pedal along.

So ideas anyone?

right now I'm thinking this for a simple and cheap start. We will be using power tools with those interchangeable rechargeable batteries. That way we can make a sort of pack of 3 or 4 batteries or just 1-2 that can be taken off the bike so they don't get stolen and he can take it and just sit it by an outlet to charge.

The motors on some of these tools are quite strong. Though not enough to accelerate or to go alone like a scooter, but enough to pull along nicely once you get moving.