BikeE had two recalls I know of. There was a strut on the seat that would break. Any competent welder could sand off the aluminum finish and tack it back together. The recall fix simply pinched the end of the strut before welding providing a better connection.
The other recall and the death knell for BikeE was failure of the forks of the tandem. There were absolutely no such problems on the solo models. I have two in good condition a CT and an AT (rear suspension). The steering and geometry are a little odd, kind of squirrelly and uncertain at low speeds, but safe. They don't resist turning much and don't respond quickly to large handle bar motions. I found when I was fatigued (after 80 or 100 miles) I had a hard time climbing and would row the handlebars back an forth. A real pain at night with a bar mounted light. At high downhill speeds (I have hit 45MPH) they are rock solid. Lots of recumbents have odd steering response. There are no rule of thumb design limits for them as with upright bike design. So the get built with less certainty about how they will feel and perform. Same with recumbent trikes. The original Terra Trike WizWheels were a nightmare. Anyway, I made adaptations to BikeEs and enjoy riding them. I don't think you will find shoehorning a hub motor into a 20 inch wheel to be easy. You may not be able to buy spokes from stock that are short enough. I wanted to put a Schmidt generator hub into the front 16" wheel and gave that idea up for this reason. You can probably get custom spokes made from longer one but running a die onto them. However the best spokes are rolled not cut. Cut threads are not as strong. You might try a combination spoke pattern of radial on the non drive side and 1 cross on the drive side to make the lacing easier. I have one like this and it is fine, but with a standard hub, not electric. You can mess around more with the lacing because the small wheels are so much stronger than large diameters. Mike On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 4:27 PM, nicklogan via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Too bad this seems to com in only a 26 inch wheel format: > > https://www.geoo.com/ > > "The Patent Pending GeoOrbital wheel is an evolution of the orbital wheel > (the wheels on the TRON Motorcycles). The GeoOrbital wheel replaces a > standard bicycle front wheel to turn your bike into a powerful electric > bike > in under 60 seconds. > > The only part that is attached separately from the wheel is a simple thumb > activated throttle, which is easily clipped onto your handlebar. > > The Panasonic 36V removable Lithium-Ion battery (with a built in USB outlet > for charging your electronics) provides a pedal assisted range of up to 50 > miles per-battery (up to a 30 mile range for the 26 inch wheel). With > little > to no pedaling you will go up to 20 miles on a single battery (up to 12 > miles for the 26 inch wheel). The more you choose to pedal the more range > you can expect, and you can always take a spare battery with you for longer > rides. > > The GeoOrbital wheel comes with a flat-proof solid foam tire, so you never > have to worry about getting a flat or even checking tire pressure. > > By using the latest hi-density foam technology the tires act and weigh the > same as a traditional bike tire, but you will never get a flat. Never!" > > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle- > discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Most-efficient- > drive-system-for-a-bicycle-tricycle-tp4686908p4686947.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/ > group/NEDRA) > > -- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 585-6737 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Mobile and Google Phone michael.e.r...@gmail.com <michael.e.r...@gmail.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20170531/fc5d935c/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
