---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote :
Hey Edg, That was an interesting video. How far can that machine go before recharging it? That looks better than the Sedgway machines I see here at the Golden Gate Park in SF. 150 lb rider, no wind, flat and smooth surface, savvy rider doing best conservation tactics -- 30 miles distance. But conditions vary this ideal down to a practical 20+ miles running around the city with a lot of braking. 1000 watt, LiFePO4 chemistry, 20 amp/hr battery, recharges in 4 hours or less, 16 inch diameter motor (wheel plus tire,) does 20 Newtons torque, 731 rpms, brushless DC, lots of stats on LCD, cruise control, programmable controller, top speed in about 30 seconds -- about a normal rate for most cars off the line in practical life -- keeps up with traffic on a 25 mph street. That, plus a lot more was put together from ten different vendors....retail parts off the shelf plus four custom made parts plus labor cost me $3800. Rider in the video still charges that amount to build one. But the shield is extra....$400. $3200 for a version without the shield and without the rear 14 inch wheels and drum brakes....12 inch wheels and disk brakes instead. At these prices, there's lots of choices out there. If this T30-14 machine was made into a production line unit -- retail could easily be under $3,000 for a much better performing and equipped unit. Segways: Lots of mechanical parts and top speed around 12 mph...with maybe an off-road version that does 16 mph...for even more money. 25+ lbs heavier too. http://www.amazon.com/Generic-i2-Personal-Transporter/dp/B0012Y5AVC http://www.amazon.com/Generic-i2-Personal-Transporter/dp/B0012Y5AVC ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote : oh, okay, thanks for the Trikke update. Yes, here city cops don't really bother you for much of anything. get out to the county, you're pulled over for no seat belt. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : I still do manual trikking, and manual Skkiing (Trikke with snow blades) and then electrified. When I come back from even a 20 minute electric ride -- I can be breathing hard or hardly at all....my choice. Usually I come home in a sweat. Losing weight? Not so much cuz anyone can "out-eat their fitness regime." But yeah, if you do lower calories and add trikking or whatever gets ya worked up, then weight loss happens....but can shoot up a lot faster if discipline is even slightly less then consistent. Every Trikke has an appeal all its own. All very unique, and yet all a Trikke. Spent ten minutes in the drive last night on the very first Trikke model, and it was a gas. Of course my newest Trikke is but one of only two in the world -- custom -- goes 30+ mph. Feels like being a rodeo champ to cruise the town. The laws were written by the car and oil guys. Even the slowest electrics out there are illegal in Madison -- kiddy toys even....only on private property. But there's tons of electrics out there and not being a bother or being bothered by the police. TV ads run like this: "Electric bikes! Try them out on the city path next to our store." That's ILLEGAL. Four years these ad are running. See? Morally, I'm okay with not complying, but I try not to rub the cops the wrong way. I have ridden up to many and not had a mention of my beast. But on the electrics, yet still, yeah, if a cop's there, I really carve it up with the arms and legs to emphasize to everyone I'm on a fitness machine....like that. Local guy here got into two accidents with cars....got ticketed etc....but NOT for having a Trikke. See? Probably saved my life but not because it's an especially great fitness machine, but because FOR ONCE I found an exercise that OWNED ME. Thrills ten years later going strong. The machine seen below is mine...ridden by another trikker. Upgraded T30 Field Trials Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5PAoDoC4o0 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote : Edg, question, as much to just have something to talk about as something I've thought to ask you. I recall you saying many years ago, that the Trikke "saved your life", as it helped you to lose weight, pursue a hobby etc. But, now that it seems as thought it's been electrified, with you riding all around the city, (seemingly in violation of of city codes), does that not sort of defeat the purpose of the benefits the Trikke was to provide? Now, I understand tinkering, and where that leads, (especially you), but again, did we get away some, from the original purpose? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : Although I'm posting more, because the two trolls are gone, I gotta mention that it seems almost everyone here is still dissin' on each other for various infractions. This includes my beloved sacred hero, Curtis....hee hee.....not that he's wrong or illogical about Doug. Geeze you guys. Take a look at the power of dumping the trolls. You HAVE TO ADMIT that FFL has been refreshed with new vigor and dare I say "hope?" Man-O-Man there's notions being flung around like spitballs now....much more openness. This is good even if the openness is on the part of bad-guys-here-in-your-opinion. Now, think of how much MORE we could get this kind of rebirth IF ALL OF US REVENGE-WILL-BE-MINE FUCKS WOULD SHUT UP ABOUT THE PAST......even the recent past. I could for instance promise never to mention the trolls again. See how simple that was? Your turn. Make a promise. Show some holy intent. (Curtis: "holy" means "good intentions for everyone as much as practical" or whatever) And more, I'll ask ya to turn the other cheek to any new smacks on your countenance....just to see....you know.....just to see....why?....because just to see -- if all of us with our inner trolls-not-entirely-unlike-in-kind-to-that-of-the-dearly-departed turned off that dynamic -- maybe just maybe we could jack the fuckin' shit outta this place with a neo-hippy, be-in, everyone gets to be crazy kinda party. Maybe. Cuz two down might only be a start, ya know? I was thinking exactly the same thing. And earlier today I vowed to never mention you-now-who's name again either here or on the Peak. And I'll try and be nice to everyone else even if they're dissing me. Let's see what happens. I'm in.
