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does anybody know a good cheap way to turn an ordinary bicycle into a moped, electric bike or hybrid bicycle???

 

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lemonie says: Mar 12, 2010. 12:58 PM
Yes, but what have you got / could you get in terms of power?

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bendog38 (author) says: Mar 12, 2010. 2:06 PM
I have an ACE HARDWARE nearby and 30 USD
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lemonie says: Mar 13, 2010. 12:22 AM
You'll not get much for $30, but it'll help if you can get stuff for 0$ also.
Have a look under electric bike some of those mechanisms might be achievable.
And some other bike conversions - see what you find that you think might work?

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bendog38 (author) says: Apr 8, 2010. 11:20 AM
 How about $50 USD?
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lemonie says: Apr 8, 2010. 11:37 AM
What did you find that looked like something you could do (links last comment)?

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bendog38 (author) says: Apr 10, 2010. 11:59 AM
 a few generators and hub motors
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lemonie says: Apr 11, 2010. 1:11 AM
You've got some motors to start with? Any batteries?

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bendog38 (author) says: Apr 14, 2010. 11:01 AM
quite a few assorted batteries (aa,aaa,c,d,9v), no way of soldering or creating a second motor.  I also have access to large amounts of small solar devices and a whole mess of pocket knives and wood
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lemonie says: Apr 14, 2010. 12:43 PM
Mmm, you'd need a lot of 9V batteries for an electric bike, you don't seem to have the right materials yet.

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bendog38 (author) says: Apr 18, 2010. 3:47 PM
 I recently gained access to a bunch of co2 powerlets and a chainsaw motor.
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lemonie says: Apr 18, 2010. 11:32 PM
The chainsaw might do it - gas(oline) or electric?

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bendog38 (author) says: Apr 26, 2010. 2:12 PM
 can't get it.                What about my old electric weed whacker?
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lemonie says: Apr 26, 2010. 2:20 PM
That would be mains-powered so would need an inverter, and gearing. The chainsaw has a sprocket already and much higher power-to-weight, so shame about that.

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bendog38 (author) says: Apr 19, 2010. 9:31 PM
 what about a weed whacker???
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bendog38 (author) says: Apr 19, 2010. 9:30 PM
 Gas(oline)             (LOL)
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lemonie says: Apr 19, 2010. 11:04 PM
Have a look at the chainsaw, can you fit it into the frame? You'd need to connect the saw-pinion to the front-gear hub with a short chain.

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bendog38 (author) says: Apr 14, 2010. 11:05 AM
 My first motor is a mid-size, very bulky, pretty powerful solar panel that can be used to very slowly charge a car battery.
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bendog38 (author) says: Apr 14, 2010. 11:10 AM
 By the way, i cant weld either
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