Shelby Bottoms Greenway Ride

Charging the Bike Batteries

Aussie Bob is researching conversion of second bike

Bob has a bike stored in Hendersonville that he uses for tours when he is in the states. With his successful conversion of his Australian bike, he is contemplating the conversion of this bike

He has contacted Eco-cycles in Nashville as a candidate to make the conversion.

Eco Cycles are E-Bike and Green enthusiasts who have spent years riding, building, repairing, and learning from others embedded in the E-Bike/Eco Community. Eco Cycles LLC has developed extensive expertise over the years in the E-bike Industry. They sell, support and repair for various International E-Bike/Motor/Parts/Battery Manufacturers and Distributors. This greatly aids in selecting quality products, negotiating the price and supply, and addressing typical issues to complete e-bike builds.

On Thu, May 20, 2021 Bob wrote:

Sir, I currently have a 2004, UK-built touring bike that I would like to convert to motor-driven. Could you please let me know if this is the type of project you could undertake?

My preference is for a rear-hub motor over a bottom bracket location, not a front-hub arrangement, but I would of course welcome any suggestions or comments you may have, and a guide as to the overall cost.

On Sun, 23 May 2021 at 05:50, David Hall <david@eco-ebike.com> wrote:

Hi, Sure we could handle this no problem. We do not offer rear hubs though, we specialize in mid drives, especially the torque sensing TSDZ2. It really is better suited for this type of bike IMO. Here are a couple pictures of a recent conversion we did:

Let me know what you think and if you have any further questions. The motor kit on this bike ranges from $425-600 depending on model and options, and we have battery options ranging from around $350-700 depending on the size/range.

We typically charge $150-250 for conversion labor.

Best Regards,

	David Hall Eco Cycles LLC email: david@eco-ebike.com phone: 1-833-MY-EBIKE ext. 700 Nashville, TN - USA
	www.eco-ebike.com

Aussie Bob's Road Bike Conversion

Aussie Bob converted his Canondale road bike to an eBike.

Here is his RIDE Report

Dave Does First Recovery Ride in Anchorage Alaska

From: David Shumaker Sent: March 8, 2021

Documented by Brian....

"A year after…Dad celebrates an amazing recovery with a winter ride with Shay and Brian. Proud of you dad!"

Brian, Shay and I road the snow packed Coastal Trail in Anchorage. Fortunately we saw no moose but did have spectacular views.

Schwinn Midway Moped

From: David T Irvine Sent: April 28, 2021To: Tom; 'bruce'; 'David Shumaker'

Tom & all, Several days ago I saw this moped for sale for $600 at the local Berkeley Springs fleamarket (pics attached).  It is a Schwinn 'Midway' 7-speed with an after-market motor installed.  After repeating "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan!" three times and fleeing the premises, I was able to resist until some other sinner bought it a few days later.

eBike Doesn’t Need a Ton of Power to be Worth the Price

Whenever I read a review of a lightweight ebike, inevitably someone in the comments feels the need to point out: “you can get the Powertron Cyclenator with a 1,000,000W motor for this kind of money!” Or, you know, something like that.

I’ll admit, when I first started to ride and review ebikes, I thought much the same. I’m a big guy, after all, and back then I had pretty much no cycling experience beyond just knowing how to ride a bike. More power for the money always seemed like a good idea. How else was I going to get up that one nasty hill?

But after reviewing a couple of years of testing ebikes one thing has become obvious: the power specs tell you little about a bike’s performance. They tell you even less about how much you might actually enjoy riding and living with a bike. [Stolen from Carey]

Phil Reports

The most insightful reports about eBikes come from long time avid bicyclists. Phil Vickery, one of the FOGBEE co-founders has been riding a bicycle for over twenty years. He like many of his comrades are finding "keeping up" has become a challenge. Gone are the days when 60 miles would have been an average Saturday afternoon ride followed by lunch and a pitcher of beer at the FOGBEE club house. In late April he purchased a Specialized VADO 5.0 SLEQ. I was looking for a candid report from him .

B-Cycle Goes 100% Electric

I spoke with Eric Magas this afternoon and as you probably know they are reopening with 100% e-bikes. We discussed the possibility of a misunderstanding with parks about the legality of e-bikes. He intends to put them on the street and see what happens. I told him that was definitely the best strategy. E-bikes are legal on greenways until Metro council says they aren’t.

B-cycle is owned by Trek and he is now a Trek/B-cycle employee.  Trek is investing beaucoup dollars. They are looking for a manager and several technicians if you know anyone looking for a job. He said that he was “looking for a boss”. 
His number is 615-418-4662

Carey
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Fill 'er Full of Beer and Ice

 

A new accessory for my VADO. It provides the power to deliver the essentials. These eBikes and a few bungee cords are quite handy.

Best eBike according to WIRED Magagine

 According to the April 28, 2021 issue of WIRED Magazine
https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-electric-bikes/

The Specialized VADO 5.0 SLEQ remains in their opinion the Best Overall eBike.