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| | | | | Introduce Yourself Welcome biker. We'd love to hear your story and let us know about your motorized bicycle projects! | New Guy in Alabama Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Introduce Yourself forum. Hey folks, new here. Just converted a Bike E Recumbent to 48 Volt electric front wheel drive. REALLY HAPPY. You ...  | 
07-01-2008, 09:30 AM
|  | Motorized Bicycle Apprentice | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: cullman, alabama
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| | New Guy in Alabama Hey folks, new here. Just converted a Bike E Recumbent to 48 Volt electric front wheel drive. REALLY HAPPY. You can see what I did on my website. Go to CullmanSmartShopper.com and look towards the bottom of the page in the middle for a link.
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07-01-2008, 09:48 AM
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| | Re: New Guy in Alabama Welcome to the forum. That is a cool/exotic looking ride. What kind of speed and range are you getting with that? Glad you joined us.......................
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07-01-2008, 10:28 AM
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| | Re: New Guy in Alabama That's a cool project. A little rich for my blood, but definitely very cool. Looks like fun  | 
07-01-2008, 11:47 AM
|  | Motorized Bicycle Apprentice | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: cullman, alabama
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| | Re: New Guy in Alabama Hey guys, well as far as speed and range go....I'm averaging around 24 MPH. Range is unknown thus far. The farthest I've ridden it is 13.5 miles and it seemed to have plenty of juice left. Planning on acquiring a meter soon. It's sort of like asking how far can you go on a gallon of gas. It depends on the terrain, the wind, MPG, weight of rider, how much you peddle. I believe I'll have about a 25 mile range with the way I ride and pedal. We'll see. | 
07-01-2008, 12:24 PM
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| | Re: New Guy in Alabama Welcome Wayne to the forum, glad you joined
That is cool  | 
07-01-2008, 02:30 PM
| | Master Motorized Bicycle Builder | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Decatur Al
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| | Re: New Guy in Alabama Welcome Wayne
I live in Decatur AL. Very interesting. I will contact you later. | 
07-02-2008, 04:00 AM
|  | Master Motorized Bicycle Builder | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holly Pond, AL
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| | Re: New Guy in Alabama Hey Wayne,
When you ride around you notice a lot more on the bike, and I'm constantly counting things along the way. Monday I came into Cullman on US 69, stopped at the store in Fairview.
When I left the parking lot, not one car/truck passed me until I got nearly to Red Haynes Angus Farm (about 2 miles), and by that time I'd already seen 3 Canyonnero type vehicles for sale in peoples yards (lots of boats and ski-doos for sale nowadays too).
So I started keeping up with it, and from Fairview until the Country Cafe in Simco, only 8 vehicles passed me, but I counted 11 Big Jeeps/Ford Expedition type SUV's for sale. Pretty pitiful, on a US Highway, more gas guzzlers for sale than on the road.
I'm the guy whose been running those "Motorized Bike" ads in the Shoppers Guides since 2005, we'll get together sometime in town, I usually arrive at St Bernard/Ave Maria Grotto to refuel on those Cullman runs about 10 am whenever I come to town.
Last edited by bamabikeguy : 07-02-2008 at 04:05 AM.
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07-02-2008, 08:56 AM
|  | Motorized Bicycle Apprentice | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: cullman, alabama
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| | Re: New Guy in Alabama Hey Bama Bike Guy. Yes, lots of guzzlers for sale. Holler at me sometime. Would love to see your bikes.
Wayne | 
07-11-2008, 12:10 AM
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| | Re: New Guy in Alabama Welcome to the group Wayne. Enjoy the ride...Kelly 
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