bike with leaf blower and turbine

[nathandance1996]

I am thinking of building a bike with a leaf blower on the front wheel, but instead of friction drive using the air tube and nozzle ducted to turbine type blades on the spokes,does anyone know of a good leafblower??

[Goat Herder]

Welcome to the forum Nathandance 1996! The only potential leaf blower I know is these.

http://www.google.com/custom?hl=en&s...ngines&spell=1

There is the DIY section lots of innovation here. DIY Home Built Motorized Bicycle (non kit) - Bicycle Motor at Motorized Bicycle Forum

[wheelbender6]

Welcome to the forum. The wind turbine drive sounds very difficult, unless you use an engine from a Harrier to power it. With that sized motor (leaf blower), I'm afraid you will have to settle for chain, belt or friction drive.

[nathandance1996]

either the air drive train or petrol electric using an alternator due to legal reasons

[nathandance1996]

YouTube - LEAF BLOWER POWERED BICYCLE 35 MPH!! PART 2 if you just used one leaf blower with blades on the spokes you could reach similar speeds

[Chalo]

Originally Posted by nathandance1996

either the air drive train or petrol electric using an alternator due to legal reasons

But UK e-bike regulations limit you to 250W, right? That's not really worth the trouble if you ask me. Do you think you could use a "250W" rated motor to deliver larger amounts of power as needed with an alternator as a power source? I don't really understand your angle here. But I admire your spirit of ingenuity.

Using the leaf blower as a pure reaction motor (jet engine) is likely to develop more thrust at cruising speed, and less noise overall, than puffing at paddles on the spokes.

Chalo

[kipharley]

Welcome Nathan.Sounds ambisious.Keep us posted!

[nathandance1996]

design for blower bike

[africans on bikes]

hey in response to the leaf blower concept: try seeing if Husquavana make them, their stuff is always pretty, very good.... but you might want to look at a site called " www.instructables.com" there are often good ideas, an some hints

[bairdco]

if it doesn't work out, you could just ride back and forth in front of my house. i have a lot of trees and gardeners are expensive...