Folding electric bicycle (ebike) 36 volt 500 watt 45 km/h speed 90 km range

[namdoyle]

may be next time you can focus on other place but not the floor..........

[hawkermustang]

Save coal! Pedal the bike!

[captplanut]

@hawkermustang If you have to go to work where there are no showers you don't want to pedal the bike.

Your argument goes like this: Why don't you save humanity and kill yourself so you don't take up too much air?

[hawkermustang]

@captplanut I was joking bro. PEP Boy use to sell a 500 watt elec scooter that seemed like it would be good for something. I almost bought one to play with.

[captplanut]

@hawkermustang Ones you get from the store are not good. Battery range is shit.

[hawkermustang]

@captplanut Yeah the batteries are the limiting factor. Good job on the bike build.

[Fastlane05]

Hey, that is great filming abilities you show there. Where'd ya learn them?

[captplanut]

@Fastlane05 ha ha you are full of shit

[LoveBringsTruth]

you are my kind of dude. inspires? Lets go into production! Maybe you can partner with MAKE MAGAZINE AND DO A KIT?

[captplanut]

@LoveBringsTruth make magazine and do a kit? Explain please.

[captplanut]

@LoveBringsTruth send me a msg. where are you located?

[LoveBringsTruth]

@captplanut - Hey CAP im in Texas. I am to broke to invest but I can help put together a business plan if you need it. Their also might be some people in Texas that might be interested.

[captplanut]

@LoveBringsTruth Hmm that is interesting. I'm in Canada. Not sure what we could have you do in TX. The parts are made in China so we'd have to import stuff. Not a pretty picture after duty and charges. Damn China!

[LoveBringsTruth]

@captplanut - CAP, let me dig around Dallas for a little bit. We have some pretty big electrical outfits here that maybe able to source parts/lead me in a direction or what not. Most likely most of their stuff comes from the C also; but we have some pretty smart country bumpkins around here that may have some DIY shops. PS. I have sent your video around for some entrepreneur alerts so if I hear anything ill let you know.

[captplanut]

@LoveBringsTruth GREAT! AWESOME!  Keep me up to date. Sorry about the long delay. I need to msg you offline.

[captplanut]

FUCK CARS! we need to build these in NORTH AMERICA! Open motor making plants so we can all have bikes like these!

[74orangebeetle]

@captplanut You can order electric bicycle motor kits in North America.

[captplanut]

@74orangebeetle How about LIFEpo4 batteries? I think they are only made in China.

[newbeflipflop]

Love the bike, do you have some more info on how to get one for myself?

[captplanut]

@newbeflipflop You can get a factory built one, but they are very expensive ($3000 or so for my setup I think). The factory ones have shitty range and speed.

[odin422]

cool i just bought a folding bike, but it's not electric!

[captplanut]

@odin422 Too bad. They are awesome as you can see with a motor.

[odin422]

@captplanut what was the price of the parts?

[captplanut]

@odin422 roughly $700 for the kit (battery, wiring, motor, etc). Be careful. Stay away from Vpower on ebay!

[odin422]

@captplanut not a fan of mopeds? i was checking out the Tomos Arrow, cool, little thing. and if it costs me about a 1k to get a nice bike and parts, then i might just get a moped....hmmm this will require a bit of thought.

Can't ride it in the rain right? THAT would be cool.

[captplanut]

@odin422 I am not a fan of paying insurance/gas/insane maintenance from garages. Yes, I can ride it in the rain but I keep the electrics in bags.

[odin422]

@captplanut yeah no need 4 insurance, and they have a 1-time registration fee of 25$ no need for a D.L. either, gas is nothing, which is good for me. But if it works in the rain then i might have to check it out a bit more.

[captplanut]

@odin422 I don't know where you live, but I am in Canada. I think Mopeds need insurance.

[odin422]

@captplanut hmm not here in Cali....how does it fold with all the wires?

[captplanut]

@odin422 Next video I will show more about this. Spread this video and stay tuned.

The wires do not interfere at all.

[odin422]

@captplanut SHARED.

[captplanut]

You forgot that this bike folds so you can bring it into stores, etc. No worry about being stolen.