My new Worksman Industrial Bike arrives today. I got the call on Tuesday that it was ready to be picked up, so I drove to work today (only the 5th time in 11 months I have driven my car to work) and will pick up the bike in just a few short hours. Here's a picture of what the bike looks like. Mine will be yellow and it will have a 3-speed Sturmey Archer rear hub. I will also be adding a front caliper brake when I install my Wilderness Hub motor on the bike to make it an eBike.
So, I have dusted off the wheel and electric hubmotor from my old Cannondale mountain bike and I am looking forward to mounting the motor on the new bike. e-Bikes are just the sort of transportation solution I need in this soon-to-be $4.00+ per gallon of gasoline world. My lead-acid batteries from 2 years ago are shot. I am exploring my battery options. With the exception of the price (almost $800.00) LiFe phosphate (lithium iron phosphate) batteries look like a really good investment. From what I can tell they are half the weight of lead acid batteries, and they look like they will last almost 1 years (that's about $80.00 per year - much cheaper than getting new lead acid batteries every year!!!!!!). The LiFe phosphate batteries may make electric cars a soon reality.
More when the bike arrives.
