Has anyone seen the latest note on the home page for picycle.com? Apparently they aren't taking any orders from customers until all current orders are filled. "PiMobility regrets to announce that we will not be accepting any new orders until all existing orders are filled. We anticipate this occuring on or about October 15th, 2012. However, while we are not accepting orders we are available to answer any questions you may have. Sincerely, Team Pi" I wonder if this means my bike will be completed and sent. I'm not holding my breath. Additionally, they have moved from their cool digs in Sausalito to a dump across the bay. Since my last post I've been putting the Pi back in shape for sale. I removed the battery (good) and controller (junk) and all the wiring to the controls. The big tube can hide a lot of ills. I learned that apart from the tube and other machined parts, Pi seems to buy everything off the shelf from Ebike.ca. These are great peopl...
Working on two e-commuters. Zehus+ hub, dropouts with integrated antirotaring system and Gates Carbon Drive. #singlebe #zehus #ecommuter #roberto by SingleBe Bikes http://ift.tt/2D4U168 via Tumblr http://ift.tt/2m9oqIG
So the bike (demo) was delivered near the end of July. For the rest of the summer and well into the fall, I rode the bike an average of 20 miles a day. I enjoy(ed) the bike. It felt like a cruiser with the weight at over 60 lbs. The bike lived up to expectations in terms of power and range. Marcus Hays once said "park this bike next to a Ferrari and it will compete favorable for attention". I happened onto our Wheels of Italy car show one Saturday last summer and parked the bike next to a red Ferrari and he was right. Lot's of attention. About the end of October as our (in Minneapolis) warm riding season comes to a close I was caught about 4 miles from home and the motor failed - almost seized right up. I walked the bike home - not a happy man - and sent off a text to Marcus telling of the failure. He offered to send me a new motor/wheel assembly but I declined the offer thinking I could do fine on my peddle bike until the bike I ordered was ready. I figured we wer...
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