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Taking the DIY E-Bike Off-Road (and into the water)

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There have been a few questions about this ~300w ebike and the places it can go.  I try to address some of those through experimentation in this video.

Among the tests done, I go over a few speed bumps, jump the curb, zip through some uneven grass, displace some sand, and hit the waves. All on two wheels.

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The story of how the electric bicycle was born

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I wrote a short writeup for anyone willing to make or build upon this design. You can visit the project page by clicking HERE.

Circa 2008. At age 13 my adolescent mind desired a motorized bicycle. With absolutely no budget, I began brainstorming ways to cannibalize my seldom-used Razor E300 electric scooter with its rusty bearings and dry SLA batteries… This is the short story about how my DIY e-bike came to be.

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