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July 20th, VEVA ElectraFest, 10am-4pm at Concord Pacific (88 Pacific Blvd)
Then the following weekend is Electra Fest event hosted by the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association. This is an open show for people to showcase their electric vehicles, large and small, from cars and trucks to skateboards and boats. It's a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon checking out what the local EV scene is up to, and we'll be there with our own wacky collection of stuff to ride.July 12th, The KWHr BBQ Ebike Ride - 6pm @ Central Library
This coming Friday is the annual summer BBQ for the Kilowatt-Hour ebike ride. It also happens to be Adam's last day on the job before heading to the vibrant city of Montreal, and will be our sending off farewell party too. The ride starts from the Central Library at 6pm and will meander to Locarno Beach for cooking festivities.Ebike Workshop at Hub City Cycles in Nanaimo, Wed July 31st, 6:30pm
Then on Wednesday evening Justin and Robbie will be travelling to Hub City Cycles in Nanaimo to give an introductory workshop on electric bicycle conversions. This could be fun for islanders who are curious about what's involved in retrofitting a bicycle, or who have a bunch of burning questions for two aficionados. Details and address are on the Hub City website.
Ebike Survey
We're hoping it's not too late, but a research team at the Portland State University is doing an widespread survey of electric bike users in the USA, but they said Canadians are welcome to participate too. So if you have 10 minutes to spare and want to share your experience with electrics, fill it out here.
9 Continent Motor and Kit Sale
We have all of our Nine Continent motors and related kits marked down in order to free up some precious shelf space. These are good value direct drive hub motors, but going forwards we are planning to stock just the higher-end Crystalyte and eZee motors and are clearing out the 9C for that reason. If you were considering a budget kit and don't require proper disk brake compatibility, this could be your chance to get a bargain.
Split PAS sensors for CA3
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We have a new supply of 12 pole PAS sensors for the V3 CA devices. These units have a split magnet disk and adjustable position pickup so there is no need to remove your cranks or bottom bracket to install them on a bike, and have been wired up for plug and play compatibility with the CA3 harness.
2013 Crystalyte Details
Single Sided Hubs
Thermistors in CrystalyteArrival in SF
1800km later Justin and Robbie have completed their electric cargo bike ride from Vancouver into San Francisco and had a fabulous time meeting up with everyone at the San Mateo Maker Faire over the weekend. All prototype gear under test held up to the task. A big thanks to Frank, Ken, Will, Wake, Otmar, Pete, Bill, Michael, Eric, Patrick, and the many others who took them in and helped along the way make this a trip to remember.
Maker Exhibit: Powerboards, Powerunicycles, and Prototype Ebikes Parts Galore
We are registered as "EV Grins" at the Bay Area maker faire, May 18-19th. As part of this we're trying to encourage a small gathering of DIY ebike builders who can make it to participate and show up with their home-brew ebike build. In addition to the custom Edgerunner builds we'll be riding down, we've also got a weight activated power skateboard and a continuously variable geared electric assist unicycle.
Stokemonkey Further Update
