I Built An E-Bike Entirely Out Of Trash - The Autopian
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Those of us who are perpetual tinkerers know that sometimes we find projects and sometimes projects find us. The Trash-E-Bike, aka the IEB (Improvised Electric Bike) was a project of the latter sort. I never asked myself, “Can I build an e-bike out of trash?,” and though I eventually answered that question in the affirmative, […]

Reduce Reuse Re-bicycle

  • buckykat [none/use name]
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    7 months ago

    Seems kinda weird to talk about the cost of individual pieces of scrap tubing but have no mention whatsoever of where the battery came from

  • sawne128 [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    In the EU this would be considered an unregistered motorcycle. So, be careful ig.
    EDIT: No, wait, I'm not sure. The laws here are a mess. I think it's legal if you do everything correctly.
    EDIT 2: This bike would be very illegal, since it goes without pedaling and because it goes too fast.