Hi Kurt. Trying to beat these mad U.K fuel prices. working on a self sufficient bicycle - not easy. I'm buying lots of gear off eBay to try and find a solution. Will be publishing my ideas in the next few days.
Hi EdC. From a fully charged 85 Ah battery from my wind generator, I run the power through a 1.5 amp controller, delivering 14.1 volts to the 7Ah battery.
I like the looks of the bike, trying to come up with somthing similar myself using a dc motor. I haven't decided whether a friction drive or chain drive would be better at this point in time.
It's all fun though, would be nice to "motor" around town with.