... As far as I remember, the problem was in the gear-wheels. The forces on them are huge because the human leg has an enormous torque. Even a higher torque...
Hello everyone, I am Giles Russell originally from very sunny Queensland (well it was last month, when I looked) but temporarily in Sunny London UK. I have...
Hi, Just catching up with your old conversations. I know its an old thread but has anyone thought of putting arm rests on, like those swing down rests on an...
... Welcome to the club! The club is going to be really international! ... I guess 50% of all Flevos will be in the Netherlands, and probably it will be...
Hi Giles, ... Welcome to the Flevofans ! ... Don't go for a tryout, you have to own one of your own, if not, you give soon back the borrowed one and are...
Hanno Hirsch
superhanno@...
Sep 3, 2004 8:26 pm
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Hi Giles, ... its not like that there is nothing to do for the hands while riding, holding maps, playing with Gadgets..... there is the idea of having...
Hanno Hirsch
superhanno@...
Sep 3, 2004 8:33 pm
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Please have a look at these new videos http://homepage.mac.com/artoj/iMovieTheater25.html http://homepage.mac.com/artoj/iMovieTheater24.html Regards Arto...
Arto Joutsimäki
arto.joutsimaki@...
Sep 4, 2004 5:27 pm
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Thanks Arto, in spite that I have only a few months behind me as a Flevorider the video where you give the trike your first try, brings out memories of how it...
... give soon back the borrowed one and are disappointed because you don't succeed to ride it at once. ... (Sigh) yes Hanno, how many times must you all have...
Hello Giles, ... Well, with our Flevobikes it was even more exciting: We only once saw a real Flevobike hanging on the back of a van, but that was enough to...
Hi Is there an easy way to make from a Flevotrike a Flevobike? I have looked at the building instructions I found on the net, but don't quite understand the...
Arto Joutsimäki
arto.joutsimaki@...
Sep 6, 2004 6:34 pm
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... I can change from bike to trike (and back again) in less than a minute. I have only one front part and four rear parts: Two bike rear parts (that is: with...
Eric I have to ask, was the ease of converting in 1 minute due to the particular configuration you had. I recall for instance you had chosen kickback brakes...
Eric Um, belay that question, I was forgetting the handlebars with the brakes on them were on the back part, I meant the hub shifter on the front. Giles ... ...
... No: The connecting parts are identical to the original factory ones. ... Don't use brakes on the rear wheel(s)! If you brake, the bike tends to bend...
... Thanks, sounds like a good advice. ... Question on that. I think what I've got is a "drum" brake on my flevobike bike. Two semi-circles of metal that you...
Reinout van Rees
reinout@...
Sep 13, 2004 12:23 pm
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... Indeed! In Dutch: Trommelrem ;-) ... There may not be any oil in those brakes, nor may it ever have been there. ... Known problem. Some drum brakes work...
Hi all, where can I mount a jiffy stand on a racer? The only way to park it I know is to put it leaning against a wall, as it does not fit in ordinary bicycle...
Fokke Buwalda
fokke.buwalda@...
Sep 13, 2004 7:37 pm
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... I did. See http://wannee.nl/hpv/variatie/e-var-1.htm Just in front of the front wheel pat, I welded a 90 degree bended steel plate with a 10 mm hole in it....
Hello, ... yes, yes.... with Drum Brakes of Sachs or $himano rollerbrake type, mostly it is a problem of the cable, due to wear they just don't deliver enough...
Hanno Hirsch
superhanno@...
Sep 14, 2004 8:10 pm
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Hi All ! ... My Sturmey-Archer-drum-brakes too don't deliver much decelleration, but they are used for the back tires on my Flevo Trike and thats enough for...
Hi All Do anyone here has news or information about Thomas Kretschmer? He was the "father" of the direct-drive, a planetary hub showed at Flevofan 4.8 []'s...
Hi together, ... Last time I met him was about 2 or 3 years ago. He always wanted a producer for his hub but until now (?) never found one. As far as I know...
Hi Flevofans, ... the ... producer ... as far as I know, Stefan Daniel, who back then planned to go commercial with Thomas "Direct Drive" Idea, inherited most...
Hanno Hirsch
superhanno@...
Oct 5, 2004 4:31 pm
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Hi Martin! I'm interested to take a view at the ancient site... When the CD is turned back to you, tell me! []'s Eduardo Ypê Bike: http://www.ypebike.cjb.net/...
Today is the 60th birthday of Johan Vrielink, the founder of the Flevobike factory. Let's congratulate him and hope that more and more nice ideas will come...
Happy Birthday Johan! Please continue to make the world a better place with your ideas! I promise to do the same. Giles from sub-sub-sub tropical London...
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