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Old 01-25-2009, 03:14 PM   #10 (permalink)
NiHaoMike
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Originally Posted by blueflame View Post
True. My apologies.

But I dont fully understand your written design description.

I guess a diagram would help to understand properly. Maybe that why everyone poo poohed at first.

Dont give up! Have you seen the optibike? Optibike - High Performance Electric Bikes, Finest Electrical Motorized Bike, Fastest Electric Powered Bicycle - Home
The bikes in the link are based on an IMA-like system. And they're really overpriced.

To better understand my idea, first study the HSD system used in Toyotas. Then just scale it down and replace the engine with the pedals.
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