tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514589635991570772.post6483360304796444902..comments2024-03-16T04:19:22.484-04:00Comments on Urban Simplicity: A Car AlternativeJoe Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04896010205120222575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514589635991570772.post-11123009789188417502010-02-24T09:18:59.766-05:002010-02-24T09:18:59.766-05:00Joe, Thanks for pointing out the Rhoadescar. It is...Joe, Thanks for pointing out the Rhoadescar. It is encouraging to see these sorts of efforts. <br /><br />Reading the Lightfoot electric assist page indicates that the motor/hub and battery add about 20 lbs...not too bad.<br /><br />This statement was interesting:<br /><br /><i>"A possible drawback of electric assist is that, after using it for a while, pedal-only bikes will seem slow."</i><br /><br />....which was at least one factor (of many) for the explosion of the automobile.Premodern Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341688338690161075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514589635991570772.post-30868880839482564132010-02-23T21:08:24.834-05:002010-02-23T21:08:24.834-05:00Jeff,
I see what you mean...too bad...this really...Jeff,<br /><br />I see what you mean...too bad...this really is what we need. I'm also intrigued by the Rhoades car (http://www.rhoadescar.com) but none seem to have enclosures. The electric assist is nice, too.Joehttp://citysimplicity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514589635991570772.post-65581870609435426992010-02-23T14:25:26.646-05:002010-02-23T14:25:26.646-05:00Further reading indicated that the Rainshadow shel...Further reading indicated that the Rainshadow shell project was unfortunately postponed due the the current state of the economy. It seems like a chicken/egg situation. This type of thing is exactly what we need in our current situation but would seem to only flourish in a booming economy....which means that it can only justify itself to the principled wealthy folk. It seems like there are some structural issues that need addressing that incremental change simply cannot address.Premodern Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341688338690161075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514589635991570772.post-10693194348457949332010-02-23T13:52:38.679-05:002010-02-23T13:52:38.679-05:00Kewl! Very innovative and I want one too but the p...Kewl! Very innovative and I want one too but the price is a bit prohibitive even without electric assist.Premodern Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341688338690161075noreply@blogger.com