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Shares / Re: Medical shares, what would you buy?
« on: May 09, 2014, 07:08:10 pm »
Another vote for aspen. I think they're expensive for good reason...
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Shares / Re: Google finance team up with the JSE- Best part, it's FREE!
« on: May 09, 2014, 08:48:14 am »
I've been waiting for that for ages now 
Thanks for the heads up!
Thanks for the heads up!
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eBikes / Building a R15k 65km/h bike
« on: May 08, 2014, 11:38:28 am »
The goal
When I decided I wanted an electric bike, I had a few goals in mind.
-Top speed of 50km/h: easily exceeded, my top speed is 65km/h.
-Range of 30km: also exceeded, I comfortably do 50km. It seems really efficient, but I guess it's because I pedal, and mostly only do 30km/h so I can get some exercise. From 40km/h onwards I struggle to spin my legs fast enough.
-Weight: Light enough down 3 flights of stairs: I manage, barely. The bike weighs 38kg.
-Full suspension: It is.
-Battery in the triangle, I hate rear racks on a fully suspended bike.
-Must look cool: I think it does, but looks are relative.
-Must work as simply as my cellphone, ie. I want to plug one plug in to charge, and flip one switch to turn it on.
-Tough enough to go single track riding: I can, I don't do jumps even though it should be able to. Dirt roads are no problem though.
-Not too pricy... As the title says, I spent R15000, back in 2009. Some things would have become more expensive, others like batteries cheaper. I'll put updated prices in the thread as I go along.
So having reached my goals, and now with 7000km on the clock I think it's fair to say this is a tried and tested method, so I'll now tell you how to build one.
Here's what the finished product looked like before it was grey
After going grey:
And some video:
When I decided I wanted an electric bike, I had a few goals in mind.
-Top speed of 50km/h: easily exceeded, my top speed is 65km/h.
-Range of 30km: also exceeded, I comfortably do 50km. It seems really efficient, but I guess it's because I pedal, and mostly only do 30km/h so I can get some exercise. From 40km/h onwards I struggle to spin my legs fast enough.
-Weight: Light enough down 3 flights of stairs: I manage, barely. The bike weighs 38kg.
-Full suspension: It is.
-Battery in the triangle, I hate rear racks on a fully suspended bike.
-Must look cool: I think it does, but looks are relative.
-Must work as simply as my cellphone, ie. I want to plug one plug in to charge, and flip one switch to turn it on.
-Tough enough to go single track riding: I can, I don't do jumps even though it should be able to. Dirt roads are no problem though.
-Not too pricy... As the title says, I spent R15000, back in 2009. Some things would have become more expensive, others like batteries cheaper. I'll put updated prices in the thread as I go along.
So having reached my goals, and now with 7000km on the clock I think it's fair to say this is a tried and tested method, so I'll now tell you how to build one.
Here's what the finished product looked like before it was grey
After going grey:
And some video:
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eBikes / New sub forum
« on: May 06, 2014, 12:49:31 pm »
I know it's not on topic, but I have hundreds of questions from all over the web on how I built my bikes. Anyone mind if I add this bunch to the forum?
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Shares / Re: Pulverized Sand Box
« on: May 06, 2014, 12:38:44 pm »
I had Vodacom until mid last year. It was driving me nuts. Both feature highly in the indi though, so I have some interest. Where do you think this price war is going to leave them?
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Off topic / Re: 50 Unfortunate Truths About Investing
« on: May 06, 2014, 09:25:06 am »
Welcome back qriffin, where have you been hiding?