[wasions]

Originally posted by Paxton71

There are significant grades on my trip to/from work.
The surface is concrete bike path VERY few road crossings. I cannot use a gas engine on the bike trail. I don't think anyone would notice or care about electric power. I can have a charging facility at each end.

What is my best choice? DIY electric 2 wheel scooter? DIY eletric bike conversion? Couple of optima yellow-tops and a starter motor hooked to my skateboard?!
Rocket powered roller blades?

Thanks, Stephen

A good friend has done several of these conversions, all of them on recumbents (but why commute on anything else?). Here's a link to that portion of his website.

http://www.bikeroute.com/BikeAnnex/Electric.html

As of last last year, after a 14 year run, he had to give up the business, but I'm sure he would be more than happy to answer any questions.

PM me if you interested, and I'll pass along his email addy.

Stephan