I Built An E-Bike Entirely Out Of Trash (www.theautopian.com)

submitted 9 months ago by CarsAndComrades@hexbear.net to c/urbanism@hexbear.net

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[-] buckykat@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago

Seems kinda weird to talk about the cost of individual pieces of scrap tubing but have no mention whatsoever of where the battery came from

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They say a friend scavenged it from a broken scooter

I need to learn to weld

[-] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 9 months ago

I absolutely want to make an ebike out of my current bike . Gotta find some how tos I guess

[-] sawne128@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

In the EU this would be considered an unregistered motorcycle. So, be careful ig.
EDIT: No, wait, I'm not sure. The laws here are a mess. I think it's legal if you do everything correctly.
EDIT 2: This bike would be very illegal, since it goes without pedaling and because it goes too fast.