#366 - 20140619 - The Race - RWG vs Zero TEST DRIVE!!!

*** PLEASE READ ALL COMMENTS BELOW *** FIRST TEST DRIVE OF THE NEWLY REBUILT Z-CUMBENT! WILD!!! Race to be recorded at 2PM Saturday, June 21 Tunxis Mead park, Farmington, CT. I should be there around 11AM to unload and set up and warm up. If you're local, come on out to cheer or jeer!

Here are the new recumbent bike stats.....

Style: Ultra Low LWB
Length: 8' 6"
Ride height: 6"
Curb weight: 69lb
Sprung rear suspension
Front chain rings: 48T, 38T
Rear wheel: 24" tire shaved, 8 sprocket cassette, 11T-32T.
Front tire: 20", 161cm circumference.
Head angle: 60 degrees.
Brakes: Front and rear side pull caliper. (Final will be disk)
Motor: MY1016, 36 VDC, 350W brush, 2750 RPM
Motor sprocket: 15T one way bearing
Wheel sprocket: 60T
Drive chain: #25H
Batteries: 3x 12V/7AH SLA
Motor controller: Home brew relay switching, Low/High speed & turbo boost
Bike computer: Digital, precisely calibrated.

Proving grounds: 1.00 mile stretch of very flat roadway. Elevation difference less than 5 feet end to end.

Russ's challenge video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSbuls_v6Q4