Tools

These are all the tools I found I needed in my work. I'll try to keep this updated, and not include any tools needed for things I tried but didn't use.

• Power Drill, inc. 1/2" speedbore bit
• Dremel (rotary cutting tool), inc. cutting wheel, and large and small sanding drums
• miter saw
• wood chisel, 1/2" or so
• mallet or hammer
• coarse sandpaper
• machine screws (bolts) with locking washers and nuts, 8/32, several 2", some 1", 1&1/2", and a couple 2&1/2"
• screwdriver
• wrench
• hacksaw
  
• keyhole saw with metal-cutting blade.
  

Do You Need Fast and Free?

Is this you?

• You can't afford a Prius
• You can't afford gas
• You aren't an engineer
• You don't have the gumption to bike around town
• You like to fiddle with things

If so, you're like me. And then maybe you, like me, are intrigued at the possibility of electrically-assisted bicycles. Vehicles that can travel 30 mph without any effort, even faster if you get exercise while you travel. They can have three wheels to be stable in slippery conditions, and even be enclosed to be dry in the rain. They don't burn a drop of gasoline.

There are a number of places to buy such things. Electricrider.com, exertrike.com. But I'm poor, and I like projects. So I decided to build one.