2017

In recent weeks, various evolutions have altered the mass of my bike: the battery, refurbished to store more energy *, is now a little heavier (its capacity of 9, 6Ah at the origin is passed to now to 28Ah) and on the trailer, I chose not Keep only 4 solar panels instead of the 5

I needed to weld two pieces and, given the finesse of these steel parts, my arc welding station was not suitable, it would have melted everything. He is a young mechanic from my neighborhood-retro Performance-who brought all his know-how to make me embarrassed. Let him be thanked! What will be the use of these pieces:

I hike quite often in the mountains and fortunately so far I have never had a disastrous weather on a full or two weeks. On the other hand, I've already had gray or rainy days on a few nights. What will happen with our solar bikes if you have 3 days in a row where

At the time of my registration at SunTrip, I had about 6 months to build and experiment my prototype, which limited the search for partners, and therefore the budget too. I obviously watched the presentation how to turn an electric bike into a solar bike by Bernard Cauquil. I admired his selection of technological solutions.

While hiking, walking or cycling, I learned to pay attention to the weight of my equipment. I learned a lot about ultra-light walking sites (MUL) especially randonner-leger.org/. The basic principle: is this equipment indispensable to me? To find the right balance between comfort, safety and lightness. I apply the same principles to bike riding. For

Today, Elisabeth Dounon sent me the aluminium profiles machined by the apprentices of the CFAI of Châlon-sur-Saône. Thank you to the young, to their Professor Vincent Daka, and to Elisabeth Dounon! (Read more) These parts that support the solar panels allow the two side panels to slide so as to reduce the width of the

With the prospect of a partnership with the CFAI-21-71, I was today presenting my bike to a group of young apprentices in alternation training. I was asking for their help with the machining of aluminum tubes that support solar panels. As a matter of fact, I had machined aluminum parts for sliding the lateral solar

Throughout this project of creating a technical object, I was able to realize how complex the creation process is, because indeed: many parameters are taken into account (of the order of physics); some parameters are closely correlated (while others are independent); some parameters are the result of a personal choice or a preconceived idea, others

Today, accompanied by Elisabeth Dounon, I visited the training center of the apprentices of the industry in Dijon (CFAI 21-71). For me who loves technology, it was a pleasure to discover their equipment, especially the room dedicated to robotics. Then we considered how the apprentices could be associated with the process of creating the solar