I like to have a big personal project bubbling away in the background to keep me entertained, learn some new stuff and have some fun, and this year I’m going to design and build my own e-bike.

There’s a few reasons:
I’m intrigued by electric power trains
All the e-bikes I’ve seen so far don’t look great, cost a fortune, or both
It will be useful for errands that don’t require a pick up truck (most of them)

There are a few things I don’t know:
What is or isn’t legal, and license requirements
Anything about chassis or frame design
How to fabricate parts (Welding, 3d printing, etc.)
How to make prototypes
How to draw
How to use any 3d modeling software
Anything about electric power trains / components
How much this boondoggle will cost

I am 100% confident that this project will be a great success, however, because:

I can learn
I am not afraid to call people and ask for help
Everything I need to know is known by someone already (no invention required)

I also assume that the world wants me to succeed - people will come out from the woodwork as time passes to help me along. 

Given my 10k+ connections here and their diverse backgrounds, skills and networks, I cannot imagine that any expertise I need is more than a DM away. 

If you’ve read Mastering Uncertainty you’ll know that you can expand your luck surface area by sharing your goals, passions or projects more broadly. This post would be an example of that :)

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