what's your favourite mode of transport?

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But as I don't have a runway in my back garden I have to cycle to the airfield. I have done more miles on my bicycle than on my car at the moment, but the car is catching up fast.

Lippizzaner, followed by train/light rail, followed by airplane (the bigger the better), finished with motorcycle.

Car by far, it's the only vehicle that allows for long range freedom and remote access.

Second is bike, although not as actual transport. Riding up a mountain and then screaming back down on a bike is one of the best feelings ever.

Third is plane, I can't totally explain why, but I just love everything about airports and flying.

I hate buses and trains, you're limited to their schedules and routes and subsequently have to share them with people that always seem intent on sitting as close to you as they possibly can.
I'll accept cross-country style trains as enjoyable though, but not anything metro/inner city style.

That's pretty sweet. Lipos you say? That must have cost a fair amount. Mind giving some more details?

My feets, I don't drive.

I would also enjoy riding piggy back on some NT aginst his/her will. I'd ride em' until the "wheels" falls off.

I had a Zappy! I loved it!

The original weak-ass motor was replaced with an RC airplane motor that's capable of sustaining 5 kW (Or roughly 7 HP) for upto a minute or 3 kW continuously. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... 5240_.html

I used PVC tubing and a steel plate to house the motor so that I could attach it to the scooter using the scooter's metal straps.

The battery you see in the picture is a LiFePO4 battery from ping. http://www.pingbattery.com/servlet/the- ... ium/Detail

The LiPo batteries I got from hobby-city and they cost about $300 in total. With these batteries, the scooter is capable of 40 mph flat-land / 30 mph up hills and it runs at 48 volts.

I have the 20C version of these batteries: http://hobbyking.com/hobbycity/store/__ ... P_40C.html

The motor is ran using a specialized ESC (or "Electronic Speed Controller") from Castle Creations called the Phoenix-85. I personally would advise a higher amp-rated controller unless you *really* know what you're doing (Like the HV-140), otherwise, you risk blowing the controller if you're stretching its limits. http://www.castlecreations.com/products ... eries.html

There's a throttle converter between the throttle and the ESC that lets the throttle "talk" to the ESC. I also added on custom current-limiting along with speed control and acceleration ramping so that the scooter doesn't flip you off like a Bronco, which is pretty easy when you have 7 *electric* horsepower on tap. (Electric has tons of torque)

And the electronic device you see dangling was a custom LCD display that I created to
check the temperature of the motor and batteries, speed, voltage, battery capacity left, energy used and other important information.

All in all, the entire scooter plus batteries cost about $700.

I despise driving, I dont mind being teh passenger, but I prefer to either walk or take the bus.

Mostly bicycle or walking. Anything else makes me driving sick.

Amtrak train.

Hmmm...so far it seems like bikes are the clear leader as preferred transport.

Perhaps we should organize an autistic bike ride instead of that big conference thingy.

That sounds like an excellent idea, or we could all get together on our favourite modes of transportation and have a big race. It'd be like The Canon ball run.

Last edited by babybird on 18 Nov 2011, 3:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Having a favorite mode of transport can be different from the way one prefers (or the most conveinent way for them) to get around. But you may be right. While I think taking the train is the coolest way to get around, most of the time I have to ride the bike or walk to reach my destination.

Trains all the way man.

I love trains.

I am obsessed with public transportation of any kind. I even used to be a bus driver. So I love buses too, but I get motion sickness on them, so they're no good for long trips.

Airplanes are bad! Stuffy air, too crowded, scary.

I don't have a car now because it's really not worth it in the city, but I'm actually a pretty good driver. I enjoy the actual driving, but I have a horrible sense of direction, so I easily get lost.

I like the idea of bikes, but I'm too uncoordinated to ride one with any confidence.

I used to get sort of carsick, but I really like traveling by car now. I like riding motorcycles but I don't know if I could do it for a roadtrip. Sometimes I wish we still traveled by horseback.