I sure hoping so. I hope they will be a low cost, reasonably dependable, mode of transportation. I have seen that the china bike has great potential for senior citizen errands. I know most of us think of them as summer toys but I think dressed right and for a short trip they would work great.

Let the kids have the cars to help with the really big stuff, but for the trip to the grocery store, the weed wacker might be just the thing. The china bike sure is for me. I find myself looking for errands to run.

I think the friction drive would be a lot more dependable for a guy with even less mechanical knowledge than me (if that is possible). It seems to me that most of the weed wacker problems come from being stored too long between uses. A bike that is run once or twice a week might take care of that problem too. short trips shouldn't over heat it either.

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