 Re: Deacon's Bike
It doesn't I have ridden both.
I rode the electric today and I think it is amazing how slow it is now that I have ridden a gasoline bike. Still it does the trick gets me where I need to be but nothing more. I also rode the gasoline bike down to buy more gasoline.
The problem with the bike now is the batteries. I am pulling around a trailer with two lawn tractor batteries. That extra weight is really dragging the bike. Also the clown bike isn't doing well as an electric because the crank is too long. with the twenty inch wheel it hits the ground on turns. More problems. I have a shorter crank but it won't fit because the frame is from a 3speed and they crank is different. I think I'm going to junk the 3speed frame and find a nice old coaster frame to rebuild the bike. I have a 26" coaster frame but I want to keep it for my next build. It is an old huffy but massive. I need a really lightweight frame for the electric build I think.
I'm actually thinking a twenty inch kids bike and marry it to a 24" step through frame then go electric with the friction drive. Or just to electro a 24" step through coaster. Step through is easier to mount if you don't go with the 20" wheel. So for me at least it is a 20" for the gasoline because It needs the cross bar for the gas tank. And maybe the 24" step through for the electro. Now if I can find some inexpensive lightweight batteries I'm good to go.
So on to the next bike I think.
Oh one funny thing that happened today... I got pass by a guy just a few years younger than me on a straight pedal bike lol... He was flying. |