 Re: looking for engine for bicycle.. NEW here.
I agree totally with the statements above about the china girl bike, but I have no experience with the name brand kits.
I would add this in defense of the China kit, the maintenance is simple and there are no elaborate tools involved. With a kit costing a buck and a half, I was willing to do the minor screw tightening and chain messin' that I would never do with a five hundred dollar kit.
I think with most people, not all by any means but most, the initial buy in price is a big factor in the decision. "Is this really a feasible plan, let me test it before I sink half a grand in it." was my initial thinking. After having owned, and been humiliated by the China Girl kit, I would say "It ain't for everybody."
I wouldn't buy a name brand kit now if I was rolling in money. I am tinkering with even less suitable engines at the moment, but that is me.
As to advice on which engine I would say this, If you know you are really going to stay with the bike, If you do not have a place to tighten a bolt, If the idea of grease on your hands puts you in a panic, if your wife/husband will make you take your clothes off outside, if they smell of gas, then you might want to stay away from the china girl bikes. |