There can be, it the engine is mounted high enough in the frame that pedal don't contact pull start you're good to go, but if pedal crank hits pull start, you will need to do one of three things,Is there any problem with pedal crank clearance using these?
I have a genesis 29 from walmart.
Nice looking ride there.... I been looking at those fixie bikes myself, very good price on those and they are perfect for motorizing.
Thanks, Mapbike.There can be, it the engine is mounted high enough in the frame that pedal don't contact pull start you're good to go, but if pedal crank hits pull start, you will need to do one of three things,
1. heat cranks with torch and put a bit of a dog leg bend so the cranks clear
2. buy wider cranks
3. if there is enough room in frame to raise height of engine so the crank arm will pass just under pull start.
the last is a fairly easy solution if the frame will allow and you have a way to make an extended front engine mount.
the first two options are the most common since so many frames dont allow you to raise the engine enough to clear.
the "daimond shaped mountain bike and fixie road bike frame give plenty of room for raising the engine, but most cruiser frames don't.
The 29er might have room, but you'll just have to experiment to see what you have.
the pull starts are nice when you get a good one, sounds like wider cranks would be your fix for using one.Thanks, Mapbike.
That's what I was wondering. Pull start would be nice, a lot easier on the drive parts and rear wheel. I just checked and the engine is low enough to hit them, I have about 5/8" clearance.
wow amazon is proud of that, the same one can be had for less than $15 from a guy in Florida, i tried mine out on my latest GT5 engine just to see how it would fit up and it fit perfectly, no mods required.Well this is it BUT it does not show the cable. The cable is stranded wire just
like a throttle cable though. When you pull up this amazon site Bikeberry has on
listed at to cheaper & with prime. It looks the same, but maybe the plastic one
Map was talking about. But the $26 I bought came from China, & if its the same,
I recommend it. http://www.amazon.com/Alloy-Start-Engine-Motorized-PU11/dp/B007VEYKB8 Hope I helped, Fly
yeah what i was thinking, one thing that i dont like about the ones with the cable is that the cable will cut into the edge of the hole it pulls through very quick if its pulled at an angle at all, my first pullstarter wasthe cable type and the cable broke fairly quickso i put a high quality pull rope thats typically used in chainsaws and never had another issue with it.Just noticed that.... $26 is pretty pricy for these....
Speaking only to the pull rope- 550 cord/ paracord, is an excellent replacement option.