New to this, question about the bike I want to use

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yip812

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Aug 15, 2010
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I am seriously contemplating getting a motor for one of my bikes. I have an older murray mountain bike, cheap bike but solid. Good tires, brakes, etc, but after I bought it, I found out the rear derailleur was busted. Instead of replacing it, I removed both derailleurs and shortened the chain. So it's essentially a single speed. I put it in the highest, or maybe lowest gear, whichever one you use at high speeds.

Then after I got this all fixed up, I found a 1980s miyata road bike (For $3.99) that was just fine under that layer of rust and grime. The mountain bike has been sitting ever since.

Can I put a motor on this? Do I need to do something different with the gears? I can still technically change gears, it just involves removing and replacing the chain.
 

RebelHellbilly

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Apr 22, 2009
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ur murray frame should work great. they are like older huffy frames. the road bike ya got i dunno would have to see the frame. make sure ya got atleast 15 or more inches in crank to seat post height.