If I were to buy this 32" wheeled bike, I certainly wouldn't motorize it as the frame doesn't have enough room to fit a small 4-stroke engine such as the 79cc HF Predator. I'd use it for pedaling up and down the boardwalk in PB and that's about it.
You need the large version of that adapter that is made for bikes with larger spokes.The adaptor I have doesn't fit with 48 spokes without refabricating the adaptor. Yeah it lines up all right but it won't physically fit through the spokes like it supposed to.
I would rather use no brakes, than coaster brakes on a motorized bicycle.I just don't think coaster brakes are safe for the speeds and the weight of a bicycle with a motor on it. Vee brakes, u-brake, a compression release.......any of these options are better than a coaster brake, thank-you very much......good night.I just wouldn't go for the 32in, since the coaster brakes aren't made for those large wheels.
I already have problems with my 29" wheels; and if they use the same coaster brake for the 32in wheels, even standing on the pedals to brake will hardly make the bike go slower. The larger the wheels, the worse the braking is.
I really wouldn't suggest trying to motorize that 32 inch.
The wheels on it aren't going to be balanced for that kind of speed (20mph) at all.
I have a 29" and I've noticed the wheels aren't anything fancy and are slightly off balance. I don't even think it's possible to balance em either. I can only imagine how bad their 32" versions rubber is.
Also think future. Do you really want to pay 40$ +. For a replacement later? That's one tire by the way, and now that I think about it I have never seen a site that sells the 32" it's hard enough to find the 29's and tubes. Don't forget the tubes too. And the slime for each. Do you really wanna pay more for a replacement set of tires than you did for the bike? Because I have looked and genesis does not sell parts.
There's no way i'm using that rear coaster brake at all.. it will continue to coastI just wouldn't go for the 32in, since the coaster brakes aren't made for those large wheels.
I already have problems with my 29" wheels; and if they use the same coaster brake for the 32in wheels, even standing on the pedals to brake will hardly make the bike go slower. The larger the wheels, the worse the braking is.