KC's Cadillac NuVinci Shifter 3

Thanks NunyaBidness.
She starts right up with one kick in 10', gets to 30MPH in 6 seconds, and will run 40+MPH all day long ;-}

Thanks Guys, that is high praise from well known builders like you.

I have always had a 'thing' about cables that borders on neurotic hehehe...
Other than the throttle cable which has a piece on each end, every other cable can be sized at the business end with great ease using a good cable cutter, so once I get the throttle cable in place with it's fixed size I size all the rest to bundle up to match it the best I can, even with 7 or 8 cables like this NuVinci.

What's even more neurotic was after looking at these pics was I didn't like the way I routed the HP plug wire either and cut it down too.



That bike is out the door now so I didn't have a chance to make a video of riding it but I did make a video of riding Caddy 1.



That $100 custom gas tank sure makes a big difference in the look over the stock tank on a rack don't ya think?

Here is the video of me riding Caddy 1.
KCsBikes.com Motorized Cadillac Bicycle Ride - YouTube

There was a Caddy 2 as well but I bought it to put it's wheels on my bike so I just put another set of non-shifting wheels on Caddy 2 and made it a direct drive bike. Pretty and all, but not jackshafted.

I am so hooked on gears now I can't go back to direct drive for my ride but beware of one thing with NuVinci or any other bicycle gears, they are designed to handle half a horse power at best, if you want to put 3+ horses at it you best learn how to shift it so you don't stress it to breaking.

In short, don't be trying to drop the clutch to pop a wheelie or power shift them if you want them to last ;-}

F_Rod81 said:

I'm considering this bike for a winter project.

Click to expand...

Good luck finding one, they quit making them a couple of years back.
I got the last one bikes4families.com had for $300, the only other place I have seen them is Amazon for $600 a few months back, and they only had like 5.
There is however a local guy here that still has one that has not been motorized, he wants $450 for it.