Greg I blame short handle bars, but then one also has to take into account a normal humans limited wing span as well. Not enough room on the bars then mount a handle bar brace tube...me; I like a racy look on most of my bikes & don't mount any extra stuff on the bars. so I just use the phone app in my pocket. I don't really care about real time data during the ride. If somethings off I'll feel, see or hear it and I wear a sport chronograph watch for time 'cause I'm an old guy & know how to use it from years of navigation B.E. (before electronics) all the old school crap aside I really dote on gps data compiled during a long session cruise, very interesting. GPS maps are the cherries for planning routes prior to rides, but I also run high quality gravel tires for those inevitable surprise sections of secondary routes & enough power to evade the occasional pit bull attack along the byways.
Flashers are a great safety device that I mount on me; front and rear (butt light) pockets.
Rick C.
Rick, "normal humans limited wing span",
Some people fly all of the time in their 4-wheelers! Well, Rick and
Greg, I went ahead and "pulled the trigger" on a set of rims and considered what the Township has been doing to a
few roads here I didn't want anymore gravel and dust messing up my wheel bearing so I am going to try a set of BBR
mags on that bike. The price on switching over to a heavy-duty set of spoked rims plus a 1.5" adapter would be almost
twice as much as the mags from BBR on Ebay. One thing about Ebay, there is no hanky-panky with dealers to buyers.
If the rims don't work out they can go on the little bike or go to the recycle center. I checked the wheel base on the new
bike compared to the old one and the difference is around 2" or so length? I have a spring loaded seatpost/seat that I
had on the Sixthreezero and swapped it around yesterday so I could see if there was a comparable difference in ride
between the two bikes. The Sixthreezero rides a lot better than the Micargi maybe because of a few things like extra
engine weight, extended frame and a lower sitting frame. I ran the same route which totals about 17 miles plus and if
I had to choose which bike to go the distance, the 212cc would win every time even though the gas consumption is
quite a lot more. You can tell that the little 49cc has to work harder on the hills and with the wind even though I found
212cc wasn't bothered by either. There's no substitute for torque/horsepower on these bikes you need all you can get.
I have a 36 tooth sprocket on the 49cc for flatland riding and that T-Belt transmission is the biggest problem with those
kits. I also can't see the price the vendors are getting for the kits. The 79cc kits are the best buy for the money!
I will have to try one of the GPS speedometers to see whether they are worth it and it won't be a expensive Garmin.