123bob
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Post #1 on this forum. Howdy from the Pac NW! Like a LOT of folks, I am looking at alternatives to shoveling money into the tank of my Chevy Van...
I've been doing lots of web research and have struggled with what the right choice for me is. I've owned four regular motorcycles over the years, many gas guzzlers, some small high mileage cars, and have come to the conclusion that if the Raleigh bicycle in my shed could provide more than the 1 oHP (oHP = old Human Power, in this case.) power plant it has, I would use it more.
I've looked at electric, like that option, but think gas power might be better for me to start with. I'm kicking around GEBE or Staton kits right now. I like both for different reasons.
I'm still trying to figure out the options at the Staton site. They are confusing me with the inside vs. outside drive stuff. This sure looks like a clean install to me though. It is my lead candidate so far. I'm trying to understand the NuVinci drive system too. It looks like that may be better for the hills, and flats, we have out here.
I gleaned lots of good info off the "noob" thread. Thanks to Sparky for that.
So to all of you, Hello!!
Side Note- The other nice thing is that this forum uses the same engine as the one I normally hang out on. I do cancer research for distributed computing as a hobby. If you're interested, we are always looking for folks to help out the cause....I won't just throw out the link, since I don't know if it would violate the rules here....
Regards,
Bob
I've been doing lots of web research and have struggled with what the right choice for me is. I've owned four regular motorcycles over the years, many gas guzzlers, some small high mileage cars, and have come to the conclusion that if the Raleigh bicycle in my shed could provide more than the 1 oHP (oHP = old Human Power, in this case.) power plant it has, I would use it more.
I've looked at electric, like that option, but think gas power might be better for me to start with. I'm kicking around GEBE or Staton kits right now. I like both for different reasons.
I'm still trying to figure out the options at the Staton site. They are confusing me with the inside vs. outside drive stuff. This sure looks like a clean install to me though. It is my lead candidate so far. I'm trying to understand the NuVinci drive system too. It looks like that may be better for the hills, and flats, we have out here.
I gleaned lots of good info off the "noob" thread. Thanks to Sparky for that.
So to all of you, Hello!!
Side Note- The other nice thing is that this forum uses the same engine as the one I normally hang out on. I do cancer research for distributed computing as a hobby. If you're interested, we are always looking for folks to help out the cause....I won't just throw out the link, since I don't know if it would violate the rules here....
Regards,
Bob