What to buy - seeking for advise

tostos

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Hello,


I'm a person that travel daily 50 km (2 x25 km) to the company I work and back.
To be fresh (not sweaty) in company I need something that will push my bicycle. On my way back I have another requirement: engine is not necessary - peddaling is a must.
My other requirements are following (if possible):
- 4 stroke engine like subaru-robin, etc
- no dual suspenssion bike, miuntain bike is not a must might be trekking,
- engine using bicycle gear (if possible)
- no drag (from motor system) when peddaling!!!!
- price - doesn't matter


So pls advise what should I look for to fullfill my requirements.

thanks in advance
 
Tostos:
Glad you asked! If reliability is an issue I would recommend this. My bike is a Schwinn Skyliner, Walmart $150, A Staton, Inc. gear drive, Staton, freewheel hub-wheel/rim, and a Robin/Subaru 33cc 4 cycle engine. Engine starts first time every time. Runs quiet. Bike freewheels to pedal anytime you want with no engine drag. My speed range is easily to 30mph, but I run mostly at 20-25. The only thing missing from your list is the engine using bicycle gears. The bike can be pedaled in any gear, but the engine only drives through the single gear drive. I used a woman's frame as I wanted to be able to step through to mount and dismount. I'm short 5'-7", so the frame size is still ok for me. The quality is all around outstanding and the maintenance is simple after install. I would buy a new bike, a new Staton hub/wheel and the motor and gear box kit. I'll try to post pics.
-Mike
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Tostos:
Glad you asked! If reliability is an issue I would recommend this. My bike is a Schwinn Skyliner, Walmart $150, A Staton, Inc. gear drive, Staton, freewheel hub-wheel/rim, and a Robin/Subaru 33cc 4 cycle engine. Engine starts first time every time. Runs quiet. Bike freewheels to pedal anytime you want with no engine drag. My speed range is easily to 30mph, but I run mostly at 20-25. The only thing missing from your list is the engine using bicycle gears. The bike can be pedaled in any gear, but the engine only drives through the single gear drive. I used a woman's frame as I wanted to be able to step through to mount and dismount. I'm short 5'-7", so the frame size is still ok for me. The quality is all around outstanding and the maintenance is simple after install. I would buy a new bike, a new Staton hub/wheel and the motor and gear box kit. I'll try to post pics.
-Mike
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thanks:
what do you think abount nuvonci hub?
what is the weight of this system - heared this is very heavy - do you fill it while peddaling?
what is the size of the wheels?
is it possible to start ride the bicycle only using engine or you have to support with peddaling

Tom
 
what do you think abount nuvonci hub?
what is the weight of this system - heared this is very heavy - do you fill it while peddaling?
what is the size of the wheels?
is it possible to start ride the bicycle only using engine or you have to support with peddaling

I don't know anything about the Nuvinci hub, I'll have to leave that to others to comment on. If cost is not a factor, that very well may be a useful option.
The wheels are 26".
As for the weight, the bike by itself is relatively heavy and the motor adds about 15lbs. Total about 45lbs.
Depending on the physical shape you're in, this could be a factor when pedaling. You could always choose a lighter bike to mount your engine on.
You don't ever need to pedal if you don't want to, as the motor has plenty of power to propel you in most situations. I sometimes pedal going up a hill because I like to get a bit of exercise while riding.
The motor uses a "automatic" centrifugal clutch and is independent of the bike until you apply enough throttle to automatically engage the clutch when accelerating. You start it by pulling a starting rope.
You're on the right track, but you're going to need to become more familiar with some of these motorized bike concepts and try to gain a better understanding of how these bikes work before making a major purchase decision. All told, I'm into this bike and motor for about $800. After a lot of research on this site, I feel I made the right choice on this setup and I love virtually everything about it. Hope this helps.
-Mike
 
thanks a lot for your replies.
Because of 25 km on my way back using only pedals I prefer staton, but of course I'm very open for criticizm and advise.
On the staton page I found solution with nuvinci, there is also nice gallery where I found this:
http://www.staton-inc.com/photo_gallery_large.asp?PhotoID=176

Is than man on our forum to get some feedback from him especially on nuvinci (maybe this solution is not so good like standard gear and shifting system?)

Buy the way customer service in staton is not so effective - asked some questions and there is silence


brgds
Tom
 
Is than man on our forum to get some feedback from him especially on nuvinci (maybe this solution is not so good like standard gear and shifting system?)

Buy the way customer service in staton is not so effective - asked some questions and there is silence


brgds
Tom

been told that the nuvinci set up may not be legal in some states ???

we have heard that a few times around here
if you know what you want from Staton
just order it -- it will come...

ride that THING sideways
 
I have an aluminum frame Hybrid 21-speed (Trek) with a Honda GXH50cc driving a Staton inside drive gear box mounted behind the seat as seen in the photos above. It also sports the HD clutch assembly. Only I built my own mounting hardware instead of using the provided parts. It's a really nice set up if you de-govern the engine after the break-in procedure. I remounted the fuel tank over the gear box to lower the profile. I made careful not to mount it lower than the carb fuel inlet, to maintain proper gravity fuel feed to the float chamber on the carb. Looks cool. It has been reliable in my case since the beginning. I would say the Staton offerings are pretty good. It lives up to my expectations to the point I now have to consider a braking system upgrade.
The only real work to perform is regular spoke adjustments (2 to 5 usually loosen up a tad) after each run and a drive chain tension-check and adjust. I Loc-Tited all the bolts during assembly along with installing Heli-Coils into the tapped holes that were drilled for the installation procedure. So everything has seemed to remained tight so far.
 
thanks:
what do you think abount nuvonci hub?


Tom

There is no system out there that is heavier than Staton plus Nuvinci. That would be around 30lbs total.

Staton is nice and Nuvinci is nice but weight wise its not the way to go. GEBE is light....about 12-14 LBS total.
 
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