Participation in the Top Speed thread seems to be largest on the board...
I'm new to the china MB's.
I'd like to know what's REALLY best, all around, so I can build mine right.
Is Top Speed THAT important?
My question is, What configuration HANDLES best ?
..and of course, which braking setup works best?
Thanks to all
rc
Personally, I am afraid to see what my top speed would be.
I've had my bike up to 43 mph in a 35 mph zone. Then I start worrying about getting a speeding ticket. If stopped by a policeman, that would bring me and my MB under scrutiny, legality, etc.
So top speed is not important to me. I avoid 45 mph speed zones, because cars are travelling up to 55 mph there. Since I always claim the lane, I'd be a sitting duck in the middle of the road.
Enough low-end torque to climb the steep ramps at my workplace garage is very important to me. I start from a complete stop at the bottom of the ramp. Since I'm using a shift kit, pedalling is nowhere as helpful as with friction drive or ancilliary sprockets.
Quickness/acceleration and low end/midrange power means EVERYTHING to me. First and second gear ratio is critical for me to distance myself with the impatient drivers behind me. I claim the road, so I need to be out there quickly.
Yesterday, I was at a traffic intersection stop on a hill, sandwiched between two city buses. The bus driver behind me gave me a honk, but I ignored him. I KNEW he thought I was a slowpoke bicyclist, and wanted me to pull onto the sidewalk. When the light turned green, I let him know why I am entitled to claim the lane. I put several hundred yards of space between that bus and me. He caught up to me at the traffic intersection on the next hill, and I zoomed away.
My next build is Project 29er. It will have twin 4.2 hp GP460 engines, rack-mounted and running through a NuVinci hub. It will have BRUTAL acceleration. Top speed will probably be 55 mph, but there's no way in **** that I will push that bike to its speed limit.
Well, maybe up to 50 mph in a 45 mph zone.