Those go
ped guys have tricked out those 40cc motors to the max. It's interesting to see what those kids can do. Our future technicians a lot of them.
This is what I've been working on since 8am this morning.
I've got a vertical dropout deraileur mounted to a bike with a horizontal dropout. Not big feat...
I'm stuck on my front freewheel, getting everything to fit, clear and function.
Right now the rear derailuer is only an 'automatic chain tensioner'. I don't have the tool to swap the single speed freehub that's on the wheel for the three speed freehub that came in the mail today.
But I am going to get my top end back (I had on my cruiser before the fork broke) by way of the third chainring I just installed on thr front freewheel and front derailuer.
The deraileur fits behind the right side chain tensioner no problem.
My hiccup lays in the spacers I removed from the freewheel making adding a third Cr possible have also allowed the CR hardware to hit the chainstay behind the bottom bracket.
Time to take it all apart to install a 2.5mm BB spacer, and I'll be ready to install the shifter and cable and go for a test ride ;-)
The 3speed freehub will have to wait til I can get to the bike shop to have it swapped and find out what tool I need so next time I can do it my self...
For now, my flip flop fix has become a motorized 2 speed. I have to pedal to take off but I should cruise at about 30 to 35mph.
Hopefully by this time next week, it'll be a 6 speed and I can take on some hills