Staton friction drive on a 29 mountain bike?

bikejock

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I'm thinking of getting a Honda 25cc friction drive kit from Staton for my mountain bike. The frame is too small for traditional bicycle in frame engine mounting techniques so I would have to go with a friction drive kit. Problem is I have no idea how or if it would fit. It also has disk brakes so that might interfere with the mounting. Does anyone know if this is possible?

Here's the bike I plan on using. It's my mountain bike I got last year from my local Giant dealership. It's the 2013-14 Revel 1 29er. I'll need to swap out the rear rack for the friction mount.
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Nice bike. You have 3 good options. Friction mount on the rear, 50cc, 40cc or 35cc ,four stroke or two stroke. Or get the pedal axle shift kit and rear mount the motor and power it through your pedal axle so you can use all your gears with your motor.

I have a Specialized Hard Rock 29er with a Staton 50cc 4 stroke, rear mounted powering through my pedal axle. I can stop on the steepest hill and take off with no problem and accelerate up that hill changing gears as need be.
 
Nice bike. You have 3 good options. Friction mount on the rear, 50cc, 40cc or 35cc ,four stroke or two stroke. Or get the pedal axle shift kit and rear mount the motor and power it through your pedal axle so you can use all your gears with your motor.

I have a Specialized Hard Rock 29er with a Staton 50cc 4 stroke, rear mounted powering through my pedal axle. I can stop on the steepest hill and take off with no problem and accelerate up that hill changing gears as need be.

Ah ok. So it looks like I have more options but all would be friction drive only which I'm fine with giving a try. I hear friction drive kits (the good ones) are often better than those traditional China kits that go in the frame and use direct drives.

How would I go about powering it through my pedal axle? I imagine it will be pretty different compared to traditional bicycle engine shift kits. Care to show your set up?
 
I blew up your pic to 400% to get a good look at your seat stays near the center tube, it's not a clear pic. The way the u bracket mounts to most frames in that area might not work on your frame. Not exactly sure but from the pic it seems it won't in my opinion. That frame is so small I believe there's not enough room. You may want to check into that before spending money. Usually it won't fit is not a reason a vendor will accept a return. A Ubracket around the center tube below the seat might work, but the angle that the channel Ubracket is positioned might not work.....................................
 
I blew up your pic to 400% to get a good look at your seat stays near the center tube, it's not a clear pic. The way the u bracket mounts to most frames in that area might not work on your frame. Not exactly sure but from the pic it seems it won't in my opinion. That frame is so small I believe there's not enough room. You may want to check into that before spending money. Usually it won't fit is not a reason a vendor will accept a return. A Ubracket around the center tube below the seat might work, but the angle that the channel Ubracket is positioned might not work.....................................

OK. Here's some better picks of the areas on my bike a friction drive would mount to:
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Modify the mount or make one that fits your frame.
Kits are not a one size it fits all use your brain to make it work
 
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I used what metal I had in the scrap bucket it is ugly but for over 2000 miles has done the job and no matter what a friction drive looks like a pimple on your b
 
Mine is not a friction drive. I have a centrifugal clutch that feeds a step down torque converter that then drives a chain that goes to my pedal axle that enables me to use my 21 speed gears. If my motor is off, when I pedal it doesn't turn the chain that comes from the motor so no frictional drive, your just carrying additional weight. My current top speed is 38 mph on flat ground.
 
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