After much researching into the matter and using vendor reviews from this forum I decided to purchase a bike/motor kit package through bikeberry.com
Haven't gotten the package yet, as I just ordered it 15 minutes ago.
The bike is the 26'' Micargi Mens Rover GX, matte black. The motor kit a Grubee Skyhawk w/ the Angle Fire.
I'll probably need some help getting it put together, but my boss at work has had some experience with this and I've got plenty of tools available here and I shouldn't have too much difficulty.
Two potential problems:
1)Wide upper bike frame, so I might need to drill holes in it to fit the gas tank. (Could also make some custom steel brackets that are bigger than the ones in the kit)
2) On other sites this bike model (actually maybe not the GX but a similar Rover) had 48 spokes, and the motor kit is for 36. Bikeberry's pictures showed a bike w/ 36 spokes, but the guy on the phone didn't have the bike on site and thus couldn't check it for me.
I plan on replacing as many nuts and bolts in the kit as I can with heavy duty steel ones at a hardware store because I hear kit parts tend to suck.
Considering buying a new bike chain (not drive chain) that's heavy duty to reduce the risk of coaster brake failure, and I also intend to install front brakes.
Anyhoo Hi, glad to be here
Haven't gotten the package yet, as I just ordered it 15 minutes ago.
The bike is the 26'' Micargi Mens Rover GX, matte black. The motor kit a Grubee Skyhawk w/ the Angle Fire.
I'll probably need some help getting it put together, but my boss at work has had some experience with this and I've got plenty of tools available here and I shouldn't have too much difficulty.
Two potential problems:
1)Wide upper bike frame, so I might need to drill holes in it to fit the gas tank. (Could also make some custom steel brackets that are bigger than the ones in the kit)
2) On other sites this bike model (actually maybe not the GX but a similar Rover) had 48 spokes, and the motor kit is for 36. Bikeberry's pictures showed a bike w/ 36 spokes, but the guy on the phone didn't have the bike on site and thus couldn't check it for me.
I plan on replacing as many nuts and bolts in the kit as I can with heavy duty steel ones at a hardware store because I hear kit parts tend to suck.
Considering buying a new bike chain (not drive chain) that's heavy duty to reduce the risk of coaster brake failure, and I also intend to install front brakes.
Anyhoo Hi, glad to be here