Yoda Bob
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A question:
I'm picturing something like a Surly Big Dummy with a 35CC 4-stroke and a geared belt drive. Off the shelf pricing in the $3K range is way beyond my means at the present time.
An Xtracycle FreeRadical hanging off the back of my old Giant Rincon looks do-able (cost wise), but I'm reading here that the Xtracycle extension may not be compatible with my power choice. I'm a big guy and concerned about flex and durability of the Xtracycle piece anyways.
I've got skills and tools. I've built and modded bike frames since I was 10 years old. I'm also a decent (but slow) wheel builder. I know what I like, and I know how to build it, but...
This is new territory for me.
I don't need to reinvent the wheel, here. I'm real curious if you might know of an affordable means of achieving my goal or recall having seen here or elsewhere something that might make sense for an old, fat, cripple who's not yet ready to hang up his riding gloves.
A big, strong, smooth-riding, powered bike appears to be the answer I'm looking for.
A power unit hanging from an extended rear sub-frame looks like it might work.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Yoda
I'm picturing something like a Surly Big Dummy with a 35CC 4-stroke and a geared belt drive. Off the shelf pricing in the $3K range is way beyond my means at the present time.
An Xtracycle FreeRadical hanging off the back of my old Giant Rincon looks do-able (cost wise), but I'm reading here that the Xtracycle extension may not be compatible with my power choice. I'm a big guy and concerned about flex and durability of the Xtracycle piece anyways.
I've got skills and tools. I've built and modded bike frames since I was 10 years old. I'm also a decent (but slow) wheel builder. I know what I like, and I know how to build it, but...
This is new territory for me.
I don't need to reinvent the wheel, here. I'm real curious if you might know of an affordable means of achieving my goal or recall having seen here or elsewhere something that might make sense for an old, fat, cripple who's not yet ready to hang up his riding gloves.
A big, strong, smooth-riding, powered bike appears to be the answer I'm looking for.
A power unit hanging from an extended rear sub-frame looks like it might work.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Yoda