I ride a 3000 dollar pedal racing bike but....

[ibdennyak]

Again, kudos on your attitude......makes life so much more pleasant with a live and let live point of view.

One thing....if you have any extra fast women you are more than welcome to send them up here. I would like to see if I have trouble keeping up.

 

[KevinK]

i ride even though i have a torn acl.i have a mitsu 43cc staton and a 36v 15ah batt bike also.its fun around here been here quite along time and will continue.enjoy and welcome.i have some expensive bikes but there old timers some from the 1800s.

Beast,

I am now one of your devoted fans!
Seriously your 2 single speed bikes in the pics are just awesome!
I have a Surly Steamroller fixed gear single speed bike that although is very modern it harkens back to the foundations of our sport.
When I go over posts on this site I am reminded that "nothing new is under the sun".
Thanks for the warm welcome....

Kevin

 

[GearNut]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[KevinK]

Again, kudos on your attitude......makes life so much more pleasant with a live and let live point of view.

One thing....if you have any extra fast women you are more than welcome to send them up here. I would like to see if I have trouble keeping up.

If I spot an extra Wisconsin fast women(already used to the cold)I will send them up your way to see if you can keep up.
Seriously you have a very beautiful state.

Kevin

 

[KevinK]

Welcome aboard, and I congratulate you on your rationality and your open-mindedness. I've known a lot of bicyclists in my life (I grew up in the Portland, OR area at the beginning of the cycling culture there in the late 60's - early 70's) and far too many of them have been aggressively chauvinistic about it - it is refreshing to encounter your attitue.

Feel free to jump in the pool and join the party, you are very welcome.

SimpleSimon,

I was over at the bike shop today and what did I see? A Gary Fisher commuter bike with a 1/1 gearing and an internal Nexus hub on it all for about 500 bucks or so. Full totally cool metal bullet proof fenders on the bike.
I said to my pal that owns the shop is "all that bike needs now is a good motor" and the look was priceless.
No front or rear deraillear system. So even Trek is with the program here on commuting. Adding a motor for some of these folks just puts a log jam in there programing. I would suggest organic food and flouride free water for awhile to get your thinking straight. And of course some good beer to flush out the mind control that ya got to have a car...

Kevin

 

[KevinK]

Welcome dude, long time cyclist here also but just having age catch up with me, a little power assist is a good thing as the grades seem to be getting steeper these days.

Take a good look before choosing what you want would be my advice, and ask all the questions that come to mind, there can be a lot of difference in systems and some better for your needs than others.

Happy Valley,

Boy is that a great name. I would like to go to a happy valley right at this very moment. My town got hit buy a Tornado last Monday nite at nine pm. 4 minutes of absolute destruction. Many folks nearly lost there lives yet no one was seriously hurt and we had 30 homes leveled and many hundreds severly damaged.
The road that I biked on every day used to have a canopy of trees but that is gone and one sees the destruction. Its unnerving and very sad at the same time.
The great thing about this small town is the people. We are rebuilding as I post this. It is really amazing. But that is driven by the young folks. I am over the hill and just observe and ride my bike.
Long time cyclist needing a motor? Don't think so dude.
But put the motor on anyway....
Really really thanks for the warm welcome to your community I hope I can contribute something positive and fit in.

Kevin

 

[augidog]

kevin, thanks for the email, no way i can keep up with things around here at the moment...the thread has been a great read, feel free to get in touch again whenever you have time...it looks like me might could have us a great time motorvatin' that gary fisher.,,

welcome to MBc

 

[KevinK]

kevin, thanks for the email, no way i can keep up with things around here at the moment...the thread has been a great read, feel free to get in touch again whenever you have time...it looks like me might could have us a great time motorvatin' that gary fisher.,,

welcome to MBc

Augidog,

You seem like top dog around these parts.
Just looks like the way to go for me with Golden Eagle Bike Engines. I have my reasons after looking around and doing some research to meet my personal needs. Again I must stress that these comments are just my personal newbe uninformed but learning personal opinions!
That absolutely is no disrespect to any other way to motorize a bike.
Augi If ya get a chance could you give me an opinion on the 4 stroke RS vs the 33 tanaka engine?
And to all MB riders be safe out there on the road one of our own WI cyclists was killed on his bike while he was out for a ride.
Even the media said that this was kind of senseless. And the Po-Po will end up having to charge the young driver with maybe manslaughter. Tragic for both parties really.
Well weather you motor up or not on your bike please be very careful out on the open roads...

Kevin

 

[augidog]

you have a marvelous "1 4 all & all 4 1" attitude...

while i appreciate the kudos for my past accomplishments, there are many dawgs 'round here way more "top" than i...you are in good hands with this group.

safety, yes! strong wheels, real brakes, real helmet, real LIGHTS!! browse the various areas and jump into any topic that catches your eye...looking forward to getting some phone time with you

 

[Virginian]

Welcome to the forum Kevin.

I am much like you. I am a life-long cyclist who has pedaled about 50,000 miles in my lifetime. And I have and still ride ande enjoy a (not quite) $3000 carbon fiber bike.

I decided to get a motorized bike because I could no longer do the distances and hills that I used to enjoy. A few months ago I added the GEBE kit to an old mountain bike, and I have ridden it for 2000 miles without any problems whatsoever.

I love riding the bike! It is so fast! It goes 32-33 mph on the flat and takes hills like they are not even there! It is such an adreneline rush to be able to bike so fast so easily. I always pedal. For me it is just a reflex from a lifetime of pedaling. I enjoy the feeling of being part of the bike and it just seems to me that a bike should be pedaled.

It should make your 70 mile RT commute easy. I regularly ride 30 to 50 miles without any rest stops and it is really easy. Good luck and enjoy!