That will be its name for now at least...
I have a Trek 4300 that has seen a few miles and consists of parts from a number of bikes. I dont ride it anymore so I decided to have a bit of fun with it.
This will be a budget build with few purchased parts and a bit of redneck engineering - thats the way I like to do things.
I dont know if this is the standard way of doing it or not, but at this point my plan is to have a chain run from the engine to one of the chainrings on the crank and have the other two still shiftable with the regular chain and then keep the derailleur and cassette and all that normally functional. I plan to use a centrifugal clutch on the engine unless there is a better way of doing it.
My first item is selecting and purchasing an engine - preferably with the clutch already attached. I will probably go used here. Im not sure from what yet.
I am open to feedback and suggestions for easier/cheaper ways of doing things.
Now for some pics of the bike:
I have a Trek 4300 that has seen a few miles and consists of parts from a number of bikes. I dont ride it anymore so I decided to have a bit of fun with it.
This will be a budget build with few purchased parts and a bit of redneck engineering - thats the way I like to do things.
I dont know if this is the standard way of doing it or not, but at this point my plan is to have a chain run from the engine to one of the chainrings on the crank and have the other two still shiftable with the regular chain and then keep the derailleur and cassette and all that normally functional. I plan to use a centrifugal clutch on the engine unless there is a better way of doing it.
My first item is selecting and purchasing an engine - preferably with the clutch already attached. I will probably go used here. Im not sure from what yet.
I am open to feedback and suggestions for easier/cheaper ways of doing things.
Now for some pics of the bike: