So theres a hill near my house in Round Rock, the Frontier Hill, Frontier being the street name. The hill is literally the largest hill within 20 miles, easily. It gets steeper in steps, each about 30-50yds. About 4 "steps", the last one is only about 20yds but it's at like a 40° angle. It's a serious hill, even cars sometimes have trouble. This is that hill that you go up in low gear, 1st or 2nd.
I decided to see if my slightly molded 66 could make it up, it didn't. The hill is so long that by the time you get to the steepest point, the rpm has already dropped below the power band and it just doesn't make it. Had to get off the bike and walk it back down. It's the kind of hill that you smell things start getting hot just halfway up.
I am running a 41 tooth, I think it Might be able to make it with a 56 tooth sprocket, but I'm not trying to rip the spokes from my wheel. I also weigh 220lb, I'm not surprised the bike couldn't do it, but I just had to see.
I really want to get the Anbull 100cc(80 in American) and find out if the extra 10cc of air mix will get me up it. Mines currently at 69.5cc, the 100 would bring it to 79.4cc or something like that.
So for all who are curious, this hill seems to be the limit of the 66cc's torque. The 48cc prolly wouldn't have even got halfway. The 70cc made it nearly 80-85% of the way up.
The picture that seems far away, when I took it I was standing on a slight incline, the beginning of the Hill, it's a pretty long hill, about 250-300yds long, progressively getting steeper. So it wears the engine down on ever increasing angles before it ever gets to the hardest part.
I decided to see if my slightly molded 66 could make it up, it didn't. The hill is so long that by the time you get to the steepest point, the rpm has already dropped below the power band and it just doesn't make it. Had to get off the bike and walk it back down. It's the kind of hill that you smell things start getting hot just halfway up.
I am running a 41 tooth, I think it Might be able to make it with a 56 tooth sprocket, but I'm not trying to rip the spokes from my wheel. I also weigh 220lb, I'm not surprised the bike couldn't do it, but I just had to see.
I really want to get the Anbull 100cc(80 in American) and find out if the extra 10cc of air mix will get me up it. Mines currently at 69.5cc, the 100 would bring it to 79.4cc or something like that.
So for all who are curious, this hill seems to be the limit of the 66cc's torque. The 48cc prolly wouldn't have even got halfway. The 70cc made it nearly 80-85% of the way up.
The picture that seems far away, when I took it I was standing on a slight incline, the beginning of the Hill, it's a pretty long hill, about 250-300yds long, progressively getting steeper. So it wears the engine down on ever increasing angles before it ever gets to the hardest part.