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I'm having the same dilemma choosing my first kit. I was hoping to throw in some questions about gebe or staton.
How is pedaling withOUT the engine on with gebe? With tension lever on/off?
How is pedaling withOUT the engine on with Staton (chain)?
How long does it take to take off/on that gebe belt? Something you can do at a red light? And I mean not completely off the whole bike, just to use 100% bicycle and then back on again for engine usage.
How much does a Staton chain drive bike weigh? Say hooked up on a 30 lb mountain bike.
What kind of MPGs are Staton chain drives getting? I don't think I've seen it listed on the site but maybe I missed it.
Oh yeah, on gebe website, the pics show bikes with the teardrop gas can mounted on top bar. What happened to those?
http://www.bikeengines.com/info.htm
I've been going through a lot of the gebe threads, and there's a lot of info there, but haven't found as many about the statons...so far.
I'd also consider a friction like Kahunna mentioned but on a day like today in Los Angeles it makes me second guess. It wasn't raining, just kinda misting off and on all day. I could still ride my bike around but I would wonder how a friction would do in this weather.
At any rate, for a friction drive how many hours/miles does a rear tire have in it with friction drive before it needs to be replaced? It would seem to me the friction drive would just cut the tire life in half.
A lot of helpfull info in this thread already, any other thoughts appreciated!
*edit*
I thought I was in this thread...
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=4663
but I guess the content is pretty much the same??
How is pedaling withOUT the engine on with gebe? With tension lever on/off?
How is pedaling withOUT the engine on with Staton (chain)?
How long does it take to take off/on that gebe belt? Something you can do at a red light? And I mean not completely off the whole bike, just to use 100% bicycle and then back on again for engine usage.
How much does a Staton chain drive bike weigh? Say hooked up on a 30 lb mountain bike.
What kind of MPGs are Staton chain drives getting? I don't think I've seen it listed on the site but maybe I missed it.
Oh yeah, on gebe website, the pics show bikes with the teardrop gas can mounted on top bar. What happened to those?
http://www.bikeengines.com/info.htm
I've been going through a lot of the gebe threads, and there's a lot of info there, but haven't found as many about the statons...so far.
I'd also consider a friction like Kahunna mentioned but on a day like today in Los Angeles it makes me second guess. It wasn't raining, just kinda misting off and on all day. I could still ride my bike around but I would wonder how a friction would do in this weather.
At any rate, for a friction drive how many hours/miles does a rear tire have in it with friction drive before it needs to be replaced? It would seem to me the friction drive would just cut the tire life in half.
A lot of helpfull info in this thread already, any other thoughts appreciated!
*edit*
I thought I was in this thread...
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=4663
but I guess the content is pretty much the same??
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