Thanks for that, HeadSmess. I think I have reached my conclusion.
Since the bike is no longer being powered by a human it seems like all the advantages of a road-type set-up diminish. The comfort, safety and reliability of thicker 26" rim tires when maintaining higher speeds seem to outweigh the slight advantages that road tires may provide. The output of the motor is not much affected by the tire weight as much as being under human power. The only advantage the road bike maintains is reduced weight overall.
All in all I still feel like putting my 66cc Skyhawk on the road frame I posted earlier. The tires I have already are 700x35 but I want to put biggest tires I can fit onto that frame, possibly 700x42. It may be stubborn of me, the motor fits my mountain bike frame with 26" tires well, but I think that is what a hobby is all about - seeing how much personal 'ridiculousness' you can get away with.
Thank you all for your input. I may put the rest of the build up in the proper section later.
velzie.
Since the bike is no longer being powered by a human it seems like all the advantages of a road-type set-up diminish. The comfort, safety and reliability of thicker 26" rim tires when maintaining higher speeds seem to outweigh the slight advantages that road tires may provide. The output of the motor is not much affected by the tire weight as much as being under human power. The only advantage the road bike maintains is reduced weight overall.
All in all I still feel like putting my 66cc Skyhawk on the road frame I posted earlier. The tires I have already are 700x35 but I want to put biggest tires I can fit onto that frame, possibly 700x42. It may be stubborn of me, the motor fits my mountain bike frame with 26" tires well, but I think that is what a hobby is all about - seeing how much personal 'ridiculousness' you can get away with.
Thank you all for your input. I may put the rest of the build up in the proper section later.
velzie.
