My name is Angel Espiritu.
I drive a V6 VW Passat, and granted it's not the most gas guzzling machine out there, I am looking to save gas..
I work in an office in Oak Brook about 3 miles away from my home, and I am looking for a little more fun alternative to get to work. But I also goto school in the city of Chicago at UIC.
So Basically, I need something that can take me to work and to the train station after work and in the morning and night.
My dad recently bought a Honda Ruckus, and I was debating on getting one of those. But at school in the city, I saw someone riding a Bicycle with pedals with a motor attached to it, and I looked at my friend and said, "Did you see that 'blank'-in rocket bike?"
So now I looked it up and found my self here. I have an old(er) mountain bike It's called a diamonback I forgot who makes it though.
I've searched up and down this site, but tehre are just too many options to go through for me to decide for my self. In essence from what I've read, I kind of want:
-30-40 mph
-fill it up at gas station
-mounted over my rear wheel (preference not really needed)
-would also like it to be a kit I'm not very good at piecing things together from different places
any recommendations on kits?
Also I was wondering; it's probably not safe to ride this thing in the rain/snow at all is it... I don't mind the cold of the winter, but I'm sure traction will be close to nothing.
So Honda Ruckus vs. Rocket Bike... help me decide
p.s. I already have a smile on my face.
I drive a V6 VW Passat, and granted it's not the most gas guzzling machine out there, I am looking to save gas..
I work in an office in Oak Brook about 3 miles away from my home, and I am looking for a little more fun alternative to get to work. But I also goto school in the city of Chicago at UIC.
So Basically, I need something that can take me to work and to the train station after work and in the morning and night.
My dad recently bought a Honda Ruckus, and I was debating on getting one of those. But at school in the city, I saw someone riding a Bicycle with pedals with a motor attached to it, and I looked at my friend and said, "Did you see that 'blank'-in rocket bike?"
So now I looked it up and found my self here. I have an old(er) mountain bike It's called a diamonback I forgot who makes it though.
I've searched up and down this site, but tehre are just too many options to go through for me to decide for my self. In essence from what I've read, I kind of want:
-30-40 mph
-fill it up at gas station
-mounted over my rear wheel (preference not really needed)
-would also like it to be a kit I'm not very good at piecing things together from different places
any recommendations on kits?
Also I was wondering; it's probably not safe to ride this thing in the rain/snow at all is it... I don't mind the cold of the winter, but I'm sure traction will be close to nothing.
So Honda Ruckus vs. Rocket Bike... help me decide
p.s. I already have a smile on my face.
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