Joel Dickman, contact me at sch1943atgmail This is a project I was planning to do ~sometime~
now I have a reason to start.
Followup: made two mid-drive axles and sent them to Joel for nominal cost. I can make more easily enough if any one needs one.
My old Rotator titanium Pursuit bike will soon be restored to original fully-geared glory thanks to the efforts of sch1943. If you have a problem with your Rotator bike, I would heartily suggest consulting him. He really knows his stuff, and is glad to help fellow cyclists.
Soon I will be able to crank down hills at warp speed again, instead of spinning out. Climbing will be easier too. The mid-drive gives you an extremely wide overall range of gears combined with very small incremental steps gear to gear. It sometimes feels like an automatic transmission.
It is a shame that Steve Delaire's Rotator Recumbents business did not survive the 2008 recession. He made great bikes (and fairings too).
Thanks again sch1943!
Safe riding,
Joel Dickman
These three prevent most accidents: seeing, being seen, & (usually) common sense.