okay. look like we've decided that a little assist is okay,
and that it's really the same thing, and it doesn't matter
what you tour on so long as it mostly looks like a bike
and you have to do most of the pedaling. that's cool.
here's a question......me and my arkansas hillbilly
hunting buddies find we need a little help getting the
old bike going, especially in the mornings as we're
often (read always) super hungover. those folding
swiss army mountain bikes look awesome, but
they sure is heavy.
being clever dudes, we've decided to modify our bikes!
we took the wee tiny gasoline motors off our old
chainsaws and bolted 'em to the seattube water bottle
mounts, (of course we still have the downtube cage
to hold our beers!) and mashed together this
really cool pulley-chain-cog device that can transmit
power to the drivetrain.
being extra clever, we've even written a smart phone
app to control the thing. there's no throttle, just a
sensor duct-taped to the crankarm. the app is set
to provide a maximum of 30% assist. works just
like an e-bike!
so, now we've got a g-bike (or p-bike in europe)
that requires pedalling to move forward, and
provides maximum 30% assist, and where the
wee tiny motor produces maximum 125 watts.
(can be modified in the app to meet local laws)
we can tour on it! it's a motor assist BICYCLE!
will the riders be welcome here? can we ride
the katy or anywhere else assist bikes are
allowed?
will we be browbeaten for starting threads about
how to clean a carberator on tour, where to get
specific octane gas, what's the best single stroke
engine oil, and whether we make our own
gas-oil mix. will the g-bike riders look down on
the a-bike (alcohol powered assist) riders?
we'll also start some new threads about drilling
out the wee tiny muffler (if there even is one)
cause "loud pipes save lives", and we hate
that our g-assist-BICYCLES sound like a swarm
of vespas.