Comments on: Motorized bicycle wheel for lazy environmentalists http://www.gearfuse.com/motorized-bicycle-wheel-for-lazy-environmentalists/ Gearfuse is a tech blog featuring news, views and opinions on the best of gadgets, gizmos, consumer electronics, hardware and more... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:42:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: allen http://www.gearfuse.com/motorized-bicycle-wheel-for-lazy-environmentalists/comment-page-1/#comment-203744 allen Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:49:11 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/motorized-bicycle-wheel-for-lazy-environmentalists/#comment-203744 how do i get a motorized wheel for a 26 inch bike how do i get a motorized wheel for a 26 inch bike

]]> By: red elk http://www.gearfuse.com/motorized-bicycle-wheel-for-lazy-environmentalists/comment-page-1/#comment-203724 red elk Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:25:31 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/motorized-bicycle-wheel-for-lazy-environmentalists/#comment-203724 saw this on a "Green" tv show. had trouble finding this site. LOOKED GOOD...at 1st. we live on BIG HILLS. had typ that ran on front tire. ok IF ur on FLAT (n same cc as this). On the FLAT we can PEDDEL. on hills WITH motor we saw no real help at all. to us a waste of $$. was HOPEING this had more power. sigh So, for us; wont buy. Sorry. r.e. saw this on a “Green” tv show. had trouble finding this site. LOOKED GOOD…at 1st. we live on BIG HILLS. had typ that ran on front tire. ok IF ur on FLAT (n same cc as this). On the FLAT we can PEDDEL. on hills WITH motor we saw no real help at all. to us a waste of $$. was HOPEING this had more power. sigh So, for us; wont buy. Sorry. r.e.

]]> By: tahrey http://www.gearfuse.com/motorized-bicycle-wheel-for-lazy-environmentalists/comment-page-1/#comment-161509 tahrey Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:34:18 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/motorized-bicycle-wheel-for-lazy-environmentalists/#comment-161509 That's a SERIOUSLY non-eco idea. Let's mull it over. Point 1. It's a TWO STROKE engine. As noted you have to mix lubricating oil with the gasoline, and that shit burns DIRTY. You won't be getting a catalyser or anything of that sort on this baby. You may put out a little less CO2, but all your other emissions - probably including NOx - will be through the roof even compared to an SUV. And it will be smoky, smoky, smoky. Point 2. A full-on 125cc motorcycle can pull down more than 100mpg and propel you to about 70mph. For the amount of power on offer this thing is thirsty. Point 3. Electric power wheels are available that will have more torque, run near-silent and have no emissions, and likely not require any kind of license or registration (which, depending on area, this thing might). And are the same price or cheaper. (In fact I'm sure my dad, pre-bankrupcy-firesale once had a 15mph electric bike that cost as much IN TOTAL) The only advantage I can see is that in some areas you won't need a license, and it will have a greater range than an electric bike. However you'll probably have to refill it's tank at about the same time as the electric would have run out of juice (a water bottle holding somewhere between 1 and 2 pints will only get you 20 miles even at 100mpg), and there's no regen braking etc. Also: Lots more weight on your front wheel. You want that? (Electric ones often run the rear wheel instead, as do any "real" bikes. FWD is a less ideal concept for bikes than it is for cars) That’s a SERIOUSLY non-eco idea. Let’s mull it over.

Point 1. It’s a TWO STROKE engine. As noted you have to mix lubricating oil with the gasoline, and that shit burns DIRTY. You won’t be getting a catalyser or anything of that sort on this baby. You may put out a little less CO2, but all your other emissions – probably including NOx – will be through the roof even compared to an SUV. And it will be smoky, smoky, smoky.

Point 2. A full-on 125cc motorcycle can pull down more than 100mpg and propel you to about 70mph. For the amount of power on offer this thing is thirsty.

Point 3. Electric power wheels are available that will have more torque, run near-silent and have no emissions, and likely not require any kind of license or registration (which, depending on area, this thing might). And are the same price or cheaper.
(In fact I’m sure my dad, pre-bankrupcy-firesale once had a 15mph electric bike that cost as much IN TOTAL)

The only advantage I can see is that in some areas you won’t need a license, and it will have a greater range than an electric bike. However you’ll probably have to refill it’s tank at about the same time as the electric would have run out of juice (a water bottle holding somewhere between 1 and 2 pints will only get you 20 miles even at 100mpg), and there’s no regen braking etc. Also: Lots more weight on your front wheel. You want that? (Electric ones often run the rear wheel instead, as do any “real” bikes. FWD is a less ideal concept for bikes than it is for cars)

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