Uphill mountain biking anyone?

[CntStpTheStnk06]

Ayyyy, I've seen MTB brakew blow on peds before, not fun.

The rotors and pads aren't meant to handle the force of a much heavier bike and much higher speeds (consistently). Scary times.

That being said, we'll have to race wheb you're done. I've got a 75cc ped in the works that will give it a runfor its money.

Depends on what kind of pussy mountain bike brakes your running. I have brakes that could stop that thing on a dime. Just gotta invest in some 4 piston hydros with vented rotors

[Burton58]

Depends on what kind of pussy mountain bike brakes your running. I have brakes that could stop that thing on a dime. Just gotta invest in some 4 piston hydros with vented rotors

Grr I want hydros. My stock tektros piss me off

[Hydra]

Depends on what kind of pussy mountain bike brakes your running. I have brakes that could stop that thing on a dime. Just gotta invest in some 4 piston hydros with vented rotors

For the price you might as well just upgrade to MC or scooter stuff. Even the best MTB isn't meant to stop a 250lb bike + 180 lb rider + gravity/downhill moment from 50+mph consistently (as in traffic).

I know they're super sloppy, and bikes can go 50+ too, but I wouldn't put my faith in en to stop me from turning into road paste.

[DrThunder]

The whole bike should weigh less than 100 lbs from what I figure. Engine and tranny is about 45 lbs. My whole 250 two stroke dirt bike weighs 230... No way a mountain bike with a tiny engine is even close to that.

[Hydra]

Even considering the new bike weighs only 100 lbs, which will be low on its possible scale.

Those brakes used to stop a total of ~180 are now stopping ~280. Either way, I'd really like to see it in person. A lot of these kickstarter companies are making super cool stuff.

[calvynandhobbs]

I've tinkered with a couple motorized bikes, but nothing like the Motopeds for mountain climbing. This is my old Ambassador frame with a 212cc snowblower motor and CVT trans with final belt drive. Sounds great and does about 55mph. I hold at around 30-35 and the cops haven't bothered me a bit. It does have a 49cc sticker on it though. LOL

[Hydra]

212cc? That thing should go faster than 55!

Pretty cool though. My only complaint is there's no pedals

[StompJrKz400]

212cc? That thing should go faster than 55!

Pretty cool though. My only complaint is there's no pedals

Screw pedals

[Hydra]

SEXPRESS.

That thing needs a pipe.

[StompJrKz400]

SEXPRESS.

That thing needs a pipe.

I modifyed the pipe, it actually got me from 25 mph to a blistering 35

But i sold that project, living on the country side it made more sense to keep my enduro

[Hydra]

Well damn, I want an express :\

My buddies hobbit was doing 50 last fall, hopefully faster with some porting over the winter.

[calvynandhobbs]

212cc? That thing should go faster than 55!

Pretty cool though. My only complaint is there's no pedals

It could if i changed the drive sprocket around on it. I had it going about 65mph, but the belt would slip a lot and it didn't have much power off the line. With the current set up it has a good compromise of acceleration and speed. I also have not removed the governor or done any upgrades to the engine.

[Hydra]

Very cool. How much does that block weigh? A typical ped drivetrain is about 30 lbs, that thing looks massive.

[CntStpTheStnk06]

Grr I want hydros. My stock tektros piss me off

ya doode my race brakes were killer

For the price you might as well just upgrade to MC or scooter stuff. Even the best MTB isn't meant to stop a 250lb bike + 180 lb rider + gravity/downhill moment from 50+mph consistently (as in traffic).

I know they're super sloppy, and bikes can go 50+ too, but I wouldn't put my faith in en to stop me from turning into road paste.

hope tech 3 v4's or their race models should stop it just fine. i had a free ride bike with 12 inches of travel that weighed in at 65 lbs...... i could stop that thing no problem so a little extra weight would lesson braking power but i still think it would be enough.

[Hydra]

What's the cost on that setup?