| Re: electric bikes on centuries
Daryl Hunt wrote:
> "Bill Baka" <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:KXtyh.3308$gj4.1114@newssvr14.news.prodigy.ne t...
>> Daryl Hunt wrote:
>>> "Bill Baka" <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:M6fyh.16272$zH1.6227@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
>>>> Does that tell you anything about the typical American who wants to have
>>>> his cake and eat it too. 50 miles is more than enough to run errands and
>>>> get groceries and stuff. Unfortunately, Joe average wants a 300 mile, 60
>>>> MPG car that will also do 0-60 in 5 seconds. Not likely.
>>>> Reality stinks.
>>> The LSEbike is slow on the excelleration but the electric car will run
>>> with the best of the small 4 cylinders. The average at the wheel output
>>> of a 4 cyclinder is less than 80. You can put on 40 hp in hub motor
>>> wheels on all 4 wheels and develop twice that. The same goes for a 2
>>> wheeler classed as a Motorcycle which can put up to 80 hp directly onto
>>> the ground. 80hp on a MC, now that's a scary thing to even think about
>>> riding.
>> How about 800 HP. There is a bike posted on the aviation pictures group
>> that has a WWII radial airplane engine built into it. That was radical but
>> the gas tank would only give about 10 miles between fills.
>
> Chrysler built a concept Motorcycle that used the Vipers new engine. 600hp
> plus. Not too many takers for rides on that thing. And Chrysler won't
> anyone with a death wish anywhere near it.
I've seen it. Looked like a bear to handle it but they did say the
potential top speed was way over 300 MPH.
>
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>>> It's funny (not really), people that are bicycle "Purests" will scream
>>> very, vary loud against the EVT anything. And then bitch about all that
>>> smog that the other people spew with their cars. We have one thinly
>>> veiled "Lobbyist" organization that claims to be a Bicycle Club (they
>>> openly solicit money and lobby heavily) that wants to keep everything
>>> "Pure" and openly does not want to share the bike paths with the LSEBikes
>>> or anything else. It makes it difficult to get our Legislators off their
>>> butts to have similiar laws that California currently has. The sad part
>>> is, some of the Cops here are trying to enforce the "Old" CA electric
>>> Bicycle Laws when we don't have any such thing on the books. Usually, we
>>> make for sense in laws here than where you are but, obviously, not
>>> always.
>> I'm in California too, and definitely not a "Purist", since I have a real
>> need to haul stuff some times. The "Purist" mind set must come from the
>> city boys who have never dealt with suburb type towns. At least we get
>> some victories, small but progress. A few years back they paved the levee
>> tops for ped and bike use. Now the tracks are a path. Who knows what may
>> come next.
>> Bill Baka
>
> I know you aren't a purist by that definition. But it appears you are more
> pure than many in having an open mind. It only goes to show that money
> corrupts. Some people work for next to nothing and all they can afford is a
> bike. When they have to make the choice between car insurance and their
> family eating that month or not then the Bike (whether it's regular or
> ethyl) should be promoted.
>
> I can side with that. If some kid wants to (or thinks he can) do my job
for $8 and hour then fine. I won't get out of bed for that. I'll just
wait until the kid screws something up so I can charge $50 and hour to
fix it.
Bill Baka
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