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My wife and I ride as a pair. Her breaking her leg at work and at age 71 and 70 we realistically will not ride in the future. If you live in the Memphis Tennessee area, I have the completed conversion bike if someone want's it. One hitch is that it comes complete with the rock solid Robin...

This has been an interesting week end. As you know Mary and I are shaking down and dialing in our new little motorized go anywhere bikes. I mentioned the B-17 at 2000 feet or so over my house Saturday. Well the next day while I was loading Mary's and my bikes to ride at Shelby Farms trails an...

On any standard bike configuration a seat post is a key weight and stress concentration point on a bike. For that very reason a seat post is rigid and is not intended to be bent in the first place. To johntolhurst; If I'm understanding you, your are saying no heat is required in this method...

Looks like johntolhurst, DefJack, and all who told me to move the seat back proved to be the best idea. I also made up my mind to place the reversed steel seat-mount as far back as possible to capture as much of the Avalon's low cross-piece as possible. I was prepared to re-drill all new...

Me thinks its's a very suitable donor too. That looks like a great conversion, Super, Now where can the rest of us get a frame like that at a reasonable price? I'm jealous. These days, however, I'm tending towards my motorized cruzbike version which really only requires on gear ratio because of...

Thanks for the steer, Mark. So it looks like the bike in Doug's photo might be an unfinished ongoing thingy. I'm also disappointed my new all powerful bike stand might not have been the best choice for the Free- Sof-rider and my Avalon style frame. But as soon as it comes in I'll see what...

I'm digging the bike on the stand. Where in the world did you get that seat? Also you need to send me to school because I thought suspension was a must if but to protect ones back. I like the looks of this conversion and maybe I could copy it Just explain, please what counts as the suspension...

I guess if you've got nothing but time and a 3 dimensional cad program this is what someone could design. However if we needed a reasonably well designed and functional prototype in the next century you'd be a little pressed for time. That's just my opinion. Instead of seeing a model developed...

I just held a contest to see who could come up with the best entry level "bike repair stand". I'm embarrassed at how much time I've wasted over the internet looking for said item. The benefit is, however, that I won my own contest and am rewarding myself by buying the end result of all my...

Hi Gromit; That direct link didn't work for a while so I took the save route. ..........does now though, go figure. Hope all is well.

Hi Doug :D would you believe I don't have room in my shop for this rig. My Garage was born without a door so I cant put it there either. Man I hate that. Great deal!!! Did you know that Harbor Freight has a bike repair jig or repair stand too. I scan their catalog pretty well and this is the...

I'm 100 percent for as much suspension and correct dampening as I can get. I just wish I knew more about how to adjust to different rider weights. Those down hill bikes are suspended out the yang yang and I'm betting that's the major reason for the high cost. I really have no Idea. Hi...

I sure am glad to see all the help around here. Hey Murray did not someone in your family use to make bikes or something? Now about all this usen alcohol on everything. Don't get me started!!!!! I should have warned you, Murray, to take some of this help around with a grain of salt...

Hi Jon; I dearly wish you might have some first hand experience driving their 250 watt version. Maybe we could start a band of outlaws in Australia willing to fudge a little on the 180 watt limit. I can see it now, " Australian Green police ran down a band of outlaws running 250 watt electric...

Let me declare that, at present, that cruzbike does not exist. At least not the one I'm looking for. I'm sure there is a future for electric assisted cruzbikes as Baby Boomers age. LOL Please don't get too excited about all the hub designs. I'm guessing they are way too inefficient by their...