any experience with these bikes.

Any experience with these types of bikes
http://www.spookytoothcycles.com/ . They've been selling like hotcakes
around here. The price is right.

Great on the flats, horrible in the mountains.

Callistus Valerius wrote:
Any experience with these types of bikes
http://www.spookytoothcycles.com/ . They've been selling like hotcakes
around here. The price is right.


What are folks using them for? They don't seem street legal to me for
use as a motorcycle. As they have an engine, they are illegal in the
'bike only' lanes / trails. Personally speaking, I'd like to see bicycle
paths opened to these type of vehicles, but AFAIK, they aren't now.

Paul Cassel wrote:
Callistus Valerius wrote:
Any experience with these types of bikes
http://www.spookytoothcycles.com/ . They've been selling like hotcakes
around here. The price is right.


What are folks using them for? They don't seem street legal to me for
use as a motorcycle. As they have an engine, they are illegal in the
'bike only' lanes / trails. Personally speaking, I'd like to see bicycle
paths opened to these type of vehicles, but AFAIK, they aren't now.

WHY?? Do you want to be smacked by a 100 pounds of bicycle? These
things have no place on the bike paths/lanes. If you want a 'scooter',
buy a scooter and ride them on the road. If you want to use bike paths
and lanes, buy a bicycle.

These along with SH_T Segways are a waste of time.

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:26:47 GMT, "Callistus Valerius"
wrote:

Any experience with these types of bikes
http://www.spookytoothcycles.com/ . They've been selling like hotcakes
around here. The price is right.

Pretty neat dual-drive solution, too.

Jasper

WHY?? Do you want to be smacked by a 100 pounds of bicycle? These
things have no place on the bike paths/lanes. If you want a 'scooter',
buy a scooter and ride them on the road. If you want to use bike paths
and lanes, buy a bicycle.

These along with SH_T Segways are a waste of time.


Kind of like why mopeds never took off. Too heavy to be a bike, and
too slow to be a scooter. I think why they are selling, is because they're
cheap ($500). Have no idea how safe or unsafe they are.

The US is the ONLY place mopeds never took off.

The motorized bikes seem to be a fantastic solution for the responsible
adult commuter.

However, there is an issue with the environmental impact of these small
engines. Like the engines built for lawn and garden use, such little
motors are notorious for spewing hydrocarbons into the atmosphere. An
Escalade will emit less.

If you live in a place with smog, your might want to give the asthmatic
kids a fighting chance and avoid, but I wouldn't completely dismiss
this fun little vehicle.

Would look a lot cooler with Nitto Priest bars, imho.

Callistus Valerius wrote:
Any experience with these types of bikes
http://www.spookytoothcycles.com/ . They've been selling like hotcakes
around here. The price is right.

I have seen several thing like this in my town, mostly they seem to
ridden by pre-licensed teens. They look a little scarey to me. These
look like they got the frames from an x-mart and slapped an engine to
the frame. Thanks but no thanks, I will stick with my two leg power.

Ken

Paul Cassel wrote:
Callistus Valerius wrote:
Any experience with these types of bikes
http://www.spookytoothcycles.com/ . They've been selling like hotcakes
around here. The price is right.


What are folks using them for? They don't seem street legal to me for
use as a motorcycle. As they have an engine, they are illegal in the
'bike only' lanes / trails. Personally speaking, I'd like to see bicycle
paths opened to these type of vehicles, but AFAIK, they aren't now.

If these 2-wheeled chainsaws can go 40mph, they should slog through
traffic with the cars. Why would you even suggest putting such a
contraption on a bike path?

-Vee

Vee wrote:
Paul Cassel wrote:
Callistus Valerius wrote:
Any experience with these types of bikes
http://www.spookytoothcycles.com/ . They've been selling like hotcakes
around here. The price is right.


What are folks using them for? They don't seem street legal to me for
use as a motorcycle. As they have an engine, they are illegal in the
'bike only' lanes / trails. Personally speaking, I'd like to see bicycle
paths opened to these type of vehicles, but AFAIK, they aren't now.

If these 2-wheeled chainsaws can go 40mph, they should slog through
traffic with the cars. Why would you even suggest putting such a
contraption on a bike path?

-Vee

Because putting them on the road with other MV's would require much
more hardware such as headlights, tail-lights, turn signal indicators
etc etc etc.
And from what I know of such things that is the reason that they only
have 48cc engines.

Ken

And I wouldn't want to run into one of these things on a bike path
going 40mph!