Greg
From Dallas, OR
February 23rd, 2009
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Hi Golden Eagle Bike Folks,
I am writing this after
enjoying my Robin/Subaru
35cc motor for about six
months now. I would
have written sooner but
I was having too
much fun riding/commuting!
I had the frame
of my recumbent built for
me last spring
and I put the rest together
and started riding
my bike once a week to
work (52 miles round
trip to Salem, Oregon ie:
not flat). Being
diabetic the exercise was
good but even as
fast and easy to ride as
the bike was it
was pushing me past my
threshold level (especially
on windy, hot days). Once
I installed the
motor I cut 45 minutes
to 1 hour off of my
commute each way! Also,
I was able to commute
two and three days a week
without being exhausted.
In the afternoons it only
takes about 15
minutes longer to get home
than driving my
car.
I heard about your company
while researching
electric options but could
not find a system
that could cover the distance
and speed I
needed for less than a
couple thousand dollars.
Then I found you and I
bought the 35cc 4-stroke
and the heavy duty Velocity
rear wheel. Setup
took less than an hour
even on a custom recumbent
and the instructions were
very clear. I bought
the 4-stroke motor because
my bike is heavy
and I am a big guy (6'8"
and ~300lbs)
and I wanted the torque,
longevity, and the
ability to pull into any
gas station and
fill up without mixing
gas. The best mileage
I've recorded was 212 mpg
but my average
is ~195 mpg (I pedal almost
all the time
along with the motor) and
I am usually cruising
at ~29 mph.
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The third week I was riding
to work (0 dark
30 in the morning and raining)
I was rolling
along at 28 mph and saw
a raccoon. Even using
both brakes I couldn't
miss him and I ran
him over at ~20mph. Kind
of scary but didn't
even phase the bike. The
rear wheel I had
on the bike before the
Velocity wheel I was
breaking spokes constantly,
but that wheel
with the 105g spokes didn't
even go out of
true!
I get stopped everywhere I go to answer questions
both about my bike and my GEBE motor. If
I could give one piece of advice to someone
trying to make the decision it would be do
it now it is money well spent. When I was
looking/deciding I waited too long and had
to wait until the backlog caught up last
summer before I could get mine. I now have
over 1500 miles on the engine and other than
basic maintenance have not had to do anything
other than ride with a great big smile on
my face.
Greg
Dallas, Oregon
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