Peter
From Texas
January 14th, 2008
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Growing up in The Netherlands, the bicycle
was my primary means of
transportation for
a long time, but age sixteen
also marked
the beginning of one being
allowed to legally
ride a "Brommer".
Brommers ("Buzzbikes")
were various types of 49
cc mopeds with a
legally imposed 35km speed
limit. As teenagers
we enjoyed the newfound
freedom in suddenly
being able to effortlessly
go faster and
further in less time. Of
course, the legal
speed limit would not prevent
us from souping-up
the engines, even though
speeding would also
draw unwanted attention
of police. (If caught
the police would fine you,
but sometimes
confiscate the bike altogether
and then strip
it of its modified parts
or even confiscate
the whole engine).
In the United States I
never much got into
riding bicycles for the
simple reason that
most places are not particularly
bicycle-friendly.
Whereas in Holland there
are separate bicycle
paths, in the US one often
has no choice
but to mingle with much
faster and sometimes
dangerous traffic. Golden
Eagle Cycles to
the rescue! Suddenly there
is a bicycle that
allows you to go as fast
as the legal city
speed limit, and thus move
right along with
traffic. I now ride my
33cc Tanaka to work
every day and not only
get good gas mileage
but, more importantly,
much loving it in
the process! Even my (initially
skeptical)
"Better Half"
now tells me that
riding my bike obviously
has been "good
for me"!
If I had to start all over;
would I do something
differently? Well, together
with the engine
set-up I would also purchase
a stronger rear
wheel with the (required)
longer axle already
installed (available from
Golden Eagle).
Perhaps I am an exception
among Eagle riders,
but the rear wheel spokes
of my relatively
inexpensive bike did not
sufficiently stand
up to the engine torque
and to the bumpy
city roads at higher speeds.
(Translation:
broken spokes). So, to
avoid aggravation,
I ended up buying a much
stronger real wheel.
Oh, let me not forget to
mention the excellent
service provided by Golden
Eagle Cycles.
They really care about
customer satisfaction
and their true goal is
to bring a smile to
your face. They certainly
have succeeded
with me!
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