Rear Wheel Kit Anyone?

[Dave]

If you can't think of any good reason to get a rear wheel kit instead of the front, this ought help! You can even make your own!

An added bonus is that you can mount a slew of batteries on the bottom of the cart.

[Dalecv]

Off roading at your own peril. Front shocks for butt comfort, now what to do about the handle bar grips.

[mustangman]

Humm that cart bike sure look familair. It looks like the one that the street vendors pedal around certain part of a neighboring town.

[myelectricbike]

If you can't think of any good reason to get a rear wheel kit instead of the front, this ought help! You can even make your own!

An added bonus is that you can mount a slew of batteries on the bottom of the cart.

Here is another one like this I saw about six weeks ago where the guy cut the bottom off and mounted regular front wheels with the forks on the sides of the basket which made it impossible to steer over 5 miles per hour. The rest of it was done pretty much the same.

[Dalecv]

In the Fresno area they are called street vendors when pushing shopping carts? LOL

[mustangman]

 I would not try to "appropiate" a shopping cart from your local grocery chain store. This might get you up to a year in Mr. Sherrifs county INN(aka jail) and have to make restitution for the shopping cart!!!  

[Dalecv]

I have heard somewhere, not in the county lock up, that shopping carts cost around $400. Much cheaper to buy a rack for my batteries. I am not into the "little wheel" thing either, I prefer neumatic all terrain.

[mustangman]

  I'm with you Dalecv, For that price you could buy 2 racks from Lane at CETMA and have change leftover for better batteries. 
   Check out this handy cart. http://www.bikeengines.com/willietest.htm


 



 



 

[Dave]

Here is another one like this I saw about six weeks ago where the guy cut the bottom off and mounted regular front wheels with the forks on the sides of the basket which made it impossible to steer over 5 miles per hour. The rest of it was done pretty much the same.

Then there is Henry Workcycles. Those crazy Dutchmen have a way with their bicycle-based contraptions. My favorite is the classic bakfeits, like this one, which can haul up to 300kg! Good thing there are no hills in the Netherlands; it'd never fly around here.

[erdurbin]

Looks like it could double as a john boat

[myelectricbike]

You mean like the Auto Canoe?

[mustangman]

  I liked all those ideas, but currently, there are only a few bikes that can handle the distance of 135 mm to 160mm required to install a rear wheel hub motor without any modification to the frame or wheel. The all in one rear wheel concept is really apealing, but I guess we have to wait for the right frame. 

[myelectricbike]

Rear wheel kits were designed for a standard 160mm Tandem frame in case the wife started... err... uh... commenting on all the work you were making her do. 

[mustangman]

Ooo, sorry about that. My wife bought a Nishiki hard tail mtn, bike rode it twice and has never rode it again in the last 4 years. she claims "I don't have the time" the reality is she is not into cycling any more. (cars are faster) A tandem bike would also be an unwise investment. 

[myelectricbike]

Steve Fossett wanted to go faster and look where it got him... that is, if you knew where to look...