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Old 01-28-2010, 12:35 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christopher Jordan View Post
No way could you put pedals in there- no knee room. The rear axle appears "live", so the chain ring is only for the motor and the other ring is probably the brake. Putting a third ring on for a bicycle chain could be done but makes no sense to me!

Might barely be legal with turn/brake/parking lights. A registered microcar! It is much wider than my 'EL'. That price is much much cheaper than a Tesla- you could get 5 of them instead of one Tesla. Looks like fun though!
If it could fit pedals, they could be on the same chain as the motor, with an over-running clutch on the crankset.
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