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Where I drive, which is small town midwest with a lot of country roads, I need to go at least 50 mph to use it as a replacement for a car on country roads. 55mph would be better. In town, 30mph is plenty.
I don't always need to drive it 50mph but on state highways, I tend to get a long line of cars behind me when I drive at 50mph. 55 mph on the busier roads is a courteous minimum speed. I'm not sure if this is possible or advisable using bicycle components. However I believe it can be done with a low horsepower motor, maybe even the Honda 50cc motor with a good fairing.
I would probably start out with the 20mph (cough cough 35mph) moped version for use in town and then do some secret experiments in the lab to see if it is feasible for 55mph.
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