Pedal Quad Thinger

[thatguitarguy]

There are already motorized toys by the Hummer-load. I just fail to see the reasoning in motorizing something that's built to be human powered.

I guess I'm just old.

[shovel]

Originally Posted by thatguitarguy

There are already motorized toys by the Hummer-load. I just fail to see the reasoning in motorizing something that's built to be human powered.

I guess I'm just old.

my angle is it's kinda like how I'd rather drive an econo car around town than a 4x4, regardless of fuel price. it's lagom car.

A full-on quad, (ignoring the kiddie ones whose dimensions prevent adults comfortably riding) is fairly bulky, powerful, loud, suited to the adrenaline sports for which they're bought. a micro-motor assisted pedal vehicle gives you the pedaling experience, but you can go for hours longer. I owned (but have since sold) a 25cc bike engine and it was definitely bicycling, not scootering or moped'ing. I just could see 80 miles of terrain while getting 20 miles of exercise... much less boring than just riding around my neighborhood. That's how I feel about the idea of motorizing this trailcart - it's lagom power and exercise, enough but not too much of either.

[Rokeby]

I'm waiting to see Frank Lee's eco-friendly "redneck" version.

[dcb]

Originally Posted by Rokeby

I'm waiting to see Frank Lee's eco-friendly "redneck" version.

LOL, it's already been done

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSwig...layer_embedded

[Ryland]

That pedal powered car, the Buick was seen by the court system as being classified as a bicycle, that is the same advantage that the gocart style pedal car has, it is a bike by leagle definition, in my state you can put an electric motor on it, hit 30mph and it is still a bicycle, build a full body, faring, skinny tires, whole nine yards and it is still a bicycle that only needs a $3 bicycle license, is covered by your home owners insurance... yep I want to build one.