My favorite scheme is to be helping a friend that has a budget. Then I list off all the after-transaction expenses to be fitted into the budget, dispassionately offer the difference in immediate cash, inform that I have other avenues of pursuit and walk away after affirming that they have my contact info.teddillard"We don't have any snow on the ground said:flexible[/i] on price in the depths of the Jan-Feb season with 2 feet of snow and no end in sight. Then it's on to rounding up my buddy "Stretch", who's job it is to stand in the background, arms folded across chest looking severely disappointed and critical. (One time, he'd had enough, and in a show of disgust, walked back to the truck mid-negotiation. ... knocked $250 of the price.) :lol:
I'm thinking of doing a build as well but still a way down the track.teddillard said:No comparison. 8)
By the time you remove the structural element that is the ICE engine from any modern frame, I'd be skeptical that anything is going to be better than that RD350 frame.teddillard said:Oh my.
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Rodney64, this reminded me of something I learned a while back with this foolishness. If you want a certain kind of bike, start with that kind of bike. Foolishly I started two builds with donor bikes that weren't too special, and really not what I wanted. Last time I had a blast with my vintage Yammy frame, and this time I want just the best-handling bike money can buy. That's all... (...is that so wrong? )
A quantified modeling should be a valuable resource to the rest of us aspiring retrofitters!teddillard said:There have been several instances of replacing the stressed gas motor with the battery enclosure. The Ohio State team for one, I believe Ripperton, for another. I'm aware, and we'll be doing load modeling and such as well.