Much as I would like to cycle totally under my own power,
I recently have had to abandon denial for the realization that
I am no longer 20. Don't get me wrong; even now in winter I
spend 30 min. a day on a stationary cranked down to hi load
seven days a week. 1/2 an hour aint enuff to go on a long
tour, and where I live sure aint Kansas, Dorothy. (lotsa topo-
graphy here)
Loathe as I am to admit it, i need a motor. Some years
back I runover shattering my left leg, (4 pieces above knee,
13 below the knee). My right leg was ripped open to the bone
from my shattered kneecap to mid thigh.
Now in my 60's, i seem to have lost a wee mite of my endur-
ance, but not my desire to travel ..... affordably. Electric
just won't cut it. Not too many outlets on the Cascade trail
or the desert of eastern Oregon. I've built up a good tourer,
upgrading an old technium MB and manufactured a surpris-
ingly good single wheel trailer after a myriad design changes.
Anyone have any suggestions for a viable engine setup
that's cheaper than a used car?