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Old 04-28-13 | 10:06 AM
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turbo1889
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Bikes: Too many to list, some I built myself including the frame. I "do" ~ Human-Only-Pedal-Powered-Cycles, Human-Electric-Hybrid-Cycles, Human-IC-Hybrid-Cycles, and one Human-IC-Electric-3way-Hybrid-Cycle

Absolutely !!!

~ There are e-bikes and motorized-bicycles on both of which the pedals are a primary power source. They are hybrid powered bikes with a symbiotic relationship between the human power plant and the additional power of an electric (e-bike) motor or internal combustion (motorized-bicycle) engine.

~ And then there are Scooters, Mo-Peds, and Motor-Bikes either electric or internal combustion powered where the human power is an afterthought at best and if pedals are provided they aren't worth a ^#%^@%^^$*$ and are only there to meet legal requirements.

They are two entirely different classes of vehicles and should be treated and regarded as such. The first is a type of efficient and effective hybrid vehicle. The second is just a two wheeled motor-vehicle often low powered trying to sneak in under the radar so to speak.
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