Originally Posted by
Jaleel Johanson
My point exactly! Only a small percentage of the population could even take on a project like this! That's why it stays in the garages of a few individuals.
Hubmotors are popular because they can be installed by virtually anybody. VHS vcr's were also technically inferior to BETA units, but they won out too because they were easier to manufacture and as a result, could be sold at a reasonable price.
Go to
www.ebikes.ca and look at what a motivated individual like Justin Lemire has done to promote hubmotors. Say all you want about him Hawaii boy, but he's a success story in a variety of ways, and that's everything you've proven you're not over the years. In order for you to really impress anyone, you'll need to start up a successful operation like Justin has for your geared motor approach. The geared motor approach is technically superior, so this should give you an edge over Justin. Until you do something like this, your endless self promotion won't even raise your credibility above the noise floor.
I was wondering when the VHS vs Beta comparison would come up. My cousin was a die hard Beta guy from the get go and would go on about the technical superiority of Beta over VHS. A shining example of how simplicity and availabilty rules.
Justin @ Ebikes.ca is an engineer, but he's also a business man. Everyone including him knows that gears are better on paper, but when it comes to running a successful business there are other factors that sell apart from technical superiority. For example Sony's PS3 kicks ass on Nintendo's Wii, just not in the sales department, and Nintendo did a great job on building what the market wanted, not what they thought people should buy.
Randy would actually have credibility if he could express himself as a sane and rational person, able to conduct a civil conversation with a group of people.