Recent content by KCvale

Thanks FBB, I have gotten pretty good at mid mount shifting bicycles, I build them with 2 and 4-stroke gas engines as well as electrics and there is one crucial common part, the pedal cranks. To use the bike gears the motor sprocket has to tie to the pedal sprocket, which from the factory is...

I packed my Dolomite with electric power as well. 54V Lithium to Kelly programmable controller to 1280W BLDC freewheel output motor to a special dual sprocket freewheel front crank so both the pedals and motor can use the 7-speed rear wheel but interfere with each other. Gears change...

I know the park well, on the N. side of Indian School road between Central and 7th street, before it was the park it was an actual school for American Indian's and the road it is on was named named for it. I have lived in the Phoenix area for 4+ decades and much has changed in that time. What...

Hi Henry, I have been motorizing bicycles for a living for 3 years now, over 70 of them of just about every type there is and having the time of my life 'working' from my home shop hehehe ;-} I don't really build bikes in advance to have for sale, I work with customers to select the bike they...

Greetings 'cool vintage looking' bicycle guys, I imagine I won't be welcomed here with open arms as what I do to bicycles may be considered sacrilege by many of you... I motorize bicycles :roll: Rat Rod makes some cool bikes and those are the type some of my high end customers want built. I...