# New Wheel for my Summer Ride **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 5, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626 "2008-04-05T17:21:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/1 "2008-04-05T17:21:13Z")
Gas prices ridiculous and I’m fat, so I ordered one of these yesterday for my mountain bike: [http://largoscooters.com/go-hubkits.html](http://largoscooters.com/go-hubkits.html) My commute to work is 3 or 6 miles depending which office I’m at. Should be fun, goin 20 mph without pedaling. Should be here in two weeks ---
**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/2 "2008-04-05T18:58:27Z")
holy fuck…a few more 100’s and you could have bought my scoot ---
**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/3 "2008-04-05T19:07:09Z")
Is your scoot PA street legal? - I’ll be riding past the PA State Police barracks just off of 66 twice a day. If it is, then it needs a plate and insurance. I didn’t want to bother with that. ---
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/4 "2008-04-06T08:22:05Z")
wonder if you can wire in a 2nd battery and make it more powerful. ---
**Author:** ![munster\_ek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/munster_ek/32/5977_2.png) [@munster\_ek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/munster_ek)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/5 "2008-04-06T09:49:54Z")
> [@CALLOUT: CKY89](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-cky89/35770/245): > > wonder if you can wire in a 2nd battery and make it more powerful. I was thinking the same thing. haha. ---
**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/6 "2008-04-06T12:47:55Z")
Yep (I asked that too) 72V yields 33 mph ! ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/7 "2008-04-07T08:16:28Z")
BUY IT BARRY ! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/8 "2008-05-17T11:36:39Z")
![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC01432.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC01432.JPG) Charging up after it’s maiden voyage. It’s a blast. :bigthumb: Gonna need better brakes and a better kickstand (Those batteries are about 30 lbs total) I think 36V is plenty but 72V is probably in my future :naughty: ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/9 "2008-05-17T11:56:59Z")
its FWD…booooooo ---
**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/10 "2008-05-17T11:59:41Z")
> [@FS 2001 Honda Prelude \*testing waters\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2001-honda-prelude-testing-waters/36422/6): > > its FWD…booooooo It’s all wheel drive when I’m pedaling 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/11 "2008-05-17T13:35:28Z")
will it do a burnout??? ---
**Author:** ![Klinkb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Klinkb](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Klinkb)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/12 "2008-05-17T13:36:09Z")
> [@FS: 94 Honda Civic Coupe part out](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-94-honda-civic-coupe-part-out/36386/18): > > will it do a burnout??? haha i was thinking the same thing ---
**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/13 "2008-05-17T14:31:27Z")
> [@FS: 94 Honda Civic Coupe part out](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-94-honda-civic-coupe-part-out/36386/18): > > will it do a burnout??? Yep, My kids love it. Lock the back brakes, and put my feet on the ground. My eight year old said it smells like the dragstrip :bigthumb: ---
**Author:** ![Wayne9125](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne9125/32/6045_2.png) [@Wayne9125](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne9125)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/14 "2008-05-17T16:35:28Z")
lol how far can you on it before it needs charged again? ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/15 "2008-05-17T17:08:47Z")
lol that just sseems like a bad idea ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/16 "2008-05-17T20:50:22Z")
🤣 nice barry…ya how long does it last ? ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/17 "2008-05-19T12:44:31Z")
Barry hit the speed of light and traveled to another warp zone last night. MIA ---
**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/18 "2008-05-19T13:48:38Z")
> [@Which Pair](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-pair/36364/45): > > 🤣 nice barry…ya how long does it last ? They advertise: Speed: 20+ mph Range: Up to 30 miles I rode it 5 miles on the bike trail and it didn’t slow down at all. Put it on the charger when I got home and it tripped off in 20 minutes. It seems pretty efficient. If I pull out from driveway and head up the hill with out pedaling, it makes it, but it’s really slow. If I pedal just a little, it really picks up quick. I find myself pedaling up the hills just to maintain cruising speed. It is a little dangerous, I find myself going faster than I normally would, so braking and turning have been “spirited” at times. I almost had to buy my neighbor a new mailbox! ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheel-for-my-summer-ride/196626/19 "2008-05-19T14:15:18Z")
> [@Paging evolve & other vzw cell phone guru's...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paging-evolve-other-vzw-cell-phone-gurus/36447/14): > > They advertise: > > Speed: 20+ mph > Range: Up to 30 miles > > I rode it 5 miles on the bike trail and it didn’t slow down at all. > Put it on the charger when I got home and it tripped off in 20 minutes. > It seems pretty efficient. > > If I pull out from driveway and head up the hill with out pedaling, it makes it, but it’s really slow. If I pedal just a little, it really picks up quick. > > I find myself pedaling up the hills just to maintain cruising speed. > > It is a little dangerous, I find myself going faster than I normally would, so braking and turning have been “spirited” at times. > > I almost had to buy my neighbor a new mailbox! 🤣…careful watch out for them fields !