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A motorized bicycle is a bicycle with an motor or engine and transmission used either to power the vehicle unassisted, or to assist with pedalling. Since it sometimes retains both pedals and a discrete connected drive for rider-powered propulsion, the motorized bicycle is in technical terms a true bicycle, albeit a power-assisted one.
In 1948, Whizzer sold its first pre-assembled motorized bicycle, the "Pacemaker", for US$199.50 (equivalent to $2,500 in 2023). [ 1 ] The "Sportsman" – featuring 138cc, 3 hp engine, 20" wheels, kick starter and drum brakes – was released in 1949 for US$224.50 (equivalent to $2,900 in 2023), and US$239.50 (equivalent to $3,100 in 2023) for ...
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Sutherland's Handbook for Bicycle Mechanics. Sutherland Publications. ISBN 0-914578-09-X. Archived from the original on 2009-07-02; Zinn, Lennard (2013). Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance: The World's Best-Selling Bicycle Repair and Maintenance Guide. VeloPress. ISBN 9781934030981. ^ Zinn, Lennard (2010).
E-bikes are classed according to the power that their electric motor can deliver and the control system, i.e., when and how the power from the motor is applied. Also the classification of e-bikes is complicated as much of the definition is due to the legality of what constitutes a bicycle and what constitutes a moped or motorcycle.
A Derny is a motorized bicycle for motor-paced cycling events such as during six-day and Keirin racing and motor-paced road races. Some riders train behind a derny on the road. The Derny is so-called as it was originally produced by the French Derny firm, but the name Derny is now applied to all small cycle-pacing vehicles, regardless of ...
The ownership of the US trademark remained with the US operation, so the Masi family were unable to sell bikes in the US under their own name. [3] This was despite Faliero Masi having brought over master builder Mario Confente from Italy to help establish the company's U.S. operations, which came to be regarded as producing even finer bicycles ...