Diblasi folding bike w/weird Peugeot. How fast do I dare?

Terbo Speghetti /

Nov 29, 2022 09:43AM

So I'm trying to decide how far I can go with a build on one of these folding diblasi bikes.

They're real weird, instead of the engine moving like a normal French bike, the rear pulley moves on a whole sprung arm. That assembly is probably gonna be the first thing I try and make a stiffer one of, maybe a foot launch-lever type apparatus. That much I know I want.

But where to go from there? How fast would you even ride one of these? The rims are two-piece, 5" diameter. Supposedly it's good for 32-35 as-is, but my money is on 28 even after a good carb clean.

So what are people's thoughts? Would you go 50mph on 5" 2-piece rims if it was an option?

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Poop Wizard /

grapeicecream

Nov 29, 2022 10:08AM

I'd start with 35mph and see if it feels like you are gonna die or not.

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Satan 666 /

pepilapeau

Nov 29, 2022 11:24AM

Is it a Peugeot or a motobecane. The one I had was basicly a motobecane engine. Almost identical

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Terbo Speghetti /

coachcoitus OP

Nov 29, 2022 11:28AM

You're probably right. I dunno dick about a French bike

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Slug Scouten /

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andyscouten

Nov 29, 2022 12:58PM

Def a Moby, the few I've fixed were all single speed AV7's with Tomos ignitions, super wild

Id like to see how it variates!

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Daniel '' /

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deesal

Nov 29, 2022 01:02PM

We 70cc av10 swapped one and it was a total nightmare machine. They’re crazy sketchy in stock form, especially the first generation.

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Graham Motzing /

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grahammotzing

Nov 29, 2022 01:02PM

jessie stephenson knows a lot about these, we have had rambling drunken conversations about them, maybe he'll chime in.

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Terbo Speghetti /

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Nov 29, 2022 01:13PM

This is def one of the later ones with the toothed drive belt.

That's the rear pulley ass'y in motion like Andy wanted to see. I can't really start it rn, no gas available and I'm not supposed to be driving after my concussion. But I swear I've seen it variate and I'm not hallucinating lol. Ryan cranks has one too, we bought em together in Florida and I remember having my mind blown when I figured out it was variated without moving the engine

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Slug Scouten /

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andyscouten

Nov 29, 2022 02:37PM

> Terbo Speghetti wrote:

> -------------------------------------------------------

> This is def one of the later ones with the toothed drive belt.

>

> That's the rear pulley ass'y in motion like Andy wanted to see. I can't

> really start it rn, no gas available and I'm not supposed to be driving

> after my concussion. But I swear I've seen it variate and I'm not

> hallucinating lol. Ryan cranks has one too, we bought em together in

> Florida and I remember having my mind blown when I figured out it was

> variated without moving the engine

Thats freakin cool! but it could just move to keep engine tension? If the cheeks of the variator move, then its variated for sure, you should be able to slide em together if you take the belt off

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Terbo Speghetti /

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Nov 29, 2022 02:40PM

The cheeks most definitely move, I should have included that in the video but the belt is a bitch to get on/off

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Poop Wizard /

grapeicecream

Nov 29, 2022 04:32PM

Yea Ryan and I rode minis around Milwaukee a while back and he was on his. It went 35mph iirc. Maybe 38?

It definitely variates and is a totally cool goofy single variated system.

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Slug Scouten /

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andyscouten

Nov 29, 2022 05:19PM

> Terbo Speghetti wrote:

> -------------------------------------------------------

> The cheeks most definitely move, I should have included that in the

> video but the belt is a bitch to get on/off

Ghaaaa this is awesome!

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Dirty30 Dillon /

hydra

Nov 30, 2022 07:51AM

The big sketch factor on these was always frame rigidity. Figuring out a good solution for that would be my first start.

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mower hoarder /

mowerhoarder

Nov 30, 2022 08:21AM

I agree with him ^

the wheels might be alright for 50+, I did 60 on a mini bike with cast 2 piece wheels but yours are stamped (at least it looks like they are) so maybe they'd bend easier?

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Terbo Speghetti /

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Nov 30, 2022 09:01AM

Yeah, that's gonna be fun on a folding bike. But maybe I can come up with some pieces to add after unfolding it...

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Born to be WillD /

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willd

Nov 30, 2022 04:43PM

MID-HIGH 30'S YOU COULD KEEP UP WITH A RALLY - ULTIMATE RALLYBIKE.

Re: Diblasi folding bike w/weird Peugeot. How fast do I dare?

Terbo Speghetti /

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Nov 30, 2022 04:53PM

Oh it can scrotally do that, I'm just deciding how far I can push it. A rally on a bike with a max speed of 36 is no fun, gotta have some amount of head room to pass someone or whatever

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