12-01-2017, 08:03 AM
I think Guth had it correct in post #6. Electric bikes will likely be the bike of the day. Petroleum products might be on their way out for transportation use (not being political here/Alaska and the Dakota are busting at the seams with oil here in the states). Who knows, you may have to rig it with a sail or live on a hill to ride it by then. The general theme here is to enjoy the bike, save the OEM parts you carefully remove to replace with the aftermarket calling and pass something down a little easier to use and maintain... like a gun, homemade furniture or beef jerky (he, he, he).