Modified bikes can get 225 miles a gallon

IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO DITCH YOUR VEHICLE AND ALL THOSE HIGH GAS PRICES AND INSTEAD RIDE AROUND TOWN ON SOMETHING THAT GETS 225 MILES PER GALLON WE VE LEARNED MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ALL ACROSS ALBUQUERQUE ARE DOING JUST THAT WITH SOME MODIFIED BICYCLES JEFF MAHER IS LIVE NEAR SAN MATEO AND CANDELARIA WITH WHAT SOME ARE CALLING THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION JEFF HERE AT MODERN BIKE ENGINES WHAT STARTED OFF AS ONE MAN S HOBBY - HAS BECOME A BUSINESS WHERE DEMAND HAS INCREASED AS FAST AS THE PRICE OF GAS IT S AS SIMPLE AS A BICYCLE - AND A SMALL ENGINE THE END RESULT IS SOMETHING DRIVERS HAVE BEEN WANTING - FOR YEARS hit it here - and just start it make sure you re going ABOUT A MONTH AGO - DAN CHAVEZ GOT RID OF HIS CAR AFTER GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF EMPTYING HIS WALLET TO FILL UP THE TANK HE DUSTED OFF HIS 20-YEAR-OLD BICYCLE - HAD A SMALL ENGINE PUT ON THE BACK AND NOW - what a beautiful day to be out THINGS COULD NOT BE BETTER save your gas buddy - be safe to me it s great the gas mileage - 225 miles per gallon you can t beat it I mean gas prices these days close to four dollars you just can t beat it CHAVEZ HAD HIS BIKE MODIFIED AT MODERN BIKE ENGINES OWNER MARK ZETTEL HAS ALREADY SOLD HUNDREDS OF THE CONVERSIONS - AND IS WORKING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND HE SAYS THEY VE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR YEARS - BUT ONLY RECENTLY PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THE CHANGE BECAUSE OF THE RECORD-BREAKING GAS PRICES the people are going to have to go to something lighter and more effective and this is more fun ZETTEL HAS THREE DIFFERENT SIZES OF ENGINES - 26 33 AND 40CC THEY GET ANYWHERE FROM 125 TO 225 MILES PER GALLON - AND GO ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR INSTALLING AN ENGINE ON YOUR BICYCLE WILL COST YOU ABOUT 725- DOLLARS BUYING A BICYCLE WITH AN ENGINE IS ABOUT 1250 the bike lanes you can go anywhere in town up to tomayo resort bernalillo rio rancho is 25 minutes from here you can get anywhere on a bike lane they re economical and people would save a lot of money on gas if they purchase something like this IF THE BICYCLE ENGINE IS UNDER 50CC S YOU DON T NEED A LICENSE OR INSURANCE ANYTHING ABOVE THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A MOTORCYCLE LIVE IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE JEFF MAHER EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR