Would this bike be suitable for a Bionx

[prState]

I was thinking that other than a rugged mountain bike frame, bikes that have proven to be good long distance tourers might be hardy enough for a motor.

So, I searched a bit, and found the Trek 520

Trek Bikes | Bikes | Road | 520

From the comments, I'd say it fits the bill. One person says his bike weighed 75 pounds loaded while traveling.

Would it be crazy to stick a hub motor on the front of this bike? (btw, I'm sure it's not the only good traditional tourer, just the one I came across without too much looking)

edited to add: yes I know the bike and the bionx adds up to mucho money, but based on the reliability of both, it would be a lifetime purchase

 

[The Maestro]

I was thinking that other than a rugged mountain bike frame, bikes that have proven to be good long distance tourers might be hardy enough for a motor.

So, I searched a bit, and found the Trek 520

Trek Bikes | Bikes | Road | 520

From the comments, I'd say it fits the bill. One person says his bike weighed 75 pounds loaded while traveling.

Would it be crazy to stick a hub motor on the front of this bike? (btw, I'm sure it's not the only good traditional tourer, just the one I came across without too much looking)

edited to add: yes I know the bike and the bionx adds up to mucho money, but based on the reliability of both, it would be a lifetime purchase

I also think that I'm going for a Bionx and fitting it to my existing road bike which probably has similar geometry to that. I've read quite a lot about bionx and not come across many (actually any) restrictions on bicycle type.

It looks like it has quick release drop-outs on the rear wheel though the same as my bike. Normally this is mentioned as no no in terms of fitting a hub motor but I've not read any such restriction about bionix (can someone confirm?). Obviously if it was the front wheel you were fitting to you could fit a new fork without the quick release but I don't think you can easily replace the rear wheel fitting.

 

[Nick]

NyceWheels has some information about dropouts and the Bionx kit.

I have the lithium ion powered 350W Bionx motor on my Trek 7300. there's a review on here at http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/55-review-my-bionx-pl-350-a.html

Some people seem to have trouble with the dropout if they don't align it perfectly but on my Trek it's impossible to get it wrong.

10/10 for the Bionx and for NyceWheels.