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Thanks, Alex. There is a direct bus from Tijuana to a town only 20 minutes from where I go - it's 2 1/2 days direct, and I took a cheap electric bike 8 years ago, but it was not able to get me where I needed because of the climbing required. But I'm on the east coast now,. I think the answers on...

Good points. A scooter has wheels that are too small for the speed bumps. I know folks use 80 - 110 cc motorbikes with no problems, and I think an 80CC add on gas motor to a mountain bike I can get at a nearby bigger pueblo would be adequate, particularly if I don't gear it for speed. Thanks for...

Thanks. The information on the battery was exactly what I needed, even if it makes me sad. the size of the speed bumps, called "topes" in Spanish, might allow a moped if the wheels were at least 17", though I would prefer the 26" mountain bike standard. I cannot get a 49cc, though - they are not...

Thanks for the ideas. A friend is an electrician, welder and general handyman in the village, which is 10 hours by bus South of Mexico City, so I don't think maintenance would be a problem. J.R.'s comments about the maintenance of the battery sounds like the death knoll of the electric bike...

Sorry, but the requirements are a little complicated. (1) The bike would be used only 4 months a year (will that ruin batteries?); (2) the roads are concrete, asphalt and dirt; (3) there are LOTS of speed bumps, some of which have cut-outs in the middle where a bike tire would fit (don't want...