OK, Mark I see that you rode this at the Catrike rally thingy...OK, let's see some pics!  Hows the ride?  Let's get some close ups!  Any thoughts or suggestions!?

Suggestions? Make sure you properly tighten your stem and well probably everything else too but oopsies. Oh and fix your brakes before a group ride. I almost sorta endoed over that sidewinder when it sorta jacknifed going down the hill from sonic but it's better then rolling over it like I would have earlier in the day before my brake adjustment   Also good I put on the pedals I had which I can instantly get out of yet can't accidently pull out of.
 
Later I was riding slowly (5mph?) along talking with one of the many catrikes out there and up a slight hill all of a sudden I thought I was going down. Handlebar went left the bottom bracket went right and it made it look from my perspective in the moment  the bike was collapsing at the head tube. I stopped and looked all up and down the frame and nothing. Ended up being a loose stem which I tightened down and no further issues. Might have been from jumping off all those curbs, of course I think most of those I ended up taking on the hurricane  
 
I went through the pics posted on the catrike board http://s110.photobucket.com/albums/n110/vadn1/Texas%20Catrike%20Rally/
and found these

and the opposite of markl's weight loss thread  
 
 
To think I was 240 recently.

Took a ride on the electrified cruzbike today and I'm still wondering after all the years of wondering if it counts as riding.
Here is a cell phone video of the drive in action. It actually drops completely off the wheel when it is off and then rotates into in when turned on.  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7yGzeBVYjA
Ride stats
~8 miles overall including a few laps around a parking lot.
61 watts from the batteries
17mph avg
So just over 120 watts per hour from the batteries when riding on average which is alot however I don't know the efficiency of the whole setup but it did help quite a bit on some inclines and into the heavy wind. It certainly counts as exercise I was pretty worn out when I got home but I am way more out of shape then I was 9 months ago.  But I don't know if I can count it as riding especially as miles on bikejournal  

Usually friction drives use too much pressure on the tire at all times or a roller that has too much friction enhancements to it which chew up the tire. I'm hoping to avoid both.
The motor right now has a bike tube wrapped around it and even without it is perfectly smooth and would slip if it tried to apply too much pressure. I know of two others using similar progressive pressure designs that I based mine on and they have not had any issues yet of excess tire wear but from their miles don't ride near as much as I used to and hope to again.  
 
Actually except for one schwalbe marathon plus tire I had on my fuji xtracycle I can't recall ever having a tire wear out before it was destroyed by other means   Time will tell though.  
 
The drive fully comes off the bike in about a minute turning it back into a regular bike. I'm using it only as a power assist unit only to get me back into my commute and level out a few of the tougher hills that my HR shoots up uncomfortably if I ride it solo. It should also help with a few tough sections which I have to sprint to survive otherwise the drive will never touch the tire. All which should minimize tire impact and maximize my time out getting some exercise.  
There are many options out there but after reviewing them all against what I needed this seemed not only the best match overall but the cheapest too.  Cheaper still if you take into account I"m using the lithium batteries I got for my lawnmower to power it and the controller and motor I could put in my remote control truck to run it. It's practically free  

Well, I've mostly started over.  Once I put the front end in the stand and looked, it was not straight...
 
I cut another donor fork, and have decided to use an uncut rear triangle off a 20' kids MTB.  BB already installed and true to the rear dropouts that way.  The fork will be welded in place when I determine the seat height and head tube angle.  I may make this frame out of round tube also, as I have enough to do it if I take my time  
 
I still intend to add rear suspension, although I wanted full.  I just couldn't find the right fork, or a way to mod the ones I have.  Pics to follow...