collie
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I got wind today that my parts have arrived, I'm in Poland so quite excited to get home and go and open the box!
So to get the ball rolling, I thought I'd do some introductory blurb:
In the box is an "Easy to install hub motor conversion kit for 26" wheel mountain bike"
It is a brushed front wheel hub motor powered by a 24V 10Ahr Li-Ion battery. The previous owner bought it in early 2008 and had not been used for six months, although the battery was kept fully charged. The kit was used for commuting to work and it covered only 405 miles.
The kit contains the wheel with tyre and hub motor, controller, throttle, battery, battery holder, charger, brake levers (optional use), simple rack bag and straps. The battery holder apparently has a tear in the metal where it connects to the seat post and therefore cannot be fixed as it was intended. However, I'm considering purchasing a full replacement battery holder from Alien bikes.
Originally bought from Alien Electric Bikes AlienBikes.co.uk the only difference to the item listed on the web link is that there is no battery meter, the throttle is a twist grip and the motor is brushed and therefore very quiet in use.
I have been advised to make or buy a torque arm to fit my forks to stop the dropouts from being damaged. (No doubt you'll see some disasters with that in my diary?
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The dropouts are the 'U' shaped lugs usually welded or cast onto the end of the forks into which the wheel axle fits and you bolt against to hold in place. In use the torque reaction of the axle against the rotation of the wheel bears against the fork lugs. As cycle forks are not designed for these loads there is a risk of the lugs being forced open and the axle spinning, damaging the wiring. To prevent this it is advisable to fit a torque arm over the axle which transfers a lower force further up the fork where it can be more readily supported.
Here's a few snaps of the bits I am getting:
So to get the ball rolling, I thought I'd do some introductory blurb:
In the box is an "Easy to install hub motor conversion kit for 26" wheel mountain bike"
It is a brushed front wheel hub motor powered by a 24V 10Ahr Li-Ion battery. The previous owner bought it in early 2008 and had not been used for six months, although the battery was kept fully charged. The kit was used for commuting to work and it covered only 405 miles.
The kit contains the wheel with tyre and hub motor, controller, throttle, battery, battery holder, charger, brake levers (optional use), simple rack bag and straps. The battery holder apparently has a tear in the metal where it connects to the seat post and therefore cannot be fixed as it was intended. However, I'm considering purchasing a full replacement battery holder from Alien bikes.
Originally bought from Alien Electric Bikes AlienBikes.co.uk the only difference to the item listed on the web link is that there is no battery meter, the throttle is a twist grip and the motor is brushed and therefore very quiet in use.
I have been advised to make or buy a torque arm to fit my forks to stop the dropouts from being damaged. (No doubt you'll see some disasters with that in my diary?
)The dropouts are the 'U' shaped lugs usually welded or cast onto the end of the forks into which the wheel axle fits and you bolt against to hold in place. In use the torque reaction of the axle against the rotation of the wheel bears against the fork lugs. As cycle forks are not designed for these loads there is a risk of the lugs being forced open and the axle spinning, damaging the wiring. To prevent this it is advisable to fit a torque arm over the axle which transfers a lower force further up the fork where it can be more readily supported.
Here's a few snaps of the bits I am getting:
