QuestionMan
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Will the dropouts hold the hubmotor in securely without any clamping or bolt to help secure it?
If you look at the phasor dropouts in the picture below you will see it has a screw, maybe some kind of secondary support? I know from experience that if the dropouts are held just by the the hub nuts it will eventually work itself loose. I personally would always be worried that the hub motor is going to shoot out of the dropouts, especially if using regen where it will rock itself loose.
Without a clamping mechanism the axle will have some kind of play in it which can fatigue the hubmotor axle and eventually break it.
What do you guys think?
Do you think we should contact Torque Bikes to see if they can modify the dropouts to some kind of clamping dropouts? I would really like user input into this because I am considering ordering one of these and want the hubmotor to be secure on the bike.
Here is the image of the phasor dropouts with some kind of screw to probably help secure the axle in the dropouts.
Here is an image of the raptor dropouts without any bolt or clamping mechanism.
If you look at the phasor dropouts in the picture below you will see it has a screw, maybe some kind of secondary support? I know from experience that if the dropouts are held just by the the hub nuts it will eventually work itself loose. I personally would always be worried that the hub motor is going to shoot out of the dropouts, especially if using regen where it will rock itself loose.
Without a clamping mechanism the axle will have some kind of play in it which can fatigue the hubmotor axle and eventually break it.
What do you guys think?
Do you think we should contact Torque Bikes to see if they can modify the dropouts to some kind of clamping dropouts? I would really like user input into this because I am considering ordering one of these and want the hubmotor to be secure on the bike.
Here is the image of the phasor dropouts with some kind of screw to probably help secure the axle in the dropouts.
Here is an image of the raptor dropouts without any bolt or clamping mechanism.