waynebergman
100 kW
Hoping to get back into a full suspension Mountain Bike. I am very happy with the HD1000 and want this for the drive on the next bike but I just don't see anything out there in a decent FS bike were I can fit the HD motor up into the front triangle. Over the past couple of years I have broken a collar bone and taken a few other spills because of low ground clearance on my e-bikes. My low ground clearance has been because of either too small of a rear wheel on a hub drive or my HD utter hanging too low for riding steeper descents with normal sized rear wheel. I have found one folder bike on this forum that holds the HD up nice in the front triangle but it is a hard tail so its not of interest to me.
The photo attached here shows a nice looking Specialized Epic Expert that has the kind of look that may let a person tuck the HD up in the frame and also allow for a battery pack.
I have test ridden a lot bikes over the years and the store bought stuff with the bosh or yamaha motors are not of interest to me at all, as they have no throttle, too low of power output and no programming ability.
Really hoping I can find a solution with a frame to fit the HD 1000. Also not interested in a cyclone style motor as too noisy so its a search for a frame or bike that will work with the HD. Any one that can give advise as to a FS frame that will fit the HD in the front triangle would be greatly appreciated. ............wayne