Hey Joe, That would be because of too much torque on a weak fork I presume? I'd be curious to hear more about your experiences with eRivs, and is that a determination you've made based on a bad experience? Have you done both front and rear type motors? I have to admit I'm pretty clueless when it comes to the details of ebikes in general, but I hope that since this kit is intended to be universal it will be safe enough for the type of riding my father will be doing and that the company would be responsible enough to highlight potential incompatibilities. It does seem like eBikes are still a bit of a wild west of little to no regulation.. Unfortunately the kit website is pretty limited in describing its technical specifications (it is very much designed for non technical people) and I can't find a spec as to whether its a 250w or 500w motor, but it does list a 40nm torque. How does that speak to your experience?
I didn't notice anything bad on my test ride yesterday, but I suppose I'll give it a longer ride today and see if I notice any dangerous fork flex... On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 10:02:46 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: > Looks fun but - as a fellow who's built a few eRivs - I gotta throw in a > warning here about wattage. If that's a 250W hub you're good, I would worry > about 500W on Riv's spindly forks. > > On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 4:33:14 PM UTC-7 Stephen wrote: > >> Thought I'd share my project of the day: electrifying this clem L for my >> Dad. >> >> A little backstory: >> >> My family and I all chipped in a few years ago to get my Dad a Clem >> complete in an effort to give him a fun and healthy exercise activity >> following a near death heart attack in 2020. Despite really liking the look >> and comfort of the bike, his level of fitness was really limiting the >> amount of time he could spend on it. He'd be wiped in under 30 minutes, and >> unfortunately living in the suburban south, safe and accessible riding is >> fairly limited and largely unexciting unless you're covering big miles out >> on country roads. Add to that the fact that his main riding partner, my >> mom, has been a long time road cyclist with a much higher level of fitness, >> they ended up getting him an ebike from rei. Its made a huge difference in >> how much he's able to ride and his willingness to ride, but he's still been >> partial towards the Clem. >> >> So my folks ordered an ebike conversion kit, gosh, like a year ago and it >> finally arrived recently. Its a front wheel motor with a handlebar mounted >> battery pack, and supposedly a pretty simple install. However, for some >> reason the axle on the wheel was 10mm as opposed to the 9mm clem fork drop >> outs so I had to do a bit of filing (on the axle) to get it to fit. Took it >> for a spin and it really goes! Feels a little less jarring/unnatural than >> other ebikes I've tried. I'm curious to see how it holds up. >> >> Please excuse the messy cables in the pics, still got some neatening up >> to do. And for those curious, the kit is the swytch bike kit. >> >> [image: IMG_5909.jpg] >> >> [image: IMG_5910.jpg] >> >> [image: IMG_5911.jpg] >> >> [image: IMG_5912.jpg] >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/68924ba4-0b5a-4340-97fd-58e1a0409de8n%40googlegroups.com.
