Does your Crystalyte hub motor rattle and wobble?

[EbikeHawaii]

If you can't get it to balance, add some blades and it'd make a great fan for summer.
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=427&start=30

[Lowell_]

Balancing wheels for high speeds is nothing new, and the heavier tires and tubes that ebikers tend to use will rarely zero balance. You may not notice imbalance on the pile of junk you ride though.

I see you're still lurking around endless-sphere.com even after we banned you...

[EbikeHawaii]

Balancing wheels for high speeds is nothing new, and the heavier tires and tubes that ebikers tend to use will rarely zero balance. You may not notice imbalance on the pile of junk you ride though.

I see you're still lurking around endless-sphere.com even after we banned you...
"If you can't get it to balance, add some blades and it'd make a great fan for summer."
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/vie...t=427&start=30
Or for a hot plate heater in winter.
You and your girlscouts still stalk me out of your moderator domain.So who is affraid of the truth? LOL Ride your ileagal moped in Hawaii and see how far YOU get.

[krushnoi]

I have a couple hub motors , down to one now, because one of the hub motors spun in the now enlarged dropouts due to motor torque and the hall sensor wires got mangled and when I tried to repair the wires inside the POS hub motor, the motor plates wouldn't go back on right, so now it gathers dust and cobwebs in the shed. I use a currie type setup more than the other hub motor now, since I don't have a huge weight in the middle of the wheel slowing me down if I want to pedal without power.

[EbikeHawaii]

I have a couple hub motors , down to one now, because one of the hub motors spun in the now enlarged dropouts due to motor torque and the hall sensor wires got mangled and when I tried to repair the wires inside the POS hub motor, the motor plates wouldn't go back on right, so now it gathers dust and cobwebs in the shed. I use a currie type setup more than the other hub motor now, since I don't have a huge weight in the middle of the wheel slowing me down if I want to pedal without power.Not much simpler and light with good hill climbing power.

[Lowell_]

I have a couple hub motors , down to one now, because one of the hub motors spun in the now enlarged dropouts due to motor torque and the hall sensor wires got mangled and when I tried to repair the wires inside the POS hub motor, the motor plates wouldn't go back on right, so now it gathers dust and cobwebs in the shed. I use a currie type setup more than the other hub motor now, since I don't have a huge weight in the middle of the wheel slowing me down if I want to pedal without power.

And this is a person calling me an idiot...hahahah.

Here's how you should have installed your hub motor if your dropouts weren't strong enough to stop the axle from turning.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/3858/torquearmki1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[EbikeHawaii]

And this is a person calling me an idiot...hahahah.

Here's how you should have installed your hub motor if your dropouts weren't strong enough to stop the axle from turning.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/3858/torquearmki1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)Anyone that desires a lightweight
e-bike will NOT buy a heavy Crystalyte hub motor that are hard to mount securly and have many other problems. Espically if hills and lead acid batteries or expensive lithiums are involved. Who mentiond Idiot ? If your dropouts are not strong enough the motor shouldn't be there!

[Lowell_]

Hard to mount securely? What's so difficult about a pair of nuts (something you might not understand) and a flat bar tab? The picture above looks much more simple than that bucket of bolts you call an ebike.

[EbikeHawaii]

Hard to mount securely? What's so difficult about a pair of nuts (something you might not understand) and a flat bar tab? The picture above looks much more simple than that bucket of bolts you call an ebike.My whole assembly of the motor system requires 2 bolts to secure the motor housing that has not moved in 5 years. The sram hub wheel does not break spokes or twist axils with 1600 watts of power.

[Lowell_]

My whole assembly of the motor system requires 2 bolts to secure the motor housing that has not moved in 5 years. The sram hub wheel does not break spokes or twist axils with 1600 watts of power.

It's not the number of bolts, it's where to bolt it on to. Last I checked, bicycle frames didn't come with provisions to bolt on 5lb pancake motors.

As for breaking spokes, that must be your sedate riding style moving up hills at 12mph. Don't you also weigh less than average?

[EbikeHawaii]

As for breaking spokes, that must be your sedate riding style moving up hills at 12mph. Don't you also weigh less than average? Not really,I just don' have a heavy hub motor in the wheel.A 170 lb rider ,50 lbs of batteries= 220 + a 22 lb hubmotor= 244 lbs on a 35 lb bicycle going on hills. dirt roads or trails is a bit much at any speed.

[Lowell_]

What's your explanation for all the pedal only folks that have spoke breakage problems?

http://www.bikeforums.net/search.php?searchid=4446155

Your watt-miser riding style will be very easy on driveline parts. How much do you weigh?

[EbikeHawaii]

[QUOTE=Lowell_;5316998]Your watt-miser riding style will be very easy on driveline parts. QUOTE]Not really,I just don' have a heavy hub motor in the wheel.A 170 lb rider ,50 lbs of batteries= 220 + a 22 lb hubmotor= 244 lbs on a 35 lb bicycle going on hills. dirt roads or trails is a bit much at any speed.