Originally Posted by
Doc_Wui
Front fork may also break with a novice install.
When I started my first ebike conversion in August, 2015. I proudly submitted this very photo to this forum.. It's a rear mount on a Diamondback alloy frame. You can see where they leave out metal for some reason. Anyway, forum members said I needed torque arms to reinforce the axle.
Rather than do that, I moved the motor to a steel frame bike. And ever since, I use torque arms on the rear, if it is aluminum.
What do you mean by a "novice install"? I've never installed an eBike conversion, but there isn't anything I won't do myself on a bicycle and I have a lot of experience (I'm a recovering (poorly) engineer) with other machinery. What is the issue? I'm only looking for a low power unit (200watts).